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gglockner
Member
Yep, and Level 2 is insufficient when I pull my trailer north to Glacier.
Mockingbird
Member
It's actually a different Town Pump station
Town Pump Convenience Store - Whitefish | Whitefish, MT | EV Station
Located right next to the highway, this gas station offers 4 Fast DC chargers(CCS & CHAdeMO) and 2 J1772 chargers.
www.plugshare.com
gglockner
Member
Thanks but still no Tesla plugs, right?It's actually a different Town Pump station
Town Pump Convenience Store - Whitefish | Whitefish, MT | EV Station
Located right next to the highway, this gas station offers 4 Fast DC chargers(CCS & CHAdeMO) and 2 J1772 chargers.www.plugshare.com
Mockingbird
Member
Of cause not.
Nobody else can use the Tesla Proprietary Connector (TPC) except for Tesla.
All EVgo does is provide the CHAdeMO adapter on-site.
Any word yet from ANYONE on whether a South Korean CCS1 adapter will actually work in a "Classic" Model S or X at a CCS1 charge station in North America?
Of course, any test vehicle used must be CCS-enabled (view that information in the "Additional vehicle information" box, activated from the "Software" screen, on the center touch-screen. For example, here is that information as displayed by my (December 2020) Model X:
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CCS Adapter for North America
If you do get one, they have sold on eBay for about $600 (which makes sense because people pay that for aftermarket adapters) so you could make a fat profit -- unless they let you get only one ever, or at least until they are plentiful. I hate scalpers!
teslamotorsclub.com
It seems to physically fit, obviously a Tesla-provided (or @FalconFour provide) retrofit and firmware update would need to happen to enable it.
bradtem
Robocar consultant
You might like my article about why I bought the CHAdeMO adapter, which is inferior to the CCS.
You Want Tesla’s CHAdeMO Adapter For EV Roadtrips — Form A Club
Tesla's supercharger network is the best, but getting their CHAdeMO adapter offers the best of both worlds, filling in gaps and is often like having a car with more range.
www.forbes.com
The same reasons why you wanted that old adapter apply double for the CCS. It's like having more range in your car, even if you never use it. DC Fast stations are in more locations than superchargers, though with fewer stalls. But if you want to take a 30 mile detour on a whim, the fact that there's a DC fast station 30 miles closer than the supercharger is a big win.
gglockner
Member
Yep, newer EVgo stations will have Tesla plugs built in. There is one near me in the downtown Seattle area, and I noticed quite a few in SF when I was there last month.
Mockingbird
Member
Look at the photo in the link that you provided.
The CHAdeMO adapter is in that rectangular box.
Sorry, but your accusation of it being incorrect...is incorrect. Having Tesla's CHAdeMO adapter on-site is exactly what those EVgo stations are doing. They have it "integrated" into a box on the side of the unit, and the station's CHAdeMO plug needs to be plugged into it to then pass it through to the cable that has the Tesla proprietary plug on the end of it. The article you linked said they have been doing that at some places since 2019, and this is simply an expansion of a lot more sites doing it. So it is still the CHAdeMO to Tesla adapter conversion (with the given 50 kW limit), but customers don't have to bring their own adapters.
gglockner
Member
I mistakenly thought EVgo had genuine Tesla Supercharging systems, not simply integrating the CHAdeMO adapter. Thanks for clearing that up.
Source: We Talk Tesla Connectors And Future Network Plans With EV Charging Network, EVgo
Source: We Talk Tesla Connectors And Future Network Plans With EV Charging Network, EVgo
Guess they are using a modified CHAdeMO adapter to provide the Tesla plug: EVgo Adds Tesla Plugs to DMV Area Fast Chargers - PlugInSites
That is not an EVgo station(Whitefish Town Pump). Just to clarify it is a Chargepoint. There is no adapter present. Don't want anyone headed to Glacier thinking there is one there. It would be a long drive down from Eureka to lend it out.
gglockner
Member
And all of this makes CCS much more attractive, since the CHAdeMO adapters are limited to 50 kW.
