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I don't think the NEC or DOE would be involved in "approving".
It is part of the SAE J1772 standard now.
And different manufacturers seek UL approval for their own implementations, for instance:
UL Recognized DC Combo Fast Charge remaev
stopcrazypp
Well-Known Member
Once again, this is a circular reference to this post by Doug:
http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/show...Model-S/page33?p=249931&viewfull=1#post249931
So far that claim is still unconfirmed by any US source (it was only posted on a Japanese blog). Whatever happened to journalism? How difficult would it be for one of these US sources to reach out to Tesla for comment?
lolachampcar
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So I managed to get some confirmation on this from Tesla. For now, a CHAdeMo adapter is only confirmed for Japan. No word yet on pricing.
Physically the adapter will be as we anticipated. A box with a CHAdeMO inlet and a cable that connects to the Model S. You'd stow this adapter cable in your trunk like you would the UMC.
Physically the adapter will be as we anticipated. A box with a CHAdeMO inlet and a cable that connects to the Model S. You'd stow this adapter cable in your trunk like you would the UMC.
If it's in Japan, it's here too...either direct from Tesla or someone will be glad to resell it to us as import for a tidy profit.
Just received an email from Tesla:
So… good news there, cost, timing, etc… still an unknown, but it is nice to know they are working on one.
I'm trying to track the status of this in the FAQ:
4.1Does Tesla have a CHAdeMO adapter for the Model S?
stopcrazypp
Well-Known Member
That hints at US availability rather than just Japanese availability. If they are going to make one for Japan anyways, I don't see any reason to not sell it in the US also. If they can get around the adapter ban in Europe, they can also sell in Europe.
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I don't think anyone expected it to be really huge in general (obviously it must be portable in the first place to be practical), just significantly larger than what the J1772 DC version would be (I expect that to be soda can sized like the standard J1772 adapter). It'll probably be similar to the UMC in size, at worse it'll be like an AVCON adapter (with the box designed to be on the ground and the cable plugged vertically into it). The cabling will also need to be fairly bulky to handle 50kW DC.^ you mean it isn't the size of an ENIAC like some here were adamant it would need to be?
Not just a hint, my question was to [email protected] and it was specific to the US.
The adapter on the ground doesn't seem to be a good solution for climates like the NW where it's raining all the time. I'm sure they'll come up with something, but that specifically does not seem to be a good 'mobile' solution.
I was told it would "look something like a small shoebox with the Chademo input connector and then a cord going to the Model S." The focus is on Japan for now.
LuckyLuke
Model S P90DL
GeorgeB confirmed the CHAdeMO adapter in the vid from this post at around 2:00
http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/8173-Future-Charging-for-Model-S-1-phase-or-3-phase-(Part-2)?p=268598&viewfull=1#post268598
http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/8173-Future-Charging-for-Model-S-1-phase-or-3-phase-(Part-2)?p=268598&viewfull=1#post268598
EarlyAdopter
Active Member
Here's another vote for wanting a CHAdeMO adapter. Washington and Oregon recently put in nearly 50 high current DC CHAdeMO chargers along all the major roadways as part of the West Coast Electric Highway project. In a sense, we already have a complete Supercharger network installed up here that Model S owners can't use until Tesla puts out an adapter.
stopcrazypp
Well-Known Member
It's somewhat surprising Washington and Oregon is faster than California in the race for DC chargers, although now knowing the California requirement to support SAE at minimum, California may have been waiting for SAE DC to be finalized before going head on into DC chargers (rather than having to retrofit later).
It'll be interesting to see which adapter comes out first and also how the DC charger share looks when they come out.
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