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08-07-2015, 05:34 AM
Charger prototype finding its way to Model S.
https://t.co/L9E4MR642G
— Tesla Motors (@TeslaMotors) August 6, 2015 (https://twitter.com/TeslaMotors/status/629305813912326146)
How would you like one of these living in your garage?
The latest invention from Tesla looks perfectly convenient... and perfectly creepy. It's essentially a robot-snake that will find the car's charging port and plug itself in.
Even Tesla CEO and co-founder Elon Musk joked on Twitter about the charger (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/629348240337580035).
Tesla Snakebot autocharger prototype. Does seem kinda wrong :) https://t.co/vXpCrKNdlV
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 6, 2015 (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/629348240337580035)
Musk said last year the company was working on a charger that looks like a "solid metal snake" and added "for realz (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/550297212769402881)."
As the new video shows, it's definitely "for realz."
Musk also said at the time that the snake-charger would work on all existing Tesla cars (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=2014/12/31/tesla-snake-charger_n_6401016.html), although few details have been released.
The company said in its tweet on Thursday that the charger is a prototype, which suggests it could still end up looking a little less threatening if and when it reaches the market. On the other hand, having one of these lurking in the garage or driveway might be even better than a guard dog if it can freak out potential intruders.
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— Tesla Motors (@TeslaMotors) August 6, 2015 (https://twitter.com/TeslaMotors/status/629305813912326146)
How would you like one of these living in your garage?
The latest invention from Tesla looks perfectly convenient... and perfectly creepy. It's essentially a robot-snake that will find the car's charging port and plug itself in.
Even Tesla CEO and co-founder Elon Musk joked on Twitter about the charger (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/629348240337580035).
Tesla Snakebot autocharger prototype. Does seem kinda wrong :) https://t.co/vXpCrKNdlV
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 6, 2015 (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/629348240337580035)
Musk said last year the company was working on a charger that looks like a "solid metal snake" and added "for realz (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/550297212769402881)."
As the new video shows, it's definitely "for realz."
Musk also said at the time that the snake-charger would work on all existing Tesla cars (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=2014/12/31/tesla-snake-charger_n_6401016.html), although few details have been released.
The company said in its tweet on Thursday that the charger is a prototype, which suggests it could still end up looking a little less threatening if and when it reaches the market. On the other hand, having one of these lurking in the garage or driveway might be even better than a guard dog if it can freak out potential intruders.
Also on HuffPost:
-- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=terms.html/) It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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