MLXXXp
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Yes, I did see that. I guess it would offer some protection of the plastic tip, as well.
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Official Tesla CCS1 adaptor now available in Canada.
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NRVM3
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Dang…. Already has a price increase. Now CAD 340.Get it while it last. it won't let you add it in the cart if your car require a retrofit, early 2023.
$325 CAD.
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
I noticed that today also.....still won't let me order it. I guess when I click Accept Delivery next Friday I'll order the adapter right after.
What was the highest speed the charging got up to? Did you come close to the 150kw that the flo's should be able to reach?
I was already at 60% SOC when I started, so I don't think I saw numbers above 88 KW, plus it was more proving that it worked than checking the charging speed. We are off to Montreal next week, I'm planning my trip around the IVY charges instead of the tesla super chargers, I'll report back then
I tested out a 350KW charger at PetroCanada using my 2022 TM3 RWD; Charging started at 51% and 68KW, ramped up to 82KW at 54% and slowly ramped down to ~40KW at 95% when I terminated the session.
AFAIK, there's no easy way to enable battery preconditioning before charging at a non-Tesla DCFC, which means a longer ramp up in many cases.
There are now two ways to precondition the battery manually: one requires the Ingenext Bonus Module and the other is the S3XY buttons. They added battery conditioning as a feature this month or the previous.
MLXXXp
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Do these start and control preconditioning based on the distance to your destination and the state of the battery or do they just start preconditioning from when enabled? If it's the latter, I think it would be hard to guesstimate when to start.
In Canada the PetroCanada DCFC network is a fraction of the cost of the TSC network. If you use one of the fee per month plans, EVGO and EA can be considerably cheaper than the Tesla SCs. However, the convenience is also a big factor. In BC most small towns have a BC Hydro DCFC, and the number of DCFCs in remote areas of the USA is expanding rapidly.
We have an Arizona winter home in SE Arizona and the closest DCFC station is an EA station in Lordsburg NM. There also also a number of EA stations at Walmart based shopping centers, and it's convenient to charge and shop at the same time.
Adventures in CCS charging!
We went for a drive from Abbotsford BC to Hope BC and, while we were there, checked out the CCS charging options in Hope:
PetroCanada has two DCFCs and both were available
BC Hydro has two 22kw DCFCs and both were available
EC has 4 DCFCs and 3 were available...but there's only 3 parking stalls for the 4 available chargers, so only two were accessible! Bizarre.
When we returned from Hope we attempted to use the 350KW PetroCanada chargers at the Whatcom Rd PetroCan...both in use by two identical Kia E-Niros, and both were at 34% SOC! Anyways that probably meant a 1/2 hr wait, so we tried the BC Hydro DCF Charger on Sumas Rd and it was in use by a Bolt...so that might take hours to charge!
We moved on to the EA station at the Abbotsford Canadian Tire.
After a couple of failed tries with the app, I got a 150kw charger working via the CC reader (tap to pay) but it faulted out after about 3 minutes. I couldn't get it to go again with either connector...so I moved over to #4 (350kw) charger and it wouldn't accept payment via the CC reader, but the app worked fine and it quickly ramped up to 80kw at about 44% SOC and was still at 79kw at 78% SOC when I ended the session.
CCS charging can be a PITA!
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Nothing for sure can beat Tesla Supercharger. CCS would probably be handy for 1) Remote locations without Tesla Superchargers, and 2) People who Supercharge every day and want to save on $$$ in long-term.
Lots of DCFC location in BC, the problem there's only 1-2 stalls per location, only EC has at least 4 stalls.. According to BCHydro they will double the stalls in every location they have and would put DCFC along highway 37 and 97 up to the border of Yukon and NWT by 2025.. Yukon has lots of DCFC charger along their highway up to the Alaskan border. NWT has nothing yet only plans..
CCS charging on IVY network on the way back from Montreal was okay. Supercharged in Kingston, and then topped up whenever we stopped at enroute
Quebec drivers have it good, on street charging, imagine that!
Quebec drivers have it good, on street charging, imagine that!
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