Adapter cables?

[RatherAFool]

Hey there, just took delivery of my Plaid. Drove home. Was thinking about my first road trip... began to look for the bag that contains a cable and adapters (to hook up to charging stations). I have owned three previous Teslas and this was always standard issue.

Unless I'm missing something, I can't find any such bag/cables/adapters.

Are these no longer standard-issue or did Tesla Tysons Corner VA just forget to include one for me?

--David

 

[SilverGS]

@RatherAFool Your delivery center forgot to include a charging cable. Now they only come with the standard household 120 volt plug adapter though.

 

[beatle]

Are you saying you didn't receive a UMC at all? If so, those come with every car along with a 5-15P adapter and a J1772 adapter.

 

[RatherAFool]

I want to apologize -- it was in the frunk! Thought I'd looked there. But missed it the first time.

All good.

 

[Droschke]

I want to apologize -- it was in the frunk! Thought I'd looked there. But missed it the first time.

All good.

Well, what did you find in that bag?

 

[RatherAFool]

Cable and adapters. All the stuff I expected.

 

[Droschke]

Cable and adapters. All the stuff I expected.

Care to say what kind of adapters, since they don't supply the number of adapters they used to?

 

[cwanja]

Care to say what kind of adapters, since they don't supply the number of adapters they used to?

It is just the standard 120V US outlet, mobile charger and a J1772 adapter. No longer include any 240V NEMA adapters.

 

[Droschke]

No longer include any 240V NEMA adapters

Thanks. That just does not make sense unless either that saves them lots of cost or they view the NEMA 14-50 adapters to be non-preferable.

 

[cwanja]

Thanks. That just does not make sense unless either that saves them lots of cost or they view the NEMA 14-50 adapters to be non-preferable.

My assumption is that they stopped including them as the Model 3 and Y ramped up and either 1) inventory could not keep up and so they were shipping a bunch after delivery (added costs) or 2) the stopped including them to start collecting for the production of them. Or some combination of the two.

 

[Tman458]

I must say I was shocked that the car was delivered only with the 110 charger adapter, which is practically worthless. at the time of delivery, 14-50 adapters as well as the wall charger we’re sold out online. it Took a couple of days and a few extra bucks to procure them via eBay. I believe they should include one adapter of your choice in lieu of the one which now comes standard.

 

[beatle]

I believe they should include one adapter of your choice in lieu of the one which now comes standard.

This makes the most sense. As this was my first EV, I installed a new 14-50 in my garage, but others may have 14-30, 10-50, or even 6-20 240v outlets in theirs and would not need the 14-50.