The S and X don't really get any faster than that. It's still about 45 kW as the best charging power through the adapter. But I also don't quite consider it "way slower". I think of it as about half as fast as Superchargers. Because really 90 kW is pretty decent Supercharger speed if you think of the average through a charging session, rather than just the number you see at the start. My 2014 S85 could only get about 114 kW at the absolute fastest from a Supercharger ever, and that's only at the bottom state of charge for the first few minutes. So 90 kW is really what I get from Superchargers on average through most of the charging session. CHAdeMO isn't bad compared to that, and I have used it a lot on some trips. I was in Oregon, going up and down the coast highway using CHAdeMO stations before it had any Supercharger coverage.
You're lucky
. The one on my route charges $0.25 per minute in addition to the energy charge. PlugShare - Find Electric Vehicle Charging Locations Near You
I'd recommend looking at this as well. There are a few in my area that rent theirs out for $35/week and I'd consider at least trying it out before spending $400 on it. And not to mention, I don't think most people would use it often enough to spend $400 on, TBH.If you just drive outside of the covered area once or twice, you might be able to rent the adapter. Local clubs around here have plenty of adapters to rent for a few bucks per day. Maybe there are plenty because we live in an area that is not yet covered with superchargers well enough
I've been up to Washington State about 3 weeks ago to be exact and they don't have the support for EV's like California does. I made the decision to just order the Chademo adapter now so I can use it and get familiar with it. Tesla will roll out more support in the future but unfortunately for me I can't wait till then. As far as EVgo, I didn't physically see much of them over there in the area I will be stationed in. There's Blink which I've already signed up for.
