IslandRoadster
Former Owner of #609
If I were to do it, I’d do a chademo in the bay and a CCS behind the plate
Not sure where you mean with “in the bay.” San Francisco Bay? Chesapeake Bay? Clearly I’m confused by what bay we’re referring to!
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If I were to do it, I’d do a chademo in the bay and a CCS behind the plate
So the real reason for this rambling is this... Is it worth it to me to add DC charging to my car in support of moderate-distance (more than a single charge, less than two) travel? Lacking a 3.x battery upgrade, and with a slow-but-relentless decline in CAC, it would seem that I should. On the other hand, even pre-pandemic, I haven't done much long distance travel in the Roadster, and am less likely to do so in the future. I am thinking that perhaps my funds might be better spent on other things, or saved for the inevitable expensive-parts replacement. Still on the fence, however.
Under the rear clam/rear trunk/near the PEM.Not sure where you mean with “in the bay.” San Francisco Bay? Chesapeake Bay? Clearly I’m confused by what bay we’re referring to!
1. You'll need to cut your trunk tub.
There's no way around this due to the position of the thick gauge high voltage cables coming out of the inlet (see Figs. 1 - 2). If someone knows of a 90 deg connection for the port as .
It's a holiday weekend in the U.S. so I decided to go for a long drive here in SoCal. I haven't done one in a while – at least for the past 2+ years due to the pandemic and the car sitting for months awaiting service – so I figured I'd give it a go assuming I'd be able to DCFC out in the wild without issue. I ended up having to cut things short but turned the experience into a bit of a local EVSE research assignment. If you haven't used your system in a while, here are my finding as a PSA for fellow JdeMO users...
TL;DR (a) check/clean your CAN bus connection, (b) don't use ABB charging units, and (c) seek out newer system installations.
Will do. I'm really sorry this hasn't worked out for you and the others I do hope he'll make good on it and actually deliver them as it's truly a practical product and if he can get the CCS to work and future-proof things, even better. I remember asking him about the group buy a few years ago when the pandemic was in full swing and he said the supply shortages were severely delaying component deliveries. However, I do recall seeing a Facebook post last year where he had just installed a system in a customer's car so perhaps there's hope
@IslandRoadster, sorry to hear that you have to deal with that. I had a similar situation with the group seat cover buy. He was a big flake too but I was successful getting my deposit back thru my CC company. Good Luck!Thanks for taking the time to do a thorough write up. knowing the pros and cons from your many years of ownership, would you install it again if you did not have one?
I also havent used my JdeMo in a while.turned the experience into a bit of a local EVSE research assignment.