In case you missed it, the price of the 14-50 adapter is now $45 in the store and all other adapters are $35. I know for a fact when I ordered mine last month that all adapters were $35.
Just a heads up.
Just a heads up.
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Raising the price of the 14-50 adapter
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JCtx
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Really? That's sneaky. Glad I bought mine like a month ago. The electrician charged me $80 total for the 14-50 outlet installation behind the electrical box, and he didn't use the cheapo Leviton brand. So $115 total for 240V/32A charging. Not bad IMO.
haggis444
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All new Teslas come with a NEMA 5-15 (standard 15A plug) adapter, all others have to be purchased separately. If you want to use your 240V receptacle you would need to purchase the correct adapter like the OP mentioned.
mk677
Member
such a sleazy move on the part of tesla to not include that vital adapter with the new cars
Not the case at all. Put yourself in Tesla's shoes for a second.
I think it's a function of the bad press they've had because of inept or incompetent 240-volt NEMA 14-50 installations. There have been more than a few fires as a result, and guess who gets the collateral damage: Tesla and all other EV's.
With millions more Teslas coming, it was quite prudent to make the NEMA 14-50 connector more expensive/difficult to get, while also reducing the price of the safer, smarter, Tesla Wall Connector.
diamond.g
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They probably also got enough in car data to suggest that most people don’t use the 14-50 connector (like most didn’t use the garage door opener) and decided to save a few bucks and not include it.
As far as I know, NONE of the Model 3s and Model Ys come with homelink anymore. It must be added on afterwards. Not sure about S/X.
S/X still have it.
Homelink licensing is expensive - it's not the module itself, it's licensing from Gentex.
JCtx
Member
It was strictly a cost-cutting measure. But yes, they need to cut what is going to be less painful to lose. Same thing with the door ambient lighting.
davewill
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It's not the money issue that take exception to, it's the fact that you can't count on it being in stock. They really need a way for you to buy it and know that you will have it when the car is delivered. The way they do it now is prone to having eBay scalpers buy them up and take advantage of people who need them.
diamond.g
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AC WORKS Gen 2 EV Charging NEMA 14-50 Adapter with 32 Amp Chip For Gen. II Tesla Mobile Connector-G2EV1450PT-32 - The Home Depot
You can pay more, I mean get one from a third party if Tesla is out of stock...
You can pay more, I mean get one from a third party if Tesla is out of stock...
It's not sleazy at all. Tesla is a publicly held company that needs to remain profitable. As an owner, I want them to remain that way and be around to support my car.
I just don't get why people get upset when a company wants to make money.
ucmndd
Well-Known Member
It’s pretty pathetic that the standard with BEVs has basically become to not provide any reasonable L2 charging equipment with the car.
Nobody is pissed Tesla wants to make a profit. There are lots of ways to do that without the appearance of sleazy nickel and diming.
There’s no excuse to sell an EV that requires 24+ hours to charge with the included equipment.
I’m guessing the vast majority of Tesla drivers don’t need anything BUT the 120V plug.
The 240V plug is easily installed, low cost and readily available either online or at the service center.
I was at our SC last week and they had a stack of them on the desk.
ucmndd
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I think that’s a massive exaggeration.
The average US driver covers 13,500 miles a year. 37 miles a day if you spread it perfectly evenly, which of course most people don’t.
BEST case in a Model 3, that’s ~8 hours of charging every day. Maybe some people could get by on that, assuming it’s never cold, or there’s never significant variability in their daily mileage and consumption, etc.
In a Model X, that’s nearly 15 hours of charging, in ideal circumstances.
Vast majority? No way.
Okay; which one? Do you think everyone needs a 14-50 (because that's what you use)?
Maybe Tesla should just give everyone the Adaptor Bundle to make sure they're covered?
And while they're at it, throw in some floor mats.
And heck, let's just give everyone unlimited lifetime Supercharging and FSD.
You say Tesla is nickel-diming: I say people are just getting pissy
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