My CCS1 Adapter showed up the day I dropped my car off for an in-warranty HV battery replacement so I won't be able to test it out until I get the car back. I do have a couple of trips where this would make my drive easier and my car is already CCS1 Enabled. Round trip drives of a few hours to random off-highway cities or staying in an area and driving around when not close to a supercharger are two of the more common ones where charging is a challenge that I've come across.
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OEM CCS adapter now available to order in North America, Retrofit for older cars coming in 2023
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Occhis
Member
Is there any info on when in first quarter 2023 the CCS upgrade for earlier model 3 will happen. I have read on multiple sources that the upgrade will be made available in first quarter. Is that January 2023, March, June or ever? I am waiting for the upgrade to do more cross country travelling. I have already done 1000+ mil trips but i am always nervous about the charge. And sometimes ABRP tells me i need to limit my speed to 55 mph. I would prefer to have more charging stations available.
SourJellybeans
Member
It depends on a few things:
- The speed of the charger, which can be 50kW, 75kW, 150kW, etc.
- Whether the specific charger you're at shares load with other vehicles, i.e. if you're at a 150kW charger and it's splitting load between you and the next person over, you may each be getting 75kW (or more, or less, depending on other factors).
- Your car's "capability" to DC fast charge at that time, based on factors like battery temperature, State-of-Charge, etc.
- Finally, how efficient you drive that 200 miles.
(I, admittedly, chose some convenient numbers that roughly match the last time I charged at an Electrify America station, which was 46.069kWh in 38 mins, but the above calculation should still be illustrative, unless I'm very bad at math and units).
SourJellybeans
Member
Oh, I just realized you might mean cost by “charge rate”. If that’s the case, I’ve been seeing $0.43/kWh from Electrify America as the nominal rate (about $21 for the above example) but they have been giving complimentary sessions for the last two months at my local one, so it’s been free.
I can't think of a single example in my 3+ years of ownership where I would have preferred to use a third party network. We've kind of conquered this one fellas!
android04
Active Member
If you want the official retrofit that Tesla will likely offer, you will have to wait until they release info on it and are ready to schedule appointments. If you are looking for info to DIY or find somebody local to you that has done it or can do it, read this thread Retrofit CCS compatibility onto earlier (NA) Model 3 - DIY approach
There is no official retrofit yet. When its available you will likely see it in this thread, or in your app where it says "Retrofits coming in 2023" right now.
If you are asking someone to do the "DIY" part for you, then you need to keep looking for that.
Can you tell me how or where to purchase the retrofit parts? My local dealer denied even knowing about the CCS Adapter.
Thanks
i bought the ECU and bundle of wires together from 2muchsun, but i don't believe he's selling the ECU any longer (i think you can still get the bundle of wires from him)...
A Bundle of Wires with a Board (wire harness for automobile) | 2 Much Sun, LLC
The ONLY authentic FalconFour approved Bundle of Wires . . . A proven DIY retrofit for enabling CCS1 adapter capability on your older Model 3 (pre-Oct 5, 2020 North American Model 3) when using a Gen4 ECU. Installation video here If you have a Model Y or Model 3 made after Oct 4, 2020, you do...
www.2muchsun.com
you should be able to get the ECU directly from tesla if you can find a SC that will sell it to you, otherwise you might be able to get it on ebay (however on ebay it's probably still extremely overpriced due to scarcity).
everything you need to know is in this thread:
Retrofit CCS compatibility onto earlier (NA) Model 3 - DIY approach
Retrospective thread-summary pseudo-wiki for quick access: What is it? "Gee, I wish my Tesla, despite having access to the country's biggest quick charging network, could also charge on stations made for Other EVs too". Said no-one ever. Except... well, there are use cases for it. And with Tesla...
teslamotorsclub.com
TL;DR - basically, once you have the ECU and the bundle of wires, it's a drop in replacement. you just peel back the trunk lining, replace the old ECU with the new one, and then connect it with the bundle of wires and board in-between in the correct spot (there are three harnesses that connect to the ECU, i don't remember off the top of my head exactly which one it connects to). again, all the info you need is in that thread.
You would still need the retrofit to be able to use third-party chargers.
pdx_m3s
Active Member
NACS ain't happening. Tesla is a few years late with that one. Perhaps a Rivian or Lucid add a NACS port in addition to a CCS port, but I highly doubt CCS is going away in this country.
israndy
Supercharger Hunter
