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OahuJC
FlyEaglesFly!
israndy
Supercharger Hunter
At least they heard us about WHEN WILL IT BE AVAILABLE
Can't wait until someone gets it and compares it to the Korea unit, it claims the US model is 100kW more capable, but it's just a dumb pass thru so not sure how it could be rated higher. Do they expect people to not use the 350kW charger if its available?
Can't wait until someone gets it and compares it to the Korea unit, it claims the US model is 100kW more capable, but it's just a dumb pass thru so not sure how it could be rated higher. Do they expect people to not use the 350kW charger if its available?
MarcG
Active Member
Are we sure it's just a dumb pass-through though? These types of adapters typically have at least some basic electronics to communicate between the charging station and the car's BMS.
Yes multiple individuals have verified this. There are thermal breakers that break the circuit if it gets too hot, but that's not software/microcontroller controlled.
MarcG
Active Member
Ruffles
Member
I ordered mine today in Seattle. No shipping notification yet (didn't expect one). I've got the Chademo adapter as well so when I get the CSS adapter, I'll be covered for any type of DC charger.
Is Chademo still being useful? I can’t find anyone near me that not comes together with CCS, a much faster option.
Ruffles
Member
I've only used it a handful of times but it's better to have and not need than to need and not have. I'm getting the CSS adapter for the same reason.
In my travels, I have yet to find a chademo-only DCFC location.
MarcG
Active Member
Back in the early days (c. 2014) i also bought a chademo adapter as CCS didn’t exist yet. I think I used it twice in the 4 years i owned it. Hopefully this CCS adapter will see more usage!
srs5694
Active Member
I charged at a Blink station at the Bowmansville Service Plaza in Pennsylvania about a year ago that had CHAdeMO but not CCS. That said, there were Superchargers installed there, but not yet active. I'm sure they're active now. Also, the PlugShare entry shows that they've been having reliability problems recently. Still, it shows that stations with CHAdeMO but not CCS do still exist, even if they're rare.
For the moment, though, CHAdeMO remains the better option for me personally, even though most CHAdeMO stations also offer CCS, because my 2019 Model 3 lacks CCS compatibility. I do own the Setec adapter, but it's flakier than Tesla's CHAdeMO adapter, so the latter would be my go-to option if I needed non-Supercharger DC fast charging. That said, once Tesla offers the CCS-compatibility retrofit, I'll get it. (Or at least, I expect that I will. If they charge $1,000 for it, I might pass, or take the DIY approach; but Tesla doesn't usually overcharge for such things.)
Now, we need Tesla to update the software to add CCS chargers to navigation to allow preconditioning prior to approval.
I have made quite a bit of use of the CCS adapter since I got mine in May. Tesla is aware I have one. This is very useful to bridge relatively large gaps between superchargers where you have an EA station, for instance, that works well near the midway point. For a Cannonball Run, this makes the segments between Albuquerque and Gallup, and from Needles to Barstow, much easier.
DeepBlueMN
2019 AWD Model 3
Weird. Even though the current retrofit is not “official”; I guess Tesla is detecting your car‘s status…?
DeepBlueMN
2019 AWD Model 3
After a few attempts, I did get past the “issue” that prevented me from adding the adapter to my cart. No idea what I did different. But, I was able to order one.
