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Perhaps, but I don’t know how well you can combine with ‘charge on solar.’ Having the schedule separate from the Tesla app with ‘charge on solar’ might make it easier.

No, actually very useful. Much cheaper than buying two wall connectors. I looked at the instructions, and it's doesn't say anything about being able to schedule charging. That is something you can do through the app?

It is clear to me from the replies how to charge both Teslas. What I still don't have is a firm answer on is whether it works with "charge on solar." Did anyone get two wall connectors to work with "charge on solar"? Tesla support hints it's possible, but I want to make sure before making a big...

Surprisingly, they didn't know that at the Tesla showroom. They just said you cannot charge two Teslas simultaneously.

You’re right. It seems like WC3 doesn’t allow connecting multiple WC to a single circuit breaker. The third diagram is missing from the most recent installation guide. It seems you need a subpanel. That of course increases installation cost.

The main thing is we need to charge mainly during daytime to get the electricity from our PV. There is a somewhat narrow window when there is sun and the cars are at home.

That’s what I meant. I was talking about the wire to the 14-50 outlet, not the outlet itself. It’s clear to me that has to go. My question is: I can connect the two wall chargers to a single cable?

So, I could use the single wire to the 14-50 outlet and connect two wall connectors to that wire?

Yes, this is what I would like to do. But I would want to make sure it also works with "charge on solar."

I use the mobile connector. The NEMA 14-50 is on its own 50A circuit breaker. So, I could buy two wall connectors and connect them to the NEMA 14-50 (or hardwire them to the cable going to the outlet, I guess). But you are saying each needs its own circuit breaker? So it's not possible...

I connect it to a NEMA 14-50 outlet with a 50A circuit breaker.

Not according to the link arnolddeleon posted: "This functionality is ideal for households that need to charge more than one electric vehicle at the same time but may not have enough power for multiple electrical circuits. Installing a single circuit to power multiple Wall Connectors may be the...

There is some type of answer from Tesla: "Can I use Charge on Solar for multiple vehicles at the same site? Yes. If you charge more than one Tesla vehicle at a time using Charge on Solar, the first vehicle to plug in will receive all the excess solar energy until it reaches the charge limit...

And the next question is: does group power management work with charge on solar?

OK, I see what you mean. I could get two wall connectors and then the group management could handle both. Can they both be connected to the same NEMA 14-50 outlet? I asked this question in a Tesla store, but they said I would have to manually move the cable.

We have one model 3 and are thinking of ordering another. To my surprise it seems Tesla does not have any solutions for charging two Teslas simultaneously (this would be an incentive to buy two Teslas rather than from different brands). The only way is manually moving the cable from one to the...

I guess it could. But with my experience I just want to be the safe side and have no more fire risk, so I bought a new one.

Perhaps to beat a dead horse, but this is how the outlet looks inside. The point is: when Tesla warns of overheating, it should be taken seriously. And: how can an outlet rated for 50A burn like this when use at 32A? Now I replaced it with the Hubbell that Tesla recommends, and hopefully no more...

I guess I will also have to buy a new Tesla 14-50 cable. They are not cheap, and Tesla seems very slow with shipping. Meanwhile have to trickle charge.

I did not get around to fixing the outlet, and this is the result... Definitely the outlet problem. Now I will get an electrician to install the Hubbell recommended by Tesla. Thanks to Tesla for having the overheat protection, otherwise this could have resulted in serious consequences.

My conclusion: I will have an electrician (either the one who installed the outlet, or someone else) check the wiring, and if it's OK I will ask them to install a higher quality outlet.

The electrician seems competent, although leaning towards low cost solutions. I would believe he would find a cheap outlet. But if it's rated for 50A, who can blame him?

I wonder about the same. Perhaps there testing procedures are not rigorous enough, have not been updated to EV times? They only test 50A for a moderate duration, not the consistent draw of EV charging?

As you can see from the picture, the outlet is rated at 50A. So, it's not clear to me how I can complain to the electrician.

it has been a while since it reduced charge to 16A as I use charge on solar, and it has not given me 32A consistently. But today it was a sunny day, and it dropped from 32A to 16A after some time. I checked again, and the only thing that was hot were the prongs on the plug. So, that means...

Now I tried to plug out the wall plug. The prongs on the plug are fairly hot. So, perhaps the theory expressed here that it's the wall outlet that is the issue is correct. Perhaps the wall outlet cannot handle 32A.

While it has not yet overheated during the current charging session, I checked were it was hot. The wall plug itself does not feel hot, but the short cable from the plug to the box on the cable feels somewhat warm, and the box also feels somewhat warm.

It's the Tesla 14-50, and the corresponding outlet. The electrician did all the wiring for our new house, and he seems fairly competent. By the way (in case people didn't notice) I meant that the charging dropped to 16A, not 16V. From 32A to 16A. I also posted here to see if it's a common...

Thanks. The outlet was just installed by a (certified) electrician, so I think that should be OK. The NEMA plug itself we also recently bought from Tesla. The Tesla mobile connector, though, is the original that came with the car in 2019.

We have a 240V Nema level 2 charger at home, using the standard Tesla charging cable. Initially the car charges at 32V, but after about 20 minutes the car reports the cable overheats and drops to 16V. Is there perhaps a problem with the Tesla charging cable? Would it make sense to replace it?