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I wouldn’t hold my breath for this, but it could happen. Certainly if / when Tesla makes SC open to non tesla vehicles, Tesla is going to want to have the SC‘s in THEIR map data, so it might end up being the trade off for Tesla to allow EA or other CCS1 LVL 2 chargers to be listed in the Tesla “charging” map data set.hoping they can update the trip map to include CCS1 fast chargers
I went to test my new adapter at an EA charger and it said something like "this one is on us." I figured it was a random freebie, but maybe not? What's going on with them being free at the moment?With the EA chargers being free right now, this is good timing to get an adapter. I am thinking I'll take mine on a day trip to Vegas if they are still free tomorrow
Check out: Electrify America Complementary Session Check-inI went to test my new adapter at an EA charger and it said something like "this one is on us." I figured it was a random freebie, but maybe not? What's going on with them being free at the moment?
Has anyone who has done the DIY retrofit outlined in a different thread on this forum here tested this new OEM adapter at a 250kW capable CCS station? I'm curious to know if there is a difference in max charging rate between DIY retrofits and cars which come compatible from the factory.
Check out: Electrify America Complementary Session Check-in
Entire EA network is free, I don't think anyone knows WHY they are free though
UPS should be delivering my CCS adaptor today! I only fast charge on road trips but there have a been a few times where I've been at a full supercharger with an empty EA down the street.
Options are important. Especially if you are traveling. Most places are good, but there are some that are way away from a SC.Got the adapter yesterday and I’m not sure I’ll ever use it. Guess I’ll hold on to it just in case…
Good point.Options are important. Especially if you are traveling. Most places are good, but there are some that are way away from a SC.
Thank your this post. I did not know about DC charging on a cold battery would deteriorate the battery! And yes, the adapter is super heavy, not what I was expecting at all. I also couldn’t believe the size of it! Holy cow!UPS dropped off my CCS adapter today. I had previously set up an account with Electrify America, but have never stopped there. Figured I ought to test it.
Unlike Tesla's Supercharger network, which knows instantly who you are when you plug in and just automatically bills the card you've got associated with the account... the Electrify America mobile app has you explicitly load a predetermined amount into your account. This despite your having a credit card associated with the account. Kinda like pulling into a gas station in an ICE car, wanting to pay with cash, and having to calculate how much energy you want to buy and how much it's gonna cost, so you can pre-pay for it.
So before I left I dutifully loaded $40 into the account.
Ambient temps were in the mid-60's (Fahrenheit), my pack temp was 80.6, and I was only a a couple miles from the Walmart where the EA chargers were located. I didn't want to DC Fast Charge at that low a temp. Not because I wanted a hotter pack so I would see greater throughput - I could care less about that - but because of battery health.
Fortunately, there was a Tesla Supercharger a couple hundred feet from the EA location, so I just set the Nav for that. Preconditioning started immediately and the pack began coming up to temp fairly quickly. When I plugged into the EA charger a few minutes later, my pack was about 100F.
Interestingly, the EA charger never prompted me to ID myself or pay for anything. It just started charging once I plugged in, just as a Tesla Supercharger would. I assume that has something to do with the free promotion EA is reportedly running. My guess is you'd normally have to go through several steps in the mobile app before it'd start sending electrons.
It all worked perfectly fine. I stopped the charge after receiving 5 kWh.
The adapter seems very well built. Heavier than you'd expect. And it's pretty painless to use.
I'd venture that its biggest weakness is the inability to directly manage pack temps. You don't want to DC Fast Charge into a pack that's not pretty well heated. And since most of us who buy this adapter do so as a backup if a Tesla Supercharger isn't around... navigating to a nearby Supercharger like I did isn't going to be an option. You can, of course, nav to a more distant Supercharger. But that may not help your pack temp all that much (I'll note that when the "preconditioning battery" alert comes on your screen that doesn't mean your battery is being actively heated. Oftentimes that heating doesn't trigger until you're much closer to the Supercharger location.)
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It won't deteriorate your battery, it will just charge slower until it heats up. Might be better for the battery actually.Thank your this post. I did not know about DC charging on a cold battery would deteriorate the battery! And yes, the adapter is super heavy, not what I was expecting at all. I also couldn’t believe the size of it! Holy cow!