Anyone who can't remember to plug in their electric car should not be driving a car, that would be like me forgetting to put the black one in the garage leave her in the driveway, window down engine running.

I've heard him mention this before, a few months back on a youtube vid, but I think he's approaching it wrong. Nissan has a wireless charger that you drive the car over (which would sit in your garage, and it starts charging once you park over top of it....THAT is how it should be done.

I agree with Derek Howe on this, wireless charging is the sensible way to go. Robotic arms are techno-overkill and as Bill Bennett says, anyone who can't remember to plug in shouldn't be driving; that's the sort of person who can't remember which way round their underpants go!

Well, you are forgetting about inefficiency of wireless charging. Wireless chargers are basically transformers with airgaps and that hurts efficiency a lot. Knowing that physical contact has nearly no losses, I like this idea a lot.

For once, Elon Musk is entirely on the wrong track. He should be partnering with Nissan on a wireless charging system. http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/TECHNOLOGY/OVERVIEW/wcs.html

Have to agree with flame_can here, even the best designed, perfectly aligned wireless charging is horrendously inefficient compared to plugging in directly.

Dear David. There is no 'switching on the charger' for any modern EV. That part is already automatic. Plugging in and out, however, well that takes almost ten seconds of effort per day. Elon uses sparkly proclamations to stay in the news, but let's hope that the company remains focused on delivering value rather than adding fluff.

Maybe someone can make a robot arm to scratch my ass. Are we really this pathetic that we need robots to do all our work for us?

I have to agree with the none wireless charging method I have one for my phone and it works fine it takes more and more time to charge I end up plugging it in with the USB for the wireless charger robotic arm would charge quicker and more efficient can't wait until they are out at super chargers and home use

I don't remember whether I read this one or not. Sigh. Needs a robot to remember things for me.