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 When they say “electric trucks,” they really mean it.

https://video.nostr.build/2f7a26c821248a5de1e9ee02423c93bcc6ec9fcfe412e961ed96d2fd2eb5991b.mp4 
 That's pretty fucking ridiculous if it came from the factory that way. Lol  
 I think your outlet isnt wired properly 
 I can only imagine that the ground wire would somehow be energized to be getting shocked from touching metal on the car. Wouldn't GFCI stop this if it was his outlet?

Assuming it's modern and not some redneck shit lol 
 A NEMA-50 outlet is not GFCI. Yes, the panel theoretically could have a GFCI breaker, but that's generally reserved for wet rooms like a kitchen or bathroom. The rest of the housr gets arc-fault breakers and that's only for fire prevention inside the walls. A 50A circuit generally doesen't get arc-fault breakers. The vehicle isn't going to be able to do anything to protect if you hook the ground to a hot phase. It's no different than wiring the hot prong of an outlet directly to the frame of the vehicle. What you think a computer can do about that, I have no idea. 
 There could be a physical connection that doesn't connect if something doesn't seem right with the power connection. There would need to be something between the charging port and rest of the vehicle. I'm not saying their computers can do that. It was mostly a theoretical joke. But it probably isn't a bad idea to confirm that a power source is good before allowing it to connect to something that costs as much as a vehicle. I realize you can't control what people touch a vehicle with, but the charging port is an access point that seems theoretically possible for a computer or sensor to monitor. My knowledge here is limited, but it seems that an improperly wired charging source would look weird to a computer monitoring the vehicle charging port and the current flowing through it. I'm imagining something similar in theory to what the brick on my phone and laptop does. It doesn't just allow whatever the hell I plug it into to dictate what gets to my device as far as I know. 
 Yes, well you aren't comparing two of the same things. Your power brick is galvanically isolated from line power with a safety barrier. There is no need to attach any part of the charge cable to earth ground because of this isolation. The vehicle, on the other hand, is taking line power directly into the charge port. There are worldwide earth-grounding regulations that dictate the ground prong of the outlet is attached directly to the chassis ground of the device it provides power to. There is no computer smart enough to detect an improper ground, and no certification agency will accept a circuit that intentionally disconnects the device from its earth ground connection. Agency assumes the outlet is wired properly, and this is generally a safe assumption given that nearly every jurisdiction requires a licensed electrician pull permits, install, test, and ensure is inspected under the authority of the municipality. What these jokers are doing is intentionally unsafe. What is implied by the video is simply not possible without significant and intentional tampering. 
 I'm aware that not every problem can be solved easily, but something like this seems like an issue to solve if you want people to plug their vehicles into power sources all over the place that may or may not be faulty. I don't think it's reasonable to have to worry about getting shocked just by charging your vehicle, especially when the expectation is that people will be plugging them into sources they have no control over. 
 Either way, I would have thought that a car that's basically just a computer with wheels would be able to safely deal with bad charging sources. 
 I like Tesla but man this truck has been a shit show 🤣 it’s good at some things 
 Lol it's the anti-hijack protection, will shock anyone trying to get at your truck 
 including yourself ! 😅