I think it would be simple to put an Ad to
sell and to
buy separably each item.
Note: I might be wrong, but I believe the picture shows a Type 2 charger? Don't the Type 1 uses a different plug adapter?
Hi there, "Watts_Up." I always enjoy your informative posts and interesting questions.
In this case you would maybe owe me a soda while we chatted at a Supercharger (once I get a car--ha, ha).
I "borrowed" the photos of the Corded Mobile Connector and its bag from the Tesla website for that specific item. So it
should be the correct photo. (But from a "distance" photos of the Corded and Gen 2 Connectors look very similar or even identical. But of course the Gen 2 connector has interchangeable/removable adapter plugs, while the Corded connector is one-piece.) AFAIK, and I
really hope this is true, these older ("Corded") connectors still work in the newer cars. Right? Right? (Please say "yes," anybody reading this.) The Tesla website itself says:
"The Corded Mobile Connector features a NEMA 14-50 plug and improved charging speeds (versus standard Gen 2 Mobile Connector with NEMA 5-15 adapter)."
That implies to me that the Corded and Gen 2 connectors will
both work in today's cars. Correct? And I don't think that the (proprietary) Tesla charging cable plug end (that plugs into an American car) has changed. BTW, Tesla could also have said that the Corded Mobile Connector is faster than even the Gen 2 Mobile Connector with a NEMA 14-50 adaper. Plus having a Corded Connector frees up the Gen 2 Connector to remain in the car, where it is arguably meant to be, for on-the-road charging as needed.
So, in summary, watt (ha, ha) we have is:
- Gen 1 Mobile Connector - used to come with cars (before 2017?); charges at different rates depending on plug adapter attachment; maximum was 40 amps/9.6 kW, I believe (no longer available new; but plug attachments are still available from Tesla @$45 apiece)
- (Gen 1) Corded Mobile Connector - charges at 40 amps/9.6 kW (still available from Tesla @ $520; though sold out today)
- Gen 2 Mobile Connector (comes in new cars) - uses different plug attachments; charges at a maximum 32 amps/7.7 kW when using NEMA 14-50 plug attachment (still available from Tesla @$275+$35 for the optional NEMA 14-50 adapter, which is sold out at the moment)
- Gen 2 Wall Connector- should charge at up to the rate limit of your Tesla's internal charger (and your home's electrical system); good for simultaneous multi-car charging but requires expensive installation (and no longer available from Tesla)
- Gen 2 Wall Connector w/permanent NEMA 14-50 pigtail cord - charged at 40 amps/9.6 kW (no longer available from Tesla)
- Gen 3 Wall Connector - can charge up to 48 amps/11.5 kW (subject to car/house limits) (available from Tesla @$500)
For those people using a NEMA 14-50 receptacle (in garage or outside), I would argue that the original
Corded Mobile Connector is still the best/cheapest way to get the fastest home charge.
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As to buying and selling the items individually, maybe so. That may be a good suggestion. But I have had no luck so far finding a used CHAdeMO adapter in good condition for a decent price. (I only started looking not that long ago, and have only just recently ramped up my search.) I am used to the old guideline of
used items starting at about half-price. But that rule does not appear to apply to Tesla charging accessories (e.g., J1772 adapters; Gen 2 NEMA 14-50 adapter plugs; etc.).
One reason for this is that prices on eBay can be so very high. And that is probably being driven in part by certain charging accessories being "Sold Out" so often on the Tesla website. But in time CHAdeMO adapters should return, at $450 (which is high enough as it is for something most of us will not use much, if at all).
So, then I started thinking about a trade (for a new charging accessory I regard as being generally more useful and valuable then a used CHAdeMO), and here we are...
Meanwhile, I ponder: will Tesla CHAdeMO adapters be updated in the near future (e.g., to be smaller, less unwieldy, and, most importantly,
cheaper)? Or even become obsolete? Anything is possible, I suppose. Too bad that the Tesla charging port is proprietary and that there is not a universal standard for all electric cars. That may (and I predict will) come in time.