True, DC charger is the big box outside of the car. That said, there is a "DC charge port controller ECU", which is what you change out to get it to make it work with CCS adapter.
But you can take the hard drive out of one PC and put it in another, therefore transferring the Windows license. All good, as long as you don't make a copy and try to run both. Microsoft will re-activate your windows on the new PC if you tell them you changed out the motherboard (which technically you did).
I'd make a call, see what's possible. I know those shops do allow swapping a larger battery to your car, which technically is transferring the battery license too as they have to reprogram your car to show as S85 or S90 for example, which does for example improve your power/acceleration .
Yea, there was one other thought that occurred to me. SC staff today has zero knowledge of old Teslas, and Model S without supercharging are so rate you were probably the very first one they ever saw. Perhaps when they quoted you $12,500 for the Supercharging, they looked up the incorrect update. Tesla very briefly produced S40's, which actually had 60KWh batteries onboard but were actually missing the hardware needed for supercharging. They did sell this upgrade but it costed (IIRC) $8,000 for 60KWh unlock or $10,000 if you wanted unlock with supercharging hardware and enablement capacity. I met a guy once who bought an S40 and paid the full price just because he wanted supercharging. There would not be a 2014 S40, only 2012 and maybe 2013, but current SC workers wouldn't know that.
I see your point, though I gotta tell you early days of Tesla were pretty ad-hoc, they kept records in emails and sticky notes. Around 2020 Tesla realized they were accidentally enabling FSD on cars which were never supposed have had it in the first place - they reverted them but only starting with car made late 2017 or even 2018. You can probably still find threads on this on TMC. It implied pre 2018 they just didn't have records to prove who paid for what. I know I had referral credit dollars, and as funny as it sounds, each time I wanted to use it, I had to forward the SC the email chain which started with my sales person confirming I got the credit and that had emails confirming new referral or when I used it - an email chain ledger. I think technically they still owe me $10 or less of referral money, but I'm not going to bother with it - last time they changed out the 12V battery I just told them to call it even as my referral balance was a few dollars over the invoice after taxes.
Yes, the CCS compatible ECU is what is included in the retrofit kit which is why it's $450 vs just the CCS adapter itself which Tesla sells for $250. The mobile Tech installed it, and the Additional Info screen showed CCS Enabled, but it didn't work when I went to an EVgo DC fast charger. Knowing what I think I know now, I believe the "missing piece" was not having the "other DC fast charging" option enabled allowing the DC charger and car to negotiate and do the actual charging.True, DC charger is the big box outside of the car. That said, there is a "DC charge port controller ECU", which is what you change out to get it to make it work with CCS adapter.
But you can take the hard drive out of one PC and put it in another, therefore transferring the Windows license. All good, as long as you don't make a copy and try to run both. Microsoft will re-activate your windows on the new PC if you tell them you changed out the motherboard (which technically you did).
I'd make a call, see what's possible. I know those shops do allow swapping a larger battery to your car, which technically is transferring the battery license too as they have to reprogram your car to show as S85 or S90 for example, which does for example improve your power/acceleration .
Yea, there was one other thought that occurred to me. SC staff today has zero knowledge of old Teslas, and Model S without supercharging are so rate you were probably the very first one they ever saw. Perhaps when they quoted you $12,500 for the Supercharging, they looked up the incorrect update. Tesla very briefly produced S40's, which actually had 60KWh batteries onboard but were actually missing the hardware needed for supercharging. They did sell this upgrade but it costed (IIRC) $8,000 for 60KWh unlock or $10,000 if you wanted unlock with supercharging hardware and enablement capacity. I met a guy once who bought an S40 and paid the full price just because he wanted supercharging. There would not be a 2014 S40, only 2012 and maybe 2013, but current SC workers wouldn't know that.
I see your point, though I gotta tell you early days of Tesla were pretty ad-hoc, they kept records in emails and sticky notes. Around 2020 Tesla realized they were accidentally enabling FSD on cars which were never supposed have had it in the first place - they reverted them but only starting with car made late 2017 or even 2018. You can probably still find threads on this on TMC. It implied pre 2018 they just didn't have records to prove who paid for what. I know I had referral credit dollars, and as funny as it sounds, each time I wanted to use it, I had to forward the SC the email chain which started with my sales person confirming I got the credit and that had emails confirming new referral or when I used it - an email chain ledger. I think technically they still owe me $10 or less of referral money, but I'm not going to bother with it - last time they changed out the 12V battery I just told them to call it even as my referral balance was a few dollars over the invoice after taxes.
When I called roadside assistance, they told me that my 40kW battery needed to be upgraded to 60kW (software unlocked). Yeah... NO, I HAVE a full 60kW battery pack, the software limited 40kW battery pack was no longer a thing when my car was built, wanna try again? That's when they said they'd have the SC SM call me back. When he did, that's when he sprung the "oops, not $2.5k, actually $12k for the SuC license, sorry".
I agree that they're clueless about these early models. When I stopped by the second SC a week ago the kid at the SC desk looked like he was still in High School! When I didn't hear from him for over a week, and I happened to be in the area, I stopped in and talked to the SM who the woman in the sales side said "knew everything" about these old models.
He did some digging on his laptop and said that he found a bulletin or something saying, just like my SM at my School said earlier, that my only option was the $12K SuC license with FUSC - basically all-or-none, no in between. When I asked about CCS and CHAdeMO, he said that both of those require the $12K SuC license first. I don't think that's right, but I don't know what more I can do to prove them wrong. I was hoping the second SC would have a different answer.
Maybe I'm getting paranoid but I'm almost wondering if they have this noted on my account and are all sticking to the same story, knowing I have no way of proving them wrong.
I would need someone else in my position to get their SC to give them a formal estimate in writing showing that SuC could be enabled for $2500 for their equivalent 2014 MS 60 with a current date, so they couldn't say, oh yeah, we stopped that 3 years ago, sorry.
None of this is published online so I have no idea what it cost at different points in time. Do the SC's have any flexibility on stuff like this, or does Tesla corp. set the rules? I gotta think it's coming from corporate.
When I have more time I'll call a couple 3rd party repair shops but I'm doubtful they'll be able to help for the reasons I've already expressed. I'll let you know what they tell me.