Tesla CCS adapter activated in North America with 2021.40.6 software update

[MrChuckNorris]

Tesla CCS adapter activated in North America with 2021.40.6 software update

Tesla released a new CCS adapter last month, but it was limited to owners in the South Korean market. Eager to have another option to charge their vehicles, several owners were able to bring the […]

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Awesome!

Cant wait for sales to go live on the site. I may only need it once a year but I do need it!

 

[PDX-Y]

$2000 Korean CCS adapters coming this evening to an eBay near you!

Nice. Though not immediately useful to those of us on FSD beta, which is still 2021.36-based.

 

[David99]

Also the Model S/X does not have the necessary hardware to support the CCS protocol. Tesla added it recently, but I'm not sure what model year has it.

 

[MrChuckNorris]

Also the Model S/X does not have the necessary hardware to support the CCS protocol. Tesla added it recently, but I'm not sure what model year has it.

I have a 2022 model 3LR so it should be handy for me!

 

[STS-134]

I have a 2022 model 3LR so it should be handy for me!

Are you visiting us from the future?

 

[MrChuckNorris]

Are you visiting us from the future?

I guess so. Its a 2022 according to the VIN and my tesla account

 

[PDX-Y]

Are you visiting us from the future?

While it's true that Tesla doesn't actually do "model years", the VIN encodes a date of manufacture. And for reasons known only to the legacy auto industry cabals (seriously, this really looks like they took existing marketing practice and stuffed it into a number no one ever sees, sigh...), that date is specified forward of the real date by something like three months.

So while to Tesla cognoscenti it may not make sense to talk about "A 2022 Model 3", it's not technically incorrect.

 

[LoudMusic]

While it's true that Tesla doesn't actually do "model years", the VIN encodes a date of manufacture. And for reasons known only to the legacy auto industry cabals (seriously, this really looks like they took existing marketing practice and stuffed it into a number no one ever sees, sigh...), that date is specified forward of the real date by something like three months.

So while to Tesla cognoscenti it may not make sense to talk about "A 2022 Model 3", it's not technically incorrect.

I was really hoping the new EV companies would squash that practice.

 

[bobby g]

Also the Model S/X does not have the necessary hardware to support the CCS protocol. Tesla added it recently, but I'm not sure what model year has it.

I think my March 2018 M3 might be in that boat

 

[STS-134]

I think my March 2018 M3 might be in that boat

Just replace the charge port hardware.

 

[bobby g]

Just replace the charge port hardware.

Dyi? Kidding aside, thanks

 

[Mockingbird]

Dyi? Kidding aside, thanks

Yes, it's DIY

 

[thedanl]

Has anyone tried the adapter on this site? Tesla US CCS1/CCS2 (400A)

It claims to take 400A, but it’s $525.

Also, does anyone know of a reliable source for purchasing the upgraded board?

 

[MP3Mike]

Also, does anyone know of a reliable source for purchasing the upgraded board?

Tesla. It is listed as an unrestricted part and should cost $150.

 

[thedanl]

Tesla. It is listed as an unrestricted part and should cost $150.

Maybe I’m just an idiot, but I found no way to purchase a part from the parts catalog website, unless I wanted to fill out a form and describe my “shop” (with pictures and insurance information) of which I don’t have. I did not find “how to buy tesla parts” easily google-able, could you please explain in more detail how to purchase these parts? Also, there appears to be a gen 3 and a gen 4 version of this part, anyone know if both generations are compatible with North American 2019 M3s?

 

[MP3Mike]

Maybe I’m just an idiot, but I found no way to purchase a part from the parts catalog website, unless I wanted to fill out a form and describe my “shop” (with pictures and insurance information) of which I don’t have. I did not find “how to buy tesla parts” easily google-able, could you please explain in more detail how to purchase these parts? Also, there appears to be a gen 3 and a gen 4 version of this part, anyone know if both generations are compatible with North American 2019 M3s?

You just have to open a service request via the app and put in the notes that you want to order a part and provide the part number. I think gen4 is the one that supports CCS.

 

[thedanl]

Gathering some information for others that are interested: typing in the part # to eBay will come up with several hits. There is the gen 3 part: 1092755-98-D, on eBay some seem to also have a 1092755-99-D (images of the part confirmed this I think). Then there is the gen 4 part which is 1537264-00-B.

 

[MP3Mike]

We have reports of someone using the adapter on a refresh Model S and getting 211kW:

Welp, get excited for Tesla’s adapter. I’m on a 2000 mile route that is almost all v2 superchargers, and the old 120kw supercharger in this town was also full, but meanwhile I’m just over here doing 200+kw at an empty EA station. Xoxo.

Note: Model 3/Y won't get this rate because they have a lower voltage battery pack.

 

[thedanl]

We have reports of someone using the adapter on a refresh Model S and getting 211kW:



Note: Model 3/Y won't get this rate because they have a lower voltage battery pack.

I’d be ecstatic if we could pull 490A with the CCS adapter though! So many areas along interstates only have a v2 suc with a 350 kW EA nearby, makes charging that much faster and possibly cheaper in some cases.

 

[LoudMusic]

Has anyone tried the adapter on this site? Tesla US CCS1/CCS2 (400A)

It claims to take 400A, but it’s $525.

Also, does anyone know of a reliable source for purchasing the upgraded board?

I think at this point the Tesla branded adapter is inevitable and will be a fraction that price and not void the car's warranty.