{"id":236201,"date":"2023-03-31T23:57:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T06:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/?p=236201"},"modified":"2023-04-01T00:07:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T07:07:37","slug":"tesla-model-3-pickup-truckla-robot-charger-update-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/tesla-model-3-pickup-truckla-robot-charger-update-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Model 3 pickup \u201cTruckla\u201d gets updates and a perfectly wholesome robot charger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Back in 2019, YouTuber Simone Giertz, the self-proclaimed &#8220;Queen of Sh*tty Robots,&#8221; created a one-off Tesla Model 3 build that took the automotive world by storm. Fondly dubbed as &#8220;Truckla,&#8221; Giertz noted that the vehicle was actually her dream car \u2014 as crazy as that may sound.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now almost four years later, the YouTuber posted an update on Truckla. And just like every other big project that one probably started, Giertz stated that she actually stopped working on Truckla when the vehicle was about 80% complete. The car is driving though, but a lot of stuff was not really working very well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-ad\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4672671650557568\" data-ad-slot=\"7845413937\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Thus, for her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@simonegiertz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Truckla update<\/a>, Giertz shared how most of her Model 3 pickup truck conversion was essentially completed. Truckla got a lot of detailing done, she got a slight lift, and she now has a functional tailgate. One has to admit, Truckla&#8217;s tailgate is pretty darn cool.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The &#8220;Queen of Sh*tty Robots&#8221; also opted to give Truckla a friend in the form of an automatic robot charger. Unlike Tesla&#8217;s rather interesting snake charger from years past, Truckla&#8217;s charger would come in the form of a rover, thanks to her friends at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.viam.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">robotics platform Viam<\/a>. Giertz aptly named Truckla&#8217;s robot charger friend &#8220;Chargela,&#8221; which is an appropriate name for such an invention.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Also true to form for Giertz, Chargela&#8217;s first encounter with Truckla was just a tiny bit awkward. One could say that Chargela may have just been a little bit nervous on his first try without human hands helping him. Most importantly, the system did work, so Giertz would likely keep using Chargela for her Model 3 pickup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Teslas are very tech-heavy vehicles, so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/tesla-first-pickup-truck-is-a-diy-model-3-conversion\/\">projects like Giertz&#8217;s Truckla<\/a> are always remarkable. The fact that the Model 3 works perfectly fine despite having a good chunk of it cut off and turned into a pickup truck bed is mighty impressive any way one looks at it. Overall, Truckla will always be one of the coolest Tesla DIY projects to date, so any updates about the vehicle are always appreciated.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Truckla&#8217;s nearly four-year update can be viewed below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What ever happened to Truckla?\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bmUW0dzQPmY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Don&#8217;t hesitate to contact us with news tips. 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