What charging adapter comes with the car?

[johndoe74]

For those who have received the car, what charging adapter comes standard with the car?

My garage has a NEMA 6-50 outlet, so I would need a 6-50 adapter. But I also want the J1772 adapter for public charging. Would Tesla make you pay for extra adapters?

 

[ModelS8794]

by default you will receive a 110v, a J1772, and a 14-50. You may request a 6-50 instead of a 14-50, no charge, but will pay if you want both.

All just one man's anecdote, trust but verify as always

 

[andrewket]

by default you will receive a 110v, a J1772, and a 14-50. You may request a 6-50 instead of a 14-50, no charge, but will pay if you want both.

All just one man's anecdote, trust but verify as always

I believe this correct with one modification; if you ordered the HPWC with the car they will give you the 6-50 in addition free of charge, until such time that they are shipping the HPWC's with or before the car arrives.

 

[FlasherZ]

All true from my experience.

 

[dsm363]

It looks like the HPWCs are shipping so they might not be giving out the 6-50 adapters anymore if they can deliver the HPWC with your car. Maybe you can substitute the 6-50 for the 14-50 but you'd likely want both as the 14-50 is used at campgrounds which is useful for travel if you bring your UMC with you.

 

[kendallpb]

I believe this correct with one modification; if you ordered the HPWC with the car they will give you the 6-50 in addition free of charge, until such time that they are shipping the HPWC's with or before the car arrives.

Solar city said I would get the 6-50 adapter instead of the 14-50 one, and that I should warn my PS, to make sure I got the right one. I did so.

With HPWCs shipping, maybe I should let him know to send me the 14-50. But I don't even have my car yet, so probably I won't get my HPWC for a while, and will need the 6-50 as a stop-gap. So probably I shouldn't say anything.

Anyway, short version: My understanding is you get one or the other, not both, 14-50 or 6-50.

 

[brianman]

by default you will receive a 110v, a J1772, and a 14-50. You may request a 6-50 instead of a 14-50, no charge, but will pay if you want both.

When I prepared to take delivery, due to the delay in the HPWC my DS said he would get a 6-50 adapter for me to marry with my pending SolarCity 6-50 install. I was told it would be free and there was no "turn in your 14-50 adapter for it".

At delivery, no 6-50 adapter. As SolarCity install was nearing, I called the Service Center and thay mailed me the 6-50 adapter. No cost, no trade-in of 14-50. It arrived in 2-3 business days.

YMMV.

 

[FlasherZ]

I have both 14-50 and 6-50 adapters as a result of my on-order HPWC.

 

[kendallpb]

@brianman and @FlasherZ - Great to hear. I should've checked my DS e-mail; he didn't say anything specific (just thanks for letting him know I'd need the 6-50), so the Solar City guy must've been wrong. (Or if my HPWC is actually installed before I get the car--which seems unlikely--I guess I wouldn't need the 6-50 and maybe they wouldn't bother sending it.) (I'm presuming the left and right hands know what each other are doing--kinda foolish, I know. ;-) )

 

[Puyallup Bill]

My charging situation is going to be far less than optimal and heavily dependent on J1772. I have been hearing of deliveries sans the J1772 adapter, so on 1/13/2013 I emailed Tesla to check the adapter status. No response to date - I expect car delivery early February.

Guess I'll have to call, but my poor hearing makes that an unpleasant experience.

 

[strider]

You are supposed to get: 5-15 (120V), J1772, and one 240V adapter of your choice from this page: Tesla Charging | Tesla Motors

Currently the only 240V adapters that are available are the 6-50 and 14-50 - hence the wide variety of responses above. Once the rest are available it'll be simpler.

 

[mitch672]

The NEMA 6-50 UMC adapter is now available from the Tesla store, $45
NEMA 6-50 Tesla Motors

 

[dsm363]

Is the 6-50 worth carrying in the car? I can't think of where I'd run into one in the wild.

 

[jerry33]

Is the 6-50 worth carrying in the car? I can't think of where I'd run into one in the wild.

Not unless you frequent welding shops.