When I try opening your link for adapter it goes to app but no adapter in the app.(moderator note)
I merged some posts from a legacy thread on CCS charging into this new thread as I expect there to be ongoing discussion on it)
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CCS adapter available on the Tesla site:
CCS Combo 1 Adapter
Expand your fast charging options with the Tesla CCS Combo 1 Adapter. The adapter offers charging speeds up to 250kW and can be used at third-party charging networks. The CCS Combo 1 Adapter is compatible with most Tesla vehicles. Some vehicles may require a retrofit to enable use of the CCS...shop.tesla.com
Retrofit options coming early next year.
That 65 cents was at peak time. Some Supercharges that get busy have different rates based on the time of day, so it's not like that for all of them. And let's remember that often Tesla will offer free charging on some holiday weekends at certain Superchargers. So it all evens up. Granted if ICE vehicles are ever completely phased out, then we will see huge charging rates and no doubt home electric rates will also go up.
Does this include the entire charging time or only under the higher charging rates? In other words above 100 kw or so?. That could get really expensive if you're putting in 70 kilowatt hours at 48 cents a pop. That's getting into Prius gas price territory!
That is a per kWh price, it doesn't matter if you charge at 1kW or 250kW. The cost will be the same, regardless of how much time it takes. 70kWh would cost $33.60. (Of course if you pay the $4/month fee you get the cheaper rate and it would only cost $25.20. So even in that single charge you would save $4.40.)
For a DC fast charging company, usually the “member” price is quite a bit less than the direct price which IS close to a Tesla SC.. EA charges ~ .44$ no membership, but only .36$ with a 4$ monthly membership, so it’s really only one modest charge that makes it cost effective. Prices will certainly change, but for now the other DC companies clearly want to stack up as many MAU as they can.
What did you pay surcharge wise? I remember that Tesla was offering people with Free SpC'ing $5000 to remove the feature. Is that what you mean? How are you doing the math? Since almost no SpCs have the same pricing I don't think you can calc it by miles driven.
My recollection is that you could only get it if you bought a performance model 3 and it was baked into a $5,000 price increase which you could get rebated from Tesla. I thought at the time that I would never hit that $5,000 value in supercharging but I'm almost there already. And we're planning a whole lot of trips in the coming 6 months so will easily hit the break-even point soon. We have it on two cars and a cross both vehicles I think we've had something like 500 supercharger visits already. Averaging about 45-50 KW hours or something like that. With the price increase it looks like it's for sure a good value. It's telling that Tesla isn't offering this on any vehicle even the Plaid S and X. I think Elon said a while back that that was going away and was never coming back.
I've been on the fence for this because I enjoy camping and having CCS might give me some more options. We just received a CCS charger at work for our upcoming EV products. Free fast charging is certainly a plus. Especially since I live close enough to work to stop by if I need to.
