Yggdrasill
Active Member
Tesla has it's own variant of the Type 2 connector, so I don't believe it's possible to actually mate the Supercharger connector with a Type 2-equipped car like the VW e-Golf. I think it will *almost* fit, but the keying on the connector is slightly different.As a side... They could stick the CCS connectors on there and then make them only work with Tesla cars. I mean we know there is a handshake that happens with the car. I haven't read the whole thing (mostly because google translate misses a few nuances that a reap translation would be better at) but assuming it just says that it has to have the CCS connector and nothing else then they could throw the connectors on there and then they still won't work with any other car. Aren't the Superchargers using the same type 2 plug as everything else Tesla charging in EU? So I mean, what is stopping someone with a Type 2 plug from currently trying to plug in to a Supercharger? Seems like the only issue is that CCS connectors would be there giant aweful plugs that would mess up the design of the car if they have to swap the port out in the future...
On a related note, what I think Tesla should do is change the charge port on the cars they sell in the EU from the Tesla Type 2 to a Tesla Type 2 plus the two DC pins, resulting in a Tesla CCS variant. This would enable the cars to charge at regular Type 2, the current Superchargers, and all the CCS stations. This would eliminate any need for the CHAdeMO adapter or a CCS adapter. This is on the car-side, though; on the Supercharger-side, Tesla is best served with sticking with the Tesla Type 2, at least for a decade or two. Long term, you could see Tesla start to replace the Tesla Type 2 with a Tesla high-power CCS (200-300 kW). In such a situation the two extra DC pins would come in handy.