Disclaimer: It turns out that his wall charger was wired incorrectly, so mains voltage was wired to the ground of the vehicle, and well the chassis is the vehicle’s ground, hence the voltage. Source. Thanks @WalkingOnEggshells@beehaw.org for the correction.
How many signs are there that this vehicle is in fact not safe and should’ve never been certified for consumers, let alone the public roads?
We can shit on Tesla all day, but this is on whoever installed the charger. Live and neutral are reversed, this could be faked for the video or pure incompetence.
I agree otherwise, just not because of this.
Has someone pulled this joke on other cars? I feel like I should have seen someone bring this up by now–how can this be the first time it’s happening, unless the Cybertruck lacks some design or feature that other cars have?
Maybe neutral and ground are reversed in this video, along with another fault.
From safety standpoint neither live or neutral can’t ever be connected to something you can touch with your hand. Phase and neutral can both kill you equally, that’s why under all current laws neutral and ground are separated.
Phase and neutral are supposed to be reversible because the current inside is alternative and flows back and forth anyway.
It turns out that his wall charger was wired incorrectly, so mains voltage was wired to the ground of the vehicle, and well the chassis is the vehicle’s ground, hence the voltage. source
If it’s 120VAC on the body of the Tesla, I would start by checking the wiring on that charger. The charger’s ground is probably connected to hot. Otherwise, the 120VAC would flow though the ground pin on the charger ground pin, causing the current to spike, and throw the breaker.
Don’t worry, I’m sure Elon will claim it’s a security feature.
