CCS Retrofit Availability (2023)

[Dirtman16]

I'm getting a bit concerned this is never gonna happen. The non-CCS compatible portion of the Tesla fleet is growing smaller by the day. Maybe it's no longer a priority for them to support upgrades.

I'm tempted to source a part and do it myself, but I'm also a bit chicken that I'll mess something up.

 

[Mario Veras]

I'm getting a bit concerned this is never gonna happen. The non-CCS compatible portion of the Tesla fleet is growing smaller by the day. Maybe it's no longer a priority for them to support upgrades.

I'm tempted to source a part and do it myself, but I'm also a bit chicken that I'll mess something up.

I’m having the same concern as well. Did you ask a Service Center recently? There is a free 50kw charger near me that I can never use because it is CCS.

 

[GtiMart]

I asked a Tesla Service Center last week since I had other work to do. Still no ETA.

 

[tivoboy]

I'm getting a bit concerned this is never gonna happen. The non-CCS compatible portion of the Tesla fleet is growing smaller by the day. Maybe it's no longer a priority for them to support upgrades.

I'm tempted to source a part and do it myself, but I'm also a bit chicken that I'll mess something up.

You could always buy the part today from Tesla, and just hold onto it and see if they do the official update, then when you go in give them the part..and then at least if Tesla overall pulls the upgrade option directly you have the part and can have it done third party with the wiring harness (which will always be available) and you have the Tesla hard product.

 

[Dirtman16]

You could always buy the part today from Tesla, and just hold onto it and see if they do the official update, then when you go in give them the part..and then at least if Tesla overall pulls the upgrade option directly you have the part and can have it done third party with the wiring harness (which will always be available) and you have the Tesla hard product.

Unfortunately my local service center seems unwilling to sell it directly.

 

[KJD]

See post #60 in this thread back on page 3 for DIY instructions

 

[Dirtman16]

See post #60 in this thread back on page 3 for DIY instructions

Alright, I bit the bullet, bought the ECU off eBay, and installed it. Works like a charm! That probably means Tesla will offer the retrofit shortly.

 

[Mario Veras]

I sent a service request asking about the CCS retrofit for Model 3 and this was their response. Not very promising. After this, I’m just going to stop asking or investigating about it:

 

[Supcom]

I sent a service request asking about the CCS retrofit for Model 3 and this was their response. Not very promising. After this, I’m just going to stop asking or investigating about it:

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I think they're slow rolling the retrofit since NACS has become the standard.

 

[smogne41]

I think they're slow rolling the retrofit since NACS has become the standard.

All older Tesla's will still need to retrofit to be NACS complaint and use 3rd party NACS (DC) stations. If anything, NACS becoming ubiquitous will increase the demand for the retrofit.

 

[Allx]

I think they're slow rolling the retrofit since NACS has become the standard.

That or they’re using suppliers to produce adapters for Ford, GM etc instead of circuits to retrofit Tesla owners (the former drives revenue while the latter allows Tesla owners to use an alternate network).

 

[EfficientWatts]

All older Tesla's will still need to retrofit to be NACS complaint and use 3rd party NACS (DC) stations. If anything, NACS becoming ubiquitous will increase the demand for the retrofit.

with the advent of the trunk retrofit being made available (https://shop.tesla.com/product/model-3-powered-liftgate-retrofit) it would be good to kill 2 birds with 1 stone so only 1 trip to the shop is required. hopefully they say something about CCS retrofits in the near future...

 

[Mario Veras]

with the advent of the trunk retrofit being made available (https://shop.tesla.com/product/model-3-powered-liftgate-retrofit) it would be good to kill 2 birds with 1 stone so only 1 trip to the shop is required. hopefully they say something about CCS retrofits in the near future...

You’re hoping too much.

 

[Ahuch]

Is it Mid-2023 yet?

 

[Allx]

Is it Mid-2023 yet?

Well, if we adjust for Elon time we should have the CCS retrofit when the roadster deliveries start

 

[thefrog1394]

Well, maybe I just need to go the bundle of wires route. Surprised they haven't delivered on this yet.

 

[tiraffxx]

Is there any shops or persons that do this retrofit?

 

[Mario Veras]

Will this 3rd party retrofit on the Model 3 cause any issues charging? Feedback from long time owners of the retrofit on Model 3 will be good to read. I’m interested if it may cause issues with charging speed or reliability at superchargers.

 

[Dirtman16]

Will this 3rd party retrofit on the Model 3 cause any issues charging? Feedback from long time owners of the retrofit on Model 3 will be good to read. I’m interested if it may cause issues with charging speed or reliability at superchargers.

Limited testing from me, but so far, no issues. Charging is exactly the same.

 

[Allx]

Is anyone aware if the retrofit is needed to use upcoming non-Tesla NACS stations ? I don’t mean those with a chademo adapter embedded in them but actual NACS. I’m assuming those will “speak” CCS rather than proprietary Tesla protocol ?