Argh! You guys are killing me!
Anyway, thanks, good to know. More research, more complexity.
That would be a great solution if I totally trusted that product. It says it's "splash resistant" which isn't the same as the tested Tesla charger, there are typos on the page, only 26 reviews, and (most importantly), it requires an extra adapter which they currently don't have in stock.
Maybe this will be the ultimate solution, but at the moment it seems like an expensive gamble.
And, again, it is entirely about the cable. If the default Tesla cable were a bit longer, this thread wouldn't exist at all, because I would just have the Tesla charger installed in the most convenient location and everything would be fine.
This would probably do the job, although starting off with a discontinued hand-me-down is a bit concerning. I wonder why they stopped offering it. If they determined most of their initial customers preferred a shorter cable, that would explain the change, but why remove the opportunity to get the longer cable? Was it a tech problem or just streamlining?
They were paying someone to make the Gen 2 for them, and made the Gen 3 in house. The Gen2 supports faster charging, and has a thicker, longer cable as an option (24 feet). If that works for you and you dont want a third party solution, you can still find people selling Gen 2 ones new in box as many people got them as referral awards.