Non-Tesla at a supercharger?!

[kman42]

I saw this at the Primm, NV supercharger. I understood that only a few SCs around the Northeast worked with non-Teslas. How is this working?

 

[jjrandorin]

You dont even show a picture of the cable connected to the car, so, the simplest answer is "They are parked there and not charging, so there is nothing to be "Working"

 

[kman42]

All you have to do is zoom into the picture to see the cable plugged into the car. He pulled in, the cable didn’t reach, he dropped the cable on the ground, reparked at the angle seen in the photo and plugged in.

 

[Konicom04]

maybe just pugged in to "appear" as if he's charging
simply so that he doesn't have to look for a parking spot

 

[RTPEV]

And then nothing happened. The i-MiEV is CHAdeMO anyway. He either did it to get a free parking spot, as a joke, or is simply clueless.

 

[kman42]

There were a ton of parking spots nearby that were actually closer to all of the amenities than the supercharger stalls. The vast majority of cars in the lot were teslas in supercharger stalls. 90% of all other parking spots were empty.

 

[Konicom04]

There were a ton of parking spots nearby that were actually closer to all of the amenities than the supercharger stalls. The vast majority of cars in the lot were teslas in supercharger stalls. 90% of all other parking spots were empty.

Interesting ....
Some kind of retrofit?
Some clever implementation of Tesla tech into otherwise suckish Mitsu's ?

 

[Konicom04]

There were a ton of parking spots nearby that were actually closer to all of the amenities than the supercharger stalls. The vast majority of cars in the lot were teslas in supercharger stalls. 90% of all other parking spots were empty.

Did you notice an adapter? Is there even one for CHAdeMO ( yet) ?

 

[kman42]

Did you notice an adapter? Is there even one for CHAdeMO ( yet) ?

I did not notice an adaptor, but I was too far away to see. The picture is actually zoomed in a bit. I should have walked over to check it out in detail but it was 116 degrees outside. A group of people did gather at one point, but I didn’t think much of it.

The supercharger was totally full with a 5-10 minute wait and lots of other open spots nearby, so it doesn’t make much sense for him to pull an elaborate ruse for the spot. Could have been a joke, I guess, but I would assume most EV owners would respect the charging etiquette, especially on a crowded holiday weekend.

 

[Soul Surfer]

And this was the start of the "Charging Wars", LOL. We'll need to get used to seeing other brands charging at our "sacred" SuperCharger places.

 

[Genie]

All you have to do is zoom into the picture to see the cable plugged into the car. He pulled in, the cable didn’t reach, he dropped the cable on the ground, reparked at the angle seen in the photo and plugged in.

That cable must be longer than the ones I’ve used.

 

[Park2670]

Appears they are using a Tesla to J1772 which will not work with the supercharger. Not sure what their plan was, but they were not going to charge at the supercharger.

 

[jjrandorin]

Not sure what their plan was,

"Generating discussion"? "Sticking it to all the stuck up Tesla owners?" It certainly wasnt "charge my car" though.

 

[kpanda17]

Think anyone helped this confused non T driver to understand?
Remember the women pulling the Tesla into a gas station to fill up a few months ago
Similar

 

[RayK]

From looking online, it appears that at least at one point in time, the i-Miev has L1/L2 (AC) charge port on the passenger side (right rear as seen in OP's photo) and the L3 (DCFC) port is on the driver's side. So a Tesla to J1772 adapter could be in use (like a Lectron) but not actually charging.

 

[jjrandorin]

Think anyone helped this confused non T driver to understand?
Remember the women pulling the Tesla into a gas station to fill up a few months ago
Similar

I do remember that, but I am convinced that was a publicity stunt.

 

[Konicom04]

I do remember that, but I am convinced that was a publicity stunt.

Im pretty sure most of these are

 

[kpanda17]

Everyone wants their 15 minutes of fame

 

[mark02115]

Think anyone helped this confused non T driver to understand?
Remember the women pulling the Tesla into a gas station to fill up a few months ago
Similar

I saw a mustang pull into the super charger stations at a Tesla dealer outside of boston a few weks ago... he tried to figure it out , and then left.

 

[ewoodrick]

From looking online, it appears that at least at one point in time, the i-Miev has L1/L2 (AC) charge port on the passenger side (right rear as seen in OP's photo) and the L3 (DCFC) port is on the driver's side. So a Tesla to J1772 adapter could be in use (like a Lectron) but not actually charging.

And for those that are missing the difference.

The Tesla connector supports both AC and DC fast charging. The J-1772 only supports AC charging (which is why there is the CCS combo plug)
The Supercharger ONLY supports DC charging. Just like your home plug only supports AC charging.

It's a difference that few understand, hence this driver's attempt.

The moral of the story?

ALWAYS CHECK TO SEE IF YOUR CAR IS ACTUALLY CHARGING AT THE CORRECT RATE BEFORE WALKING AWAY

This guy, if earnest about the charging, evidently didn't.