Update: September 21, 2022: Tesla has finally released its CCS1 adapter directly in North America. See it for sale here (Canada) and here (U.S.), along with a link to the Owner's Manual in English.
There has naturally been a lot of interest in a Tesla CCS adapter for North America (to replace and improve-upon the no-longer-available from Tesla CHAdeMO adapter). (For example, see CCS Adapter Coming?)
As you may know, an adapter (made in Taiwan for Tesla) is available right now in South Korea for ~$256 (US). It may not be immediately obvious how to purchase a Korean Tesla adapter if you live in North America, but it can be done for around +$325, with shipping. Whether this opportunity will continue is anyone's guess. <07/20/22 Update: Tesla appears to have shut off the Korean personal-shopping company pipeline of CCS1 adapters to North American customers.>
There is a Tesla pdf user manual, but in Korean (naturally) (CCS Adapter User Manual). For those interested, here are the four pages translated (using Google) into English.
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There has naturally been a lot of interest in a Tesla CCS adapter for North America (to replace and improve-upon the no-longer-available from Tesla CHAdeMO adapter). (For example, see CCS Adapter Coming?)
As you may know, an adapter (made in Taiwan for Tesla) is available right now in South Korea for ~$256 (US). It may not be immediately obvious how to purchase a Korean Tesla adapter if you live in North America, but it can be done for around +$325, with shipping. Whether this opportunity will continue is anyone's guess. <07/20/22 Update: Tesla appears to have shut off the Korean personal-shopping company pipeline of CCS1 adapters to North American customers.>
There is a Tesla pdf user manual, but in Korean (naturally) (CCS Adapter User Manual). For those interested, here are the four pages translated (using Google) into English.
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Cautions: Page 2 --> Page 3 --> Page 4 --> - This project was not sanctioned by Tesla.
- There may be errors or omissions.
- The Tesla South Korea website states that adapter is currently for use with (Korean) Models 3 and Y only. (But current evidence is that it will fit and work for Models S, X, 3, and Y with CCS charge functioning enabled.)
- In general Tesla cars from early 2020 onward may have CCS charging enabled. There was a period from around August to November 2021 when, due to the chip shortages, CCS was again not installed in new cars. Cars made after that should have CCS capability again. Always check your car before purchasing a CCS1 adapter.
- Check CCS status by the (a) center touch-screen, (b) "Software" screen, (c) "Additional vehicle information" selection, and (d) "Additional vehicle information" pop-up box.
- If and when a CCS adapter is offered in North America, I am sure Tesla will immediately offer a region-correct user’s manual in English. <Yep! They did.>
In the meantime, regard this Korean adapter as "beta" for North America, in the sense that we still don't know all the answers and whether it will work flawlessly at all CCS1 charge stations now, and continue to work, in North America.<As of 07/21/22, the Tesla-Korea CCS1 adapter appears to work at all properly-functioning North American CCS1 charging stations.>
Last words:- I hope that a future Tesla North American CCS1 adapter, by itself, costs no more than, say, ~$150-$200 or so. <$250(US)>
- As it does for Models S & X in Europe, it is possible that Tesla will also offer a hardware retrofit for cars without CCS capability.
- The Korean adapter is much smaller than the ponderous CHAdeMO adapter; smaller than the ungainly Lectron/SETEC adapter, and similar in size to the Ukrainian EVHub adapter.
- The Tesla-Korea adapter requires no battery and has no firmware (that would need to be updated).
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