Tesla Is No Longer Including The Mobile Charging Connector With New Vehicles |

In a series of tweets, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the company will no longer include the Gen 2 mobile connector bundle with new car orders and will instead sell it separately for $200. The mobile connector package includes an adaptor that allows drivers to charge their vehicles using a conventional 110v or 220v household outlet.

According to Musk, the move was triggered by customer input. He explained his choice on Twitter to sell the package individually: “Usage statistics were super low, so seemed wasteful. On the (minor) plus side, we will be including more plug adaptors with the mobile connector kit.”

Musk provided another update hours later in a response to Tesla owner @WholeMarsBlog, stating that “based on user feedback,” Tesla will lower the price of the mobile connector to $200, from the previous $275. He also stated that Tesla will "make it easy" to order the mobile connector when purchasing a car, and that owners should install a wall charger "long before" their car arrives.

The Gen 2 mobile connector package, which includes a 20-foot cable, a 110V adapter, and a storage bag, is still available on Tesla's website, but it’s impossible to get your hands on one right now; the mobile connector, like the Gen 1 connector, is presently out of stock. This fact has made some wonder whether it was a supply chain shortage that prompted this decision.

Over time, the charging kit that came with it evolved. Tesla used to supply a charging cable that included both a NEMA 14-50 (Level 2) connector and a normal outlet connector (Level 1). Later, the manufacturer opted to remove the NEMA 14-50 connector from the bundle, leaving only the NEMA 5-15 adaptor for regular outlets. The Level 2 connector could be purchased separately.

The reaction to this current decision has been divided. Even though most Tesla owners may charge their cars from a wall charger at home or at a charging station, many also use the vehicle's mobile connector to charge at home.

Having the Gen 2 bundle in the vehicle can also make drivers feel more comfortable when adventuring far from their homes.

Since the adapter allows Tesla owners to connect their car to a regular outlet, it can prove very useful at campsites or when traveling in an area without charging facilities, despite it charging at a remarkably slower rate - offering around two to three miles of range after an hour of charging.

For those owners waiting for delivery of their vehicle and wondering whether the mobile connector will be included, we're hearing that it depends on your delivery date.

If you ordered your Tesla after April 17th, then your vehicle will not include the mobile connector at delivery.

As long as you ordered your Tesla on or before April 17th then it looks like you will receive the mobile connector. It shouldn't matter when your delivery date is scheduled for, as Tesla is basing it on your order date.

This move has been compared by some to Apple’s controversial decision in 2020 to stop including chargers with its new iPhones, a move that was quickly followed by the likes of Samsung and Google. Only time will tell if other EV makers will follow Tesla in this choice.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently unveiled some details about Tesla's Master Plan Part 3. His comments come from a preview snippet of @JohnnaCrider's 'Getting Stoned Podcast'.

"Master plan part three is about scaling, like how do we scale to get to that fully sustainable energy economy and what tonnage do we need of what materials, and what is the maybe the best way to get all of those materials and turn them into batteries"

He added, "The fundamental governor of the rate at which we can transition to sustainability is the rate at which we can grow the output of lithium-ion batteries"

Elon said before that Tesla's master plan part 3 was about achieving scale but here he is specifying that it is about the tonnage of materials needed to achieve that scale.

Given these comments and Teslas concerns around lithium supply, it seems that Tesla is getting involved in mining although Jhonna's recap of the interview said:

"Elon emphasized that he has no desire for Tesla to go into the mining industry. He made that super clear to me and I just wanted to emphasize that for anyone curious or even hopeful."

Perhaps Elon is saying that he personally has no desire for Tesla to go into the mining industry, but they have to in order to achieve a fully sustainable energy economy.

The full interview was released today and is available below:

Other topics that were spoken about include the declining birthrate, poverty and literacy as a solution.

Another gem from my interview with @elonmusk I loved hearing him speak about literacy lifting people out of poverty We were talking about his work with @xprize & the Musk Foundation 43% of adults with low literacy live in poverty (National Institute for Literacy) pic.twitter.com/RfrSakvzZt

A recent tweet from twitter user @greentheonly revealed that the Tesla navigation system will now offer alternate routes to your destination.

The navigation displays two alternate routes and indicates the fastest route to the destination.

This feature was added in the 2022.12 release. The release notes for 2022.12 noted that it was only available in Japan, but some users in the US are seeing it as well. It is possible that Tesla is testing out the feature as it only shows up in certain scenarios.

Alternate routes are a popular feature that is now standard in most navigation apps, including Google Maps and Apple Maps. Google Maps now even lets you pick between the fastest route and the eco-friendly route.

The ability to pick from multiple routes has been available in China for some time and most recently in Japan, but it looks like this feature may now be coming to additional regions. It's possible it may officially be released in Tesla's upcoming 2022.20 update.

Another navigation feature that has recently been added in 2022.16 is the ability to reroute to a less busy supercharger. If the Supercharger you selected becomes too congested, the navigation system will now reroute you to another Supercharger location that's within range.

This is According to a recent tweet by @cybrtrkguy, which shows a picture of their trip planner and the message, “Rerouting to a less busy Supercharger” in Sheffield, Ohio.

Tesla drivers will now know when a Supercharger is congested and will have the option to change their route to reduce their total travel time.

It is great to see Tesla improving the car's software and the navigation system in particular. Recently, Tesla CEO, Elon Musk made comments about improving the cars software.

"I think we've got a lot of work to do actually with the basic software in the car. Our web browser sucks," Musk said during an interview with Tesla Owners Silicon Valley.

"If you try to use the web browser in the car, it takes a long time to load and it's a trash browser. It's worse than some iPad from five years ago, by a lot."

Musk did not specify improvements to be made, but employees are seeming to get the message, improving the navigation features and the overall software of the car.

video of of selecting an alternative route resulting in a change to the route display. pic.twitter.com/rPdkWzJjhn

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