…Sat June 4th heading out from southern AZ to Cape Cod. With my CCS adapter!
Wow!
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…Sat June 4th heading out from southern AZ to Cape Cod. With my CCS adapter!
If you're coming up 95 along the east coast and through NJ on the turnpike be aware that one of the service areas with SCs is closed. Can't remember which one but I think a bit south of the Trenton area. . .
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Sat June 4th heading out from southern AZ to Cape Cod. With my CCS adapter!
Actually, not really. I've done the "run" with my wife three times; once in a Cape to AZ drive in our Bolt (ugh...), and a back and forth in our Tesla MY. Piece of cake. Lots and lots of SC stations out there. With the CCS adapter, well, it'll just be a tad easier.Wow!
Thanks for the info. I avoid 95 whenever possible. This trip (I vary our route just for fun) will take us from 10 to 25 to Albuquerque, then due east on 40, to 70, then 76, then 81 north to 287, over the Tappen Zee bridge and finally connect to 95 headed to the Cape. Around 2800 miles total.If you're coming up 95 along the east coast and through NJ on the turnpike be aware that one of the service areas with SCs is closed. Can't remember which one but I think a bit south of the Trenton area
Yes, I understood that. I just wondered if there would be some aftermarket option that did the same job that you can just buy over here now, and did the job as well. I understood that there might be some restriction in benefits from some of the other adapters where you might not be able to charge up to the full rate available at a supercharger. But maybe I read incorrectly.The CCS adapter being sold in Korea is a genuine Tesla adapter, if you were thinking otherwise...
The main reason I can think of to wait for the CCS adapter to be sold here is that it will probably sell for a bit less, maybe $250 to $275 I would guess. I'd be surprised if there were any major change to it.
I kind of do the reverse going out to my daughter's in Denver. 78->76-70->Denver pretty much. I haven't done it in the MY but plan to this September. Looks like SCs are decent all the way. But a bit sparse in the Denver area. My wife likes Drury hotels and I'm trying to encourage them to get destination charging but just boilerplate responses at this point.Thanks for the info. I avoid 95 whenever possible. This trip (I vary our route just for fun) will take us from 10 to 25 to Albuquerque, then due east on 40, to 70, then 76, then 81 north to 287, over the Tappen Zee bridge and finally connect to 95 headed to the Cape. Around 2800 miles total.
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I don't pretend to understand it but I think the SETEC one supposedly works on the older Teslas by talking CHaDEmo. I think it may have that lower power limit. But perhaps a good choice over forking out for an ECU upgradeYes, I understood that. I just wondered if there would be some aftermarket option that did the same job that you can just buy over here now, and did the job as well. I understood that there might be some restriction in benefits from some of the other adapters where you might not be able to charge up to the full rate available at a supercharger. But maybe I read incorrectly.
The Casino in Lewiston has a Tesla CHAdeMO adapter that you can borrow from the hotel front desk and use at their Chargepoint Charger. That charger has CHAdeMO and CCS (both 50 kW) connections.I will just be interested probably in getting a Tesla one, or an equivalent one that can access the full juice available at whatever charger.
Do I remember you say you borrowed an adapter up at the reservation CCS chargers you used out in the middle no-supercharger land in central Idaho? I guess that is an option for me as well, as practically it is not something I will need all that often.
Meh. I think that there's some other reason. Like, they worry that it would reduce demand at their Superchargers, which maybe make money or operate at a loss that would get worse if people went to CCS. I mean, they added heated wiper trays, which I would love to have, even though they don't have backwards solutions.Demand for the latest generation ECU that Tesla can't meet
As Spokey said, the aftermarket CCS talks CCS via CHAdeMO and the software breaks with Tesla software updates. The Tesla CCS adapter sold out of South Korea is exactly (in English even) what Tesla will sell here if they ever decide to do it. It just works the way you would expect (accepting that it is an adapter and CCS machines aren't always high quality). The questions are whether and when Tesla USA will decide to sell the adapters, and what the difference in price might be. All to be answered in Elon time.Yes, I understood that. I just wondered if there would be some aftermarket option that did the same job that you can just buy over here now, and did the job as well. I understood that there might be some restriction in benefits from some of the other adapters where you might not be able to charge up to the full rate available at a supercharger. But maybe I read incorrectly.
