New Tesla Wall Charger with Wifi

[Vidyutyaan]

Tesla have just updated their website with a new wall charger that is WiFi enabled.

Wall Connector

I’m really hoping it will be eligible for OLEV grants in England.
Being connected should hopefully make it easy to make it respond to smart power grids.
Looking at the OLEV eligibility criteria below it seems that it just has to be compatible with Open Charge Point Protocol.
Fingers crossed! Would love this instead of a podpoint or Rolec.


https://assets.publishing.service.g...argepoint-scheme-technical-spec-july-2019.pdf

 

[NorfolkMustard]

Wonder when it will be available outside US, i.e. with a type2 plug

Uk store not showing the new version yet Silver Wall Connector

 

[Mr H]

I'd suspect that the OLEV grant will be long gone before it's approved over here

 

[rotor2k]

Much prefer the white over the silver!

 

[Glan gluaisne]

I find it hilarious that Tesla are thinking about a smart charge point when their damned cars have a very long standing bug in the software that means they fail to work reliably with charge point timed charging...

 

[Lloyd]

Not quite sure why you would need connectivity to the charger when you are already connected to the car?

 

[Glan gluaisne]

Not quite sure why you would need connectivity to the charger when you are already connected to the car?

It's a mandatory requirement for OLEV grant funding, plus the car doesn't have the functionality required to schedule charging in accordance with either smart tariffs or even dumb off-peak tariffs.

For example, it's possible to set a charge start time in the car, that coincides with the start of an off-peak tariff period, but it isn't possible to also set a charge stop time - the car may well carry on charging beyond the end of the off peak period. Alternatively, you can set a charge finish time in the car, to coincide with the end of an off-peak tariff period, but the car may well start charging long before the start of the off-peak tariff period in order to try and meet the set end time.

 

[Mark_T]

Do keep in mind that the original charger was never submitted for approval by Tesla even though it was compliant at the time it was first released in the UK...

 

[ACarneiro]

Still very much sticking to “dumb” chargers thankyouverymuch

 

[Glan gluaisne]

Do keep in mind that the original charger was never submitted for approval by Tesla even though it was compliant at the time it was first released in the UK...

It's still compliant with the regs now, AFAIK.

The only thing that's changed has been OLEV mandating that all grant funded charge points now have to comply with their smart connectivity spec in order to be eligible for the grant.

 

[Mark_T]

It's still compliant with the regs now, AFAIK.

The only thing that's changed has been OLEV mandating that all grant funded charge points now have to comply with their smart connectivity spec in order to be eligible for the grant.

That was my point, it isn't a question of if it is or isn't compliant. so meeting the WiFi requirement has no real bearing on anything if Tesla don't bother to submit it to the approval process as they didn't last time...

 

[MrBadger]

Even before smart features obligatory for OLEV grant, TWC was never on the OLEV approved list.

 

[Mark_T]

Even before smart features obligatory for OLEV grant, TWC was never on the OLEV approved list.

Exactly, Tesla never bothered to take the steps to get them approved and I doubt that will change this time either.

 

[Glan gluaisne]

Exactly, Tesla never bothered to take the steps to get them approved and I doubt that will change this time either.

Seems a shame, as the design of the TWC is pretty good, and the connector seems better than many, especially as it has the magic "Tesla button".

 

[pow216]

I'm interested to see if it comes with a built in type B RCD...

 

[Tony Hoyle]

Shorter cable, more expensive.. not sure that's a win just to add wifi.

 

[MaDProFF]

Just bought mine as well a few weeks back

 

[Mark_T]

Shorter cable, more expensive.. not sure that's a win just to add wifi.

Yes, I noticed that too, at 5.5m it is a somewhat annoying middle ground.

Too long for those who originally got the 2.5m version and not long enough if you needed the the 7.5m version.

 

[Tony Hoyle]

Indeed 5.5m would barely work to reach the back of the car if the charger is on the left hand side. 7.5m works from the right hand side, where mine is. If I had one of those I'd have to reverse in to charge.. and then I'd have about 5m of spare cable..

 

[Mark_T]

It is an odd choice when the cars are as long as they are...