It was a rounded $150. Not too spicy, thus why I decided to go for it even if it wouldn't work.How much was the ECU Gen 4? Maybe you just have a bad module?
Really, *really* surprising to hear about the 2021 car being built with a Gen3 Quite unusual! It lends to another theory, though: that the pinout changes were possibly done earlier, and the earlier ECU was tweaked for the new sensor setup - whatever the change may be. The change in pinout itself lends to actual sensor changes (different pin positions to ensure there can be no confusion/mismatch). But these sensors have no bearing on CCS compatibility, I'd think -- I still get full v3 speeds, so amperage isn't a factor. Thus, a variation of the Gen4 ECU may be on-the-way to fit into older cars like mine, just as a Gen3 was made to fit into newer cars like yours. Though that should mean yours is a super easy swap -- hey, you want my Gen4? haha -- you'd just have to get to Service Mode to reflash it, or ask nicely at an SC to send a reflash update to you.*
Worried about that whole harness swap though. Yeehaw. Not sure what to make of that. If it was Model S, though, that would make sense - those were never built with CCS in mind, and the port is physically quite different. Gives me a little hope that such a wild retrofit shouldn't be applicable for NA. The CCS adapter is a pretty basic passive adapter that I expect to go for $199 or so. I'd be totally willing to do that. I charge about 1/3 DC and 2/3 AC, according to my stats through Scan My Tesla. I'd really love to be able to use the newer, beefier CCS stations
* - Word of warning, though: if you connect a mismatched charge port ECU, the car won't start - so you have to install it, leave the data plug (smallest of the 3) unplugged, drive to the SC, get to service mode, hard-power-down the car, plug it back in, boot it back up, and request a reflash then and there (as the car is running on 12v power until it gets reflashed or unplugged).