Good question.You mention it's expensive. It that based on what you paid vs the build quality, or is it because you paid more (presumably, $45 v $25) because you ordered them individually rather than being able to bundle them?
Elon time. LOL!As Spokey said, the aftermarket CCS talks CCS via CHAdeMO and the software breaks with Tesla software updates. The Tesla CCS adapter sold out of South Korea is exactly (in English even) what Tesla will sell here if they ever decide to do it. It just works the way you would expect (accepting that it is an adapter and CCS machines aren't always high quality). The questions are whether and when Tesla USA will decide to sell the adapters, and what the difference in price might be. All to be answered in Elon time.
So I guess I will just get the CCS for now, and wait for the rest of it to shake out for now. Thanks. Not feeling like I need to shell out three hundred bucks or so for the very limited amount of times I will really need it.As Spokey said, the aftermarket CCS talks CCS via CHAdeMO and the software breaks with Tesla software updates. The Tesla CCS adapter sold out of South Korea is exactly (in English even) what Tesla will sell here if they ever decide to do it. It just works the way you would expect (accepting that it is an adapter and CCS machines aren't always high quality). The questions are whether and when Tesla USA will decide to sell the adapters, and what the difference in price might be. All to be answered in Elon time.
Yes, I understood that. I just wondered if there would be some aftermarket option that did the same job that you can just buy over here now, and did the job as well. I understood that there might be some restriction in benefits from some of the other adapters where you might not be able to charge up to the full rate available at a supercharger. But maybe I read incorrectly.
Provider | Price | Source(s) | Pros | Cons |
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~$309+ | Tesla-Korea or Harumio | ● Maximum 150-200 kW charge rates possible. ● Speeds greater than v2 Supercharger possible. ● Genuine Tesla product; characteristic Tesla quality. ● Relatively simple "pass-through" design--no battery or software. ● Can be used by (most) 2020 and newer Tesla cars. ● Purchased and successfully used by many North American drivers. ● May be released officially by Tesla in North America at any time. | ● Must order from Korea. ● Requires that car be CCS-"enabled." ● Pre-2020 and ~06/21-10/21 cars likely require ECU hardware retrofit ($140-$200+). ● Not as fast as v3 Supercharger. ● Not yet officially supported by Tesla of North America. | |
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$640+ | ● Early and timely availability. ● Provided access to previously unavailable CCS1 charging equipment. ● Does not require CCS compatibility. | ● Relatively expensive. (Price has come down.) ● Large and "clumsy" design. (Strain put on charge port?) ● Maximum 50 kW charge rate (Models 3/Y). ● Battery-powered software-operated. ● Mimics CHAdeMO protocol (good and bad). ● Can be rendered incompatible by Tesla car software updates. ● Can require regular factory firmware updates. | ||
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$525+ | ● Maximum 150+ kW charge rates possible. ● Relatively simple "pass-through" design--no battery or software. ● Can be used by (most) 2020 and newer Tesla cars. | ● Relatively expensive. ● Must order from Ukraine. ● Due to Russia's unjustified war on Ukraine, orders may be delayed indefinitely. ● Requires that car be CCS-"enabled." ● Pre-2020 and ~06/21-10/21 cars likely require ECU hardware retrofit ($140-$200+). ● Not as fast as v3 Supercharger. ● Not yet officially supported by Tesla of North America. | ||
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So I guess I will just get the CCS for now, and wait for the rest of it to shake out for now. Thanks. Not feeling like I need to shell out three hundred bucks or so for the very limited amount of times I will really need it.
Meh. I think that there's some other reason. Like, they worry that it would reduce demand at their Superchargers, which maybe make money or operate at a loss that would get worse if people went to CCS. I mean, they added heated wiper trays, which I would love to have, even though they don't have backwards solutions.
Sir, it will ALWAYS be the TZ bridge to me!!... BTW sounds like you've done it recent so you probably know that the TappanZee is gone and now you go over the Mario bridge