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Tesla Charger v other brands
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Michelle_eriw
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Which trim line? If long range, it can charge up to 48 amps. I think the Tesla Wall Connector is the only one that can do that, but it needs a 60A breaker. Other brands are limited to either 40A (with a 50A breaker) or 32A. If you're getting a SR or SR+, it's limited to 32A, so there's virtually no benefit to the Tesla WC.
Hi k8snm,
To me the biggest advantage of the Tesla charger is that it has the Tesla connector. You don't have to deal with the adapter to J1772. When you press the button on the Tesla charger connector the charge port door opens automatically, no need to open it form the app or the screen. You cannot do that with another charger.
I have a 60amp circuit which I installed in case I ever decide to buy a Tesla Wall Charger. In the meantime I'm using a Gen 1 Mobile Charger that can charge at up to 40amps, which has been more than adequate. I tend to charge mostly at Superchargers as I have it free for the life on the S and X.
To me the biggest advantage of the Tesla charger is that it has the Tesla connector. You don't have to deal with the adapter to J1772. When you press the button on the Tesla charger connector the charge port door opens automatically, no need to open it form the app or the screen. You cannot do that with another charger.
I have a 60amp circuit which I installed in case I ever decide to buy a Tesla Wall Charger. In the meantime I'm using a Gen 1 Mobile Charger that can charge at up to 40amps, which has been more than adequate. I tend to charge mostly at Superchargers as I have it free for the life on the S and X.
The replies you got were US-based ones, you won't be needing a J1772 adapter since your car's charging port uses the CCS Type 2 standard.
Fully Electric did a neat series for EV newbies, here's the episode on choosing an EV charger at home.
You have to be careful, he is in the U.K. They use neither J1772 nor the Tesla connector, and have a whole encyclopedia of other things to know.
The Tesla chargers have a button that operates a radio beacon to open the charge port door. Its quite convenient. You can also tap the door to open it.
They will in the future support power-sharing via a wifi update, but other than that it is just looks.
Over here in North America, we have CCS Type 1 which has a combination of J1772 & DC Fast Charging.
In Europe, they have CCS Type 2 connectors with DC Fast Charging. So a UK Model 3 can charge from any old Type 2 cable without adapters. Lucky them!
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