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numpad0 • yesterday at 7:37 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

So they always had it, just disabled in software?


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wky • yesterday at 8:40 PM

> By default, all Cybertruck trims ever produced and all Model 3 and Model Y vehicles ordered in the U.S. and Puerto Rico after October 1, 2026 are capable of Powershare. Some, but not all, Model 3 and Model Y vehicles produced before October 1, 2026 are also capable of Powershare. [0]

I presume it is a hardware revision, like how Tesla removed radar.

[0]: https://www.tesla.com/support/powershare

CrimsonRain • yesterday at 8:23 PM

Or you can deploy the hardware while software is not ready...and allow it when software is built, tested and updated.

That's why Tesla gets cool features like door open pedestrian/car alert, child left behind detection, smooth stop etc over the life of the car.

cyberax • yesterday at 10:30 PM

Yes. Typically V2G works by connecting an external inverter to the high-voltage bus.

It just needs to start a charging session, and then siphon energy _off_ instead of supplying it. People tried that before, but the firmware on Model 3/Y monitors the flow and terminates the session if the flow is negative.