"Corded Mobile Adapter" vs "Gen2 Mobile Bundle" ??

[NetworkPIMP]

The "Corded Mobile Adapter" is $520 and looks like it's hardwired with a NEMA 14-50 ... whereas the Gen2 Mobile Bundle comes i sonly $275 with just a 5-15 but I can slap a 14-50 adapter onto it... is that right?

What's the difference here? Am I missing something? why does the Corded demand a $245 premium? Or is the charger different?

 

[Misternt]

Has 40AMP max output instead of 32 amp. If you have a car that can use the power it'll charge a bit quicker with the corded model.

 

[NetworkPIMP]

Has 40AMP max output instead of 32 amp. If you have a car that can use the power it'll charge a bit quicker with the corded model.

THX!

 

[davewill]

Just to confuse further, they sometimes have a Wall Connector with a 14-50 plug which is different yet again.

 

[srs5694]

FWIW, there's a two-part article on Clean Technica that details many of the differences between the two varieties of Mobile Connector:

• Part 1
• Part 2

In brief, as @Misternt said, the Gen1 device can charge your car very slightly faster; but the Gen2 device is more technically advanced and might be safer. (That's not to say the Gen1 adapter is unsafe in any absolute sense; but the Gen2 design seems to incorporate some more advanced safety features.) Furthermore, it looks like Tesla is abandoning the Gen1 device -- it's been out of stock for ages, and I seem to recall hearing that even recent Model S and Model X deliveries have been coming with the Gen2 EVSE. Personally, unless charging speed was of paramount importance, I'd go for a Gen2 Mobile Connector, along with whatever wall plug(s) I needed. If I had an LR Model 3 and charging speed was really important, I'd get a hard-wired Wall Connector, which can handle up to 48A, or a third-party J1772 EVSE that can do the same. (Not all J1772 EVSEs can provide 48A; in fact, that's a pretty rare feature. Most are 32A or less. Tesla's Wall Connector is probably the least-expensive 48A Level 2 EVSE.)