Hi Folks What's the general consensus on fitting dual chargers on NL/BE? Would it be advantageous in your opinion, or more a waste of money? By this, is there an infrastructure in place that the Tesla could take advantage of? Cheers, Dave
I have dual chargers. I'm happy with them, but I think that soon they will become obsolete when DC chargers start spreading out. But for now it's a joy to charge at 22kW if your battery is running low. So in this early adopter's fase the dual charger is an advantage.
I charged at a BlueCorner outlet in Antwerp this weekend, which was 3x32A. It was the first time I had use for the twin chargers, but then again I only have the car for a week
I have not opted for the dual chargers, as I charge each day at home. Even with single phase, I can manage. So with 3-phase (13 amps, when the adapter becomes available), it should be fine in all cases (let's hope). For now I am happy with my choice, especially knowing the plans of fastned, and the chademo adapter that is coming out soon(?), see http://shop.teslamotors.com/products/chademo-adapter.
I think faster charging is mainly relevant if you do a lot of long distance traveling. I haven't twin chargers, since I almost never drive more then 300 km a day. If you do, it might be a good idea. And if so, you have two options: - duo chargers - Chademo adapter (or both) Last one is faster, but less common I think. Certainly is doesn't seem to be the standard for the future. You can check the various websites like http://openchargemap.org/site/ , http://www.oplaadpalen.nl/ or others to see what amount of both chargers is available in your region.
Correct, CHAdeMO is DC and bypassess the internal chargers. I've taken the Dual Chargers since I still see a use-case where 22kW would be useful during "destination" charging. At home I charge with 3x32A as well, so I needed the dual chargers to do so.
This is how I approached it.... if my needs change, I can always add the 2nd charger later (at a greater cost of course).... for now my set-up will suffice..
Well I don't travel much and when I do even a 5 hour charge would be no good, I'd need an SC. In those cases I'll borrow the wife's ICE. Vacations pose a problem until there's an SC network, will hire a Sharan if necessary...
I took the dual chargers. Reason for me is that my driving route could change every few months. In that case I wanted to have the possibility to charge at a faster rate. I doubt that I will ever use the CHAdeMO adapter as the 70-80Km/u charge would be enough for the trips in between. If i need a faster charging method I'm probably going to use the SC system. Driving at least 150km daily with only 8 hours of charging time, indirectly forced me to opt for twin chargers. I'm happy with my choice.
I Have the single charger. At home I don't need to charge faster than 3x16A, on route the chademo adapter seems a better (and cheaper) option.
Yes, being able to charge at 11kw at home wil be sufficient in most of the cases. And yes, a SC or Chademo will bypass the dual charger. But the day you will be happy to be able to charge 100km/h instead of 50km/h at a location will come sooner or later. I'd say: better safe than sorry, take the dual charger unless you really can't afford the investment.
I don't approach this very logically. I just want the car with all the specs (ok, no P, but that is for my own safety). So of course I want 22kw, and I got myself a 22kw charging station with that