US Tesla charge port retrofit to CCS2?

[BrunoTarasco]

Hi guys, I have imported a M3 to Brazil but the public chargers around here are using CCS2, Type2 and CHAdeMO standards.
I was wondering if it's possible to import the CCS2 port from Europe and retrofit it into my Model 3.

Any ideas?

 

[Sophias_dad]

I'm sure Tesla itself could do it. It'd be interesting to poke around the parts list to see if the charging stuff inside the 'penthouse' is different at all.

 

[BrunoTarasco]

I'm sure Tesla itself could do it. It'd be interesting to poke around the parts list to see if the charging stuff inside the 'doghouse' is different at all.

Would you recommend me anywhere specific to look into the parts available?

Thanks

 

[Sophias_dad]

Parts Catalog

epc.tesla.com

That's "High Voltage System"... "Charge System Inlet"... "Charge port" for anyone wanting to find it themselves.

That's covering the charge port stuff for the north american market. I'll see if I can VPN into Europe later tonight and get >their< version of the parts list.

 

[Rocky_H]

Hi guys, I have imported a M3 to Brazil but the public chargers around here are using CCS2, Type2 and CHAdeMO standards.
I was wondering if it's possible to import the CCS2 port from Europe and retrofit it into my Model 3.

Then you should have imported a car from Europe.

 

[BrunoTarasco]

Then you should have imported a car from Europe.

Thanks for such wise words. Don't know how I have lived without such wisdom so far.

 

[BrunoTarasco]

Parts Catalog

epc.tesla.com

That's "High Voltage System"... "Charge System Inlet"... "Charge port" for anyone wanting to find it themselves.

That's covering the charge port stuff for the north american market. I'll see if I can VPN into Europe later tonight and get >their< version of the parts list.

This is awesome! Thanks for the input, buddy

 

[Sophias_dad]

This is awesome! Thanks for the input, buddy

I couldn't get to a european tesla parts site online, but found the part 1449495-20-E on ebay in England (379 pounds) or direct from the same seller Tesla Model 3 CCS Charge Port Cable 1449495-20-E | EV Breakers) for only 300 pounds.

 

[Krash]

Ask M0rpH3x.

 

[Candleflame]

Get the korean ccs2 adapter instead.

 

[Candleflame]

sorry not the korean ccs2 adapter. theres i think a german or austrian ccs2 adapter for american cars.

 

[BrunoTarasco]

sorry not the korean ccs2 adapter. theres i think a german or austrian ccs2 adapter for american cars.

Korea has only CCS1 and Germany/Austria are relying on Type2 Connectors

 

[3R10]

Any progress on this? Thanks

 

[Candleflame]

Korea has only CCS1 and Germany/Austria are relying on Type2 Connectors

thats not what i said. im german there is a guy in austria who makes adapters so i.e. a USA model 3 can supercharge in europe.

 

[pandaedward]

Any further development after 8 months or so? I have a similar thought wanting to convert us version TPC charging port to CCS2

 

[terranx]

I think going off book a little and wiring it as single phase would be easy enough. If you want 3 phase charging, that'd probably require some extra work.

 

[pandaedward]

CCS2 high voltage inlet is a all-in-one piece non-serviceable part plus the charge port faceplate 16, they are regional. While I don't think it is too hard to convert TPC to CCS2 there are several parts I need to source.

 

[igornkfrv]

Hi guys, I have imported a M3 to Brazil but the public chargers around here are using CCS2, Type2 and CHAdeMO standards.
I was wondering if it's possible to import the CCS2 port from Europe and retrofit it into my Model 3.

Any ideas?

Any progress on this?

If no, there is a solution. If your car before Sep 2020 you have to buy adapter from Tesla US port to CCS 2 and retrofit module plus do the redeployment.
Part number: 1092755-82-b
Adapter

If your car after Sep 2020 you just need an adapter.

 

[NAVARROONE]

I have the same issue in Malaysia with an imported M3 from Japan also using TPC/NACS while local standard is CCS2. I have adapters but they didn’t work on superchargers. Would be keen to know if anyone have successfully retrofitted?

 

[EfficientWatts]

I have the same issue in Malaysia with an imported M3 from Japan also using TPC/NACS while local standard is CCS2. I have adapters but they didn’t work on superchargers. Would be keen to know if anyone have successfully retrofitted?

Adapters won't work because the car probably doesn't have the CCS chip to do CCS charging as the earlier model 3's don't have it. You can try to follow this (Retrofit CCS compatibility onto earlier (NA) Model 3 - DIY approach).

However the guide above was for NA cars and it is unknown whether the guide would work on JPN cars (especially since they don't use CCS there, so I wonder if they ever got the updated ECU, though they might have for streamlining purposes). Plus you would need to somehow order the parts and you're outside the region of your car.

I wonder now that Tesla has launch in Malaysia, I wonder if you can get the local equivalent of the ECU if that's easier, and then install that per the instructions or however others were able to do it (I know others have been able to load the Euro ECU onto an NA car, how that did that I do not know).

Even if you were able to swap the port at most you'll probably only get single phase AC charging, though DC charging should work.