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israndy
Supercharger Hunter
I just visited all but 6 of the WCEH chargers and there is NO construction on any of them, so it may be a while before they are replaced, but I also read on their site (West Coast Electric Highway| EV Charging Stations | EVCS) that some CCS will be 150kW, and they won't be removing the CHAdeMOs. I will be curious how they compete with the EA network, they are going for a flat rate unlimited charging structure, but are years away from being finished.
I wish I had gotten some free power from Electrify America over the holiday, did they just do that in California or was it the whole country? Truly with WCEH chargers every hour that were free I didn't have time to track down EA chargers.
I wish I had gotten some free power from Electrify America over the holiday, did they just do that in California or was it the whole country? Truly with WCEH chargers every hour that were free I didn't have time to track down EA chargers.
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It was nationwide, I think. I was using them in PA, CT, and NY.
Mockingbird
Member
It did say that the upgrade project is two years long and was set to begin in October 2021.
Pretty sure it was the whole country.
I posted about it at Electrify America complimentary sessions (stations set... and Electrify America complimentary sessions (stations set.... Had seen confirmations on Bolt groups from all around the country.
I also gave a heads up over at CHAdeMO Charging the Model 3. I can try to remember to @ you next time, if/when EA gives free juice again.
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Mockingbird
Member
1%: ~300 V
10%: ~350V
15%: ~372V
20%: ~378V
25%: ~382V
30%: ~385V
35%: ~389V
40%: ~392V
45%: ~393V
50%: ~395V
55%: ~396V
60%: ~396V
65%: ~398V
70%+: ~400V
10%: ~350V
15%: ~372V
20%: ~378V
25%: ~382V
30%: ~385V
35%: ~389V
40%: ~392V
45%: ~393V
50%: ~395V
55%: ~396V
60%: ~396V
65%: ~398V
70%+: ~400V
I had not done this before, but I took a look at the ChargeHub site to get a sense of what power levels non-Tesla Level 3 chargers tend to offer in my own local area (eastern Ontario). I was surprised and a bit disappointed to see just how much of it was limited to 50 KW. That said, 50 KW charging is still reasonably fast. And the reality is that due to the drop of fast charging rates as charging progresses, the difference between total time charging at 50 KW vs (say) 150 KW for a complete electric 'fill-up' is not is not as significant as the KW rating initially would appear to indicate.
Yeah, it's a different ballgame with Model 3 and V3 Superchargers, but with my older 2014 Model S on V2 Superchargers, most of my sessions are in the 70-90 kW area anyway, so I generally said that CHAdeMO is about half as fast as Supercharging.
ElectricIAC
Good-Natured Rascal
Our MX taps down to ~50KW around 67-70% so when I know we will have to get on CHAdeMo networks (max is 42KW due to 350V pack) I try to hit those above 60% and unplug when taper starts unless we need all the energy to get to the next charger.
SageBrush
REJECT Fascism
Which is one of the reasons why 'charging to full' using fast charging is a bad EV strategy unless you don't have a choice or are going to be at that location regardless. Experienced EV owners charge just enough + a little buffer to get to their next stop.
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Mockingbird
Member
After Tesla made it available eventually, I do wonder if the CCS adapter is going to be out-of-stock 99% of the time like the CHAdeMO adapter was.
ElectricIAC
Good-Natured Rascal
israndy
Supercharger Hunter
My Home Screen on my browser:
https://shop.tesla.com/product/ccs-combo-1-adapter
I am ASSUMING that's the correct URL, but I hit it many times a day and on the day I DON'T get a 404 error I have my credit card ready
https://shop.tesla.com/product/ccs-combo-1-adapter
I am ASSUMING that's the correct URL, but I hit it many times a day and on the day I DON'T get a 404 error I have my credit card ready
Apparently any pass-through adapter may work, which would seem to imply a clone version could be done much more easily, more like the J1772 adapter clones? Setec CCS to Tesla Adapter The challenge will be controller board upgrades for those without the newer hardware.
SageBrush
REJECT Fascism
jabloomf1230
Minister of Silly Walks
Get ready. The page is there but access is 403 Forbidden as opposed to 404 Not Found yesterday.
Interesting. I'm getting 403 on the Korean link too. All other links in the Korean site are working.
