Do/could the CCS1/2 DC Fast Chargers fall back to AC

[rrolsbe]

It is clear the US Tesla Destination chargers/wall connectors are AC only and I am 99% certain the current US Tesla Superchargers are DC only; however, the Superchargers could potentially be implemented to fall back to AC charging if something in the DC charging wherewithal was amiss. Do any of the CCS1/2 including the dual cabled European Tesla DC Fast chargers world-wide fall back to AC charging when DC charging fails to work? I don't think the Tesla charging screen indicates whether an active charging session is AC or DC? The screen does show a voltage during a level 1/2 charging session and no voltage during a DC charging session so AC/DC charging can be determined; however, a non-techie owner might not know the charger is charging via AC and not DC.

 

[i-s2]

No. The AC pins are not present in the CCS DC connector.

 

[rrolsbe]

No. The AC pins are not present in the CCS DC connector.

Thanks, maybe the AC pins are not there on the Tesla Supercharger wand. I will have to verify on my next Supercharging session.

 

[ucmndd]

however, the Superchargers could potentially be implemented to fall back to AC charging if something in the DC charging wherewithal was amiss.

This is just not how it works. What you’re asking for would be incredibly complicated and doesn’t actually solve any problem that I can figure out.

 

[Rocky_H]

No--that is not a capability in the CCS system.

 

[rrolsbe]

Thanks, maybe the AC pins are not there on the Tesla Supercharger wand. I will have to verify on my next Supercharging session.

My bad, the Tesla Wand uses the two large pins for both AC and DC charging. Since two power conductors are all that is needed for US Level 1/2 AC charging, this works fine.