Anyone in Hong Kong purchased a Chademo adpater? I would like to know how the compatibility is with the Chademo stations around HK? Thanks.
Agree with lx3h - it seems to work fine. The main issues are that some ChaDeMo stations have quite complicated menus, and some plugs need you to close a certain latch.
As for the menu, if you are not very careful to select it the right way, charging won't start. On the plug-and-play scale, many ChaDeMo stations are more pray than play!
As for the latches - most ChaDeMo stations here, you just click the adaptor into the tethered plug from the station. It clicks to latch, and that's it, press start. Those are for instance the newer CLP triple-standard ChaDeMo-CCS-AC3phase, and they work quite well. Other stations (just a few) are unfortunately such that even after the plug latches, you have to find a certain lever that must be pressed for the connection to be made. Otherwise it says connected, but shows an error code (no info about closing the latch).
Finally: Another important issue about just about any ChaDeMo I know in HK is that they are either limited in time or kWh. Seems to be fine if you have a short range EV like a Nissan Leaf, but for a normal range EV like a Tesla, you have to restart it several times. In reality this means that more time is wasted where a car isn't charged - either because the user isn't aware of it (didn't read the longwinded instructions), or simply too lazy (or unable) to return to the car. The THEORY is that after one charging session, you should move your car out of the spot, regardless of how much charge you got - typically called an "emergency top-up option", not a normal charge.
As so often, reality and theory are not very well aligned ...