Future Charging for Model S 1-phase or 3-phase ?

[linaser]

Tesla has now officially announced 3-Phase charging for the Model S in Europe:
https://twitter.com/#!/TeslaMotors/status/176999624169623552

 

[dsm363]

Tesla has now officially announced 3-Phase charging for the Model S in Europe:
https://twitter.com/#!/TeslaMotors/status/176999624169623552

Was just going to post that. Great news indeed! Congrats to widodh and everyone else who had been pushing for this. Looks like you either changed their minds or pushed them in the right direction.

 

[EV_de]

Yeah! I can think of a few people who are screaming (in German:smile right now.

next question : How ? squeezing more pins in the Tesla Connector , Mennekes Plug or something entirely different ?

 

[dsm363]

next question : How ? squeezing more pins in the Tesla Connector , Mennekes Plug or something entirely different ?

Did they talk about what kind of plugs it would support? Maybe that's going on right now too.

 

[Eberhard]

I am glad, that all the pressure we put on Tesla did finally worked out. Now the question: will we get 3x10kW or something less like 3x7,5kW = 22kW

 

[Eberhard]

what about the roadster? will we get an 3-phase charger as well?

best

Eberhard

 

[eledille]

Yeah! I can think of a few people who are screaming (in German:smile right now.

And in Norwegian: Hurra! Strålende, Tesla!

Now we want support for 230 V 3-phase through the blue 60309 connectors plus 400 V 3-phase through the red ones, plus Mennekes...

 

[widodh]

Tesla has now officially announced 3-Phase charging for the Model S in Europe:
https://twitter.com/#!/TeslaMotors/status/176999624169623552

This is really great news! All the effort has finally paid off!

I wonder what specs we'll get, but I expect something like 3x32A, that should be more then sufficient.

I'll drink a beer on this great news!

 

[Eberhard]

Let us celebrate this at the Tesla Gala Dinner in Geneva, coming Friday March 9th.

 

[Fuzzylogic]

Very good news!

Thanks widodh for your effort in letting Tesla see it's really required in Europe.
3x32A is all i would ever need. Even less would be OK.

Maybe 11kW standard and 22 kW as an option?

 

[LST]

This is really great news! All the effort has finally paid off!

I wonder what specs we'll get, but I expect something like 3x32A, that should be more then sufficient.

I'll drink a beer on this great news!

+1 !!!

thanks Wido for your initiative and all the others supporting and pushing the cause. this is (or will be) absolutely the key to the European market (including Switzerland). curious to know the specs. CU in Geneva !

 

[widodh]

Maybe 11kW standard and 22 kW as an option?

I expect that you'll have the option for a single charger or 3 single phase chargers.

I assume it will do 3x32A, but also 3x16A is great.

At home I'll probably charge with 3x16A, but charging with 3x32A would be great on the road!

 

[widodh]

As I'm not in Geneva, here's my beer:

Cheers!

 

[eledille]

^ :biggrin:

 

[Lyon]

Just to update this thread: TM just announced that the Model S will support three phase charging in Europe.

Get your orders in now euro-folks! ;-)

Edit: wow, in the time it took to type this out...

 

[Yggdrasill]

This should be good.

I've been worried that almost all new charging stations here are CHAdeMO (except for regular 16A/230V/3.5kW). It should be a piece of cake to set up some three phase chargers next to the CHAdeMO chargers. A CHAdeMO costs something like $30k, while a three-phase installation should cost in the area of $1-2k.

 

[eledille]

This should be good.

I've been worried that almost all new charging stations here are CHAdeMO (except for regular 16A/230V/3.5kW). It should be a piece of cake to set up some three phase chargers next to the CHAdeMO chargers. A CHAdeMO costs something like $30k, while a three-phase installation should cost in the area of $1-2k.

Keeping track of all 50 pages in this thread is a challenge, so I'll repeat myself :biggrin:

Every Transnova-funded CHAdeMO charger is required to have extra capacity for a 63 A, 400 V Mennekes outlet. A charge pole and an electrician is all that is needed

All Norwegians should remember to ask Tesla about support for 230 V three phase too. This should cost nothing or almost nothing, and it would be too bad if it is not included by oversight.

 

[Yggdrasill]

Oh really? I wasn't aware of that.

Who could have imagined - a government agency with foresight!

 

[Todd Burch]

For those who really wanted this, it might be a good idea to let Tesla know that this change saved your reservation (or let them know if you know of people who will now buy the S because of 3-phase support)...it helps them visualize the conversion of the decision into cash for the company so they can continue to meet our demands .

 

[Eberhard]

For those who really wanted this, it might be a good idea to let Tesla know that this change saved your reservation (or let them know if you know of people who will now buy the S because of 3-phase support)...it helps them visualize the conversion of the decision into cash for the company so they can continue to meet our demands .

I blamed to JB Straubel, that i will cancel my reservation if Model S wouldn't support 3-phase. But he didn't care, he said DC-charging is the future. But indeed its badly needed in Europe