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This is an application they filed in April 2013 that just recently got published. It seems to mainly cover the CHAdeMO adapter. It mentions SAE J1772, but only in context of the Tesla standard being similar (needing the bus to be energized before contacts close, while CHAdeMO is the opposite). I would not take this as indication they are working on dual standard adapter.
It's the first of several CHAdeMO/CCS charging stations to be installed in the Austin Energy "plug-in anywhere" program of $25 for 6 months unlimited charging. Until now they only had 30A J1772s.There's a new L2 charger in Austin near town lake. I walked over to it today after talking a lap on the trail and noticed it has 2 different charger connectors. I wasn't planning on buying $450 CHAdeMO connector but this charger is VERY close to my office. Still would take me a lot of chargers to make up for $450. I think I would only buy CHAdeMO if the "new one" is a lot cheaper and I planned on more trips where SCs weren't along the path. There is also an L1 charging station here which I believe is J1772.
1x CHAdeMO Connector
1x SAE Combo Connector
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Reading the patent, Tesla's standard is a lot closer to CCS than CHAdeMO. That means potentially the adapter can be much simpler/smaller and less expensive. That would be a big advantage (right now the $450 price still gives some people pause).For now, I guess a CCS adapter would be useful in Europe, but where is the need in North America? Almost every station that has CCS also has CHAdeMO, except perhaps crippled units at BMW dealers.
There's a new L2 charger in Austin near town lake. I walked over to it today after talking a lap on the trail and noticed it has 2 different charger connectors. I wasn't planning on buying $450 CHAdeMO connector but this charger is VERY close to my office. Still would take me a lot of chargers to make up for $450. I think I would only buy CHAdeMO if the "new one" is a lot cheaper and I planned on more trips where SCs weren't along the path. There is also an L1 charging station here which I believe is J1772.
1x CHAdeMO Connector
1x SAE Combo Connector
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Thanks. I'm a newbie. Got the levels wrong. Now I know.Just in case you don't know:
Reading the patent, Tesla's standard is a lot closer to CCS than CHAdeMO. That means potentially the adapter can be much simpler/smaller and less expensive. That would be a big advantage (right now the $450 price still gives some people pause).
The Tesla web page looks like a price increase occurred until "Adapter" is selected with the pull down menu.
The price of $1,900 is for hardware activation: Tesla — CHAdeMO Adapter
It is unfortunate to see the adapter sold out, especially for those visiting the Seattle, WA area.