New Model S/X no longer comes with 72A charger?

[Magellan55]

I was just on Tesla's charging site and it appears that long range / 100D S/X is limited to 48A, like the 75D. anyone know if that's true, and when did they make the switch? My June18 100D came with the 72A charger.

 

[commasign]

November 10th, 2018 apparently.

Tesla raises prices, cuts options to simplify its EV lineup (updated)

 

[gaswalla]

48amp. As above

 

[Magellan55]

got it. I recall seeing all those changes except for the charger. Bummer - 72A comes in handy when needing a quick recharge before heading out again. Otherwise I tend to charge at 48A overnight anyway, just to keep from taxing the system.

 

[Silicon Desert]

got it. I recall seeing all those changes except for the charger. Bummer - 72A comes in handy when needing a quick recharge before heading out again. Otherwise I tend to charge at 48A overnight anyway, just to keep from taxing the system.

You are not going to be "taxing the system" at a difference between 48 A and 72 A. Compared to a supercharge, that is peanuts.

 

[Magellan55]

You are not going to be "taxing the system" at a difference between 48 A and 72 A. Compared to a supercharge, that is peanuts.

I was referring to the internal charger (which superchargers bypass), and my home electrical system.

 

[Kuhz]

You can still order it “off-menu”

 

[Tam]

I was referring to the internal charger (which superchargers bypass), and my home electrical system.

If you got an old home electrical system with 60A for the whole house, running a 72A car charging system is not a good idea. I don't see why it would hurt your home electrical system if you size it correctly.

Again, for your internal built-in charger, if it is rated correctly, I don't see how it would hurt your car.

 

[Silicon Desert]

I was referring to the internal charger (which superchargers bypass), and my home electrical system.

ok, but still no big difference if you got a properly installed and rated system.

 

[Tam]

I think the reason is to cut cost. Tesla has been trying to find ways to cut cost any way it can. It may not be much but every penny counts.

 

[Rocky_H]

You can still order it “off-menu”

In all this time I had never heard that anyone was able to do that. Where did you hear this?

 

[Kuhz]

In all this time I had never heard that anyone was able to do that. Where did you hear this?

I’ve seen it somewhere. Same process as ordering other items like silver color or sunroof. Might’ve been a limited time thing until they depleted their parts stock.

 

[sorka]

I occasionally charge at 80 amps at home when I've just gotten home on a friday and getting ready to head out of town for the weekend. If I was limited to 48 amps, I'd have to supercharge a lot more than I do now.