Tesla Wall Charger (Universal)

[r4intra]

Anyone with the J1772 Wall Connector from Tesla confirm for me that charging communication remains active even when desired SoC is reached?

This would mean that:

• From the app you can fire off the climate (say, defrost) and it pulls from the charger, not the battery.
• From the app you can change the SoC from 70% to 100%.
• Etc

The behavior I am working to find a solution towards is documented in a prior thread:

Leviton EV320 "Start charging failed, charge already requested"

Does anyone use this charger? Was recently installed on my property and (with the adaptor) it will charge just fine. The issue is that after it reaches the designated charge, the car cannot request more charge again without plugging in again. Pain in the ass for winter time warm-ups where I'd...

teslamotorsclub.com

 

[Cosmacelf]

Yes, that’s the way all Tesla EVSEs have worked. The car, when you do something as simple as open the door and the HVAC system turns on, draws power from the EVSE if plugged in even if the battery is full and had stopped charging.

 

[davewill]

I'll go one step farther and tell you that it also works with other non-Tesla EVSEs. EVSE's are pretty dumb in general and just do whatever the car tells them to.