Hong Kong Tesla Model S Charging Standard

[Silent Knight]

one year late, I just received an email from Tesla HK charging team that the 32amp 3 phase wall charger is now available and will be couriered to me this week. Now I'm excited!!!

 

[Xarreo]

one year late, I just received an email from Tesla HK charging team that the 32amp 3 phase wall charger is now available and will be couriered to me this week. Now I'm excited!!!

How quick will be the difference compare to the 40A charger?

 

[HKDefender110]

one year late, I just received an email from Tesla HK charging team that the 32amp 3 phase wall charger is now available and will be couriered to me this week. Now I'm excited!!!

Do you mind to measure the dimension of the 2nd generation 3-phases wall connector and share a few pictures of it? As i'm working on the HPWC installation and need to tailor made a stainless steel box for it. Many thanks.

 

[Silent Knight]

How quick will be the difference compare to the 40A charger?

It's supposed to double the charge to 90km/hr from 45km/hr

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Do you mind to measure the dimension of the 2nd generation 3-phases wall connector and share a few pictures of it? As i'm working on the HPWC installation and need to tailor made a stainless steel box for it. Many thanks.

Sure! I'll post the dimensions when I get mine. Hopefully Tesla won't screw me on this like they always have done in the past......

 

[Jim.MS]

It's supposed to double the charge to 90km/hr from 45km/hr

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Sure! I'll post the dimensions when I get mine. Hopefully Tesla won't screw me on this like they always have done in the past......

90km/hr wow. Did you pay extra for the charger?

 

[Silent Knight]

90km/hr wow. Did you pay extra for the charger?

No as I have already paid for the onboard dual charger right from the get go and was supposed to get the 32 amp 3 phase from day 1. The 40A was just an interim measure sent to me by Tesla while we all wait for the 2n generation charger

 

[Silent Knight]

Finally received my 32 amp 3 phase wall charger today and surprisingly, the dimensions are different from the 1st generation 40A somehow. Best of all, the actual wall charger now allows the charge head to be plugged into it on the side while it's not in use, thereby rendering the old 1st generation black cord dangler and plug redundant. Good thinking finally. Hope it fits though without all that European/Asian/US plug standard crap as I have yet to install the entire rig yet.

1st Generation

2nd Generation

 

[SUNNY]

Silent Knight, let us know once you have installed the 32 a 3 phase charger. Curious to know what the charging rate is? I'm also one of the early model S owner with Dual Charger installed...

 

[Vmax]

Charging rate will be about 95km/h

 

[Cosmacelf]

Can you post pictures of the actual charger?

 

[SUNNY]

95km/h not bad!

Looks like the 3 Phase 32 Amp Wall Connector Installation Guide - Hong Kong is available from mytesla under My Documents.

Link and pic listed below....

https://my.teslamotors.com/sites/default/files/blog_attachments/wall_connector_install_guide_32a-3p_cn_hk_eu_au.pdf

 

[LuckyLuke]

What is the price (ex taxes) for that charger?

 

[ediot]

As i'm working on the HPWC installation and need to tailor made a stainless steel box for it. Many thanks.

two things i'd suggest regarding a box to surround the charger

1. you need a hold in the bottom of the box, so that rain water doesn't gather inside
2. it'd be very nice to have a hole/gap large enough for the charge cable, so that you can full close the door of the box whilst charging. my box doesn't have that and i'm forced to keep the door open and swinging whilst charging. it sucks to know the door's just swinging to the strong wind when you have your car plugged in.

 

[Sonic]

Why use a box at all? The charger is weather proof.

 

[markwj]

Why use a box at all? The charger is weather proof.

The older 40A single phase wall connector was rated IP 44 (objects >1 mm, and splashing of water only).

The new 32A three phase wall connector is rated IP 55, which is pretty good (mostly dust and water jets protected).

For the 32A three phase wall connector, if your cabinet is <=IP55 rating, there is little point (apart from the lock), imho.

 

[Captain_Kong]

I've actually got a charging station question (in reverse) - for HK's standard charging station (low-speed charging) equipped with British standard BS1363 13A socket (which looks like the standard 3-pin socket at home), can I use this to power small home appliance such as vacuum cleaner, tire pump, expresso machine, etc.?

I believe as measured by no. installed, this is the vast majority of the charging stations in HK.

Thanks.

 

[Fred Fung]

Yes, you can as the socket is the same as those at home. But the car park management may not allow you to use other than charging your car.

 

[Captain_Kong]

Thanks. Good to know.

 

[garethmchau]

Question I have is why bother with the Tesla wall plug charger at home, if you are going to charge overnight anyway - isn't it cheaper to install the slow Euro/UK plugpoint in your car park rather than the hi voltage installation for the Tesla Wall Charger? No need for 95 km/h charging if your car is going to be charging for at least 8 hours every night anyway?

 

[markwj]

Question I have is why bother with the Tesla wall plug charger at home, if you are going to charge overnight anyway - isn't it cheaper to install the slow Euro/UK plugpoint in your car park rather than the hi voltage installation for the Tesla Wall Charger? No need for 95 km/h charging if your car is going to be charging for at least 8 hours every night anyway?

A few reasons:

• The BS1363 plug will overheat, get brittle, and need replacing if used every night for EV charging.
• The BS1363 plug + big blue mobile EVSE combination is ugly.
• Easier to use an EVSE fixed on the wall. Don't need to deal with locking it up after each charge.
• A proper EVSE on the wall is more robust, stable, and will last longer.
• It is less efficient to charge at 10A vs 32A (especially in summer with aircon and/or fans running in the car to cool the battery).