Will Fisker charging unit work with Model S?

[Johnnyo71]

My brother has a Fisker and we have a fisker charging unit at our office. Can anyone tell me if the fisker charging unit will work with the Model S and if I need some special adapter? Thanks

 

[AnOutsider]

My brother has a Fisker and we have a fisker charging unit at our office. Can anyone tell me if the fisker charging unit will work with the Model S and if I need some special adapter? Thanks

What does the end of it look like? You'll certainly need an adapter, it's just a matter of if an adapter exists for whatever the unit has.

 

[donauker]

The Fisker chargers are J1772 chargers. You just need to use the Model S J1772 adapter.

 

[mknox]

I need to investigate this a bit further, but my company's 30 amp connected Chevy Volt charger will only seem to charge my S at 15 amps with the J1772 to Model S adapter. It has been suggested that the charger may be "hardwired" to limit the charge to the max the Volt can handle. Not sure what the Fisker on-board charger can handle, but a Fisker-specific EVSE may have a similar limitation.

 

[aaron.s]

I need to investigate this a bit further, but my company's 30 amp connected Chevy Volt charger will only seem to charge my S at 15 amps with the J1772 to Model S adapter. It has been suggested that the charger may be "hardwired" to limit the charge to the max the Volt can handle. Not sure what the Fisker on-board charger can handle, but a Fisker-specific EVSE may have a similar limitation.

mknox

Did you check your charging screen to see if you can "up" the amperage on your charging - or is it greyed out?

Aaron

 

[AnOutsider]

The Fisker chargers are J1772 chargers. You just need to use the Model S J1772 adapter.

I was wondering if that was the case. Should've known they would have gone with a standard.

 

[mknox]

Did you check your charging screen to see if you can "up" the amperage on your charging - or is it greyed out?

It's set to the max (15 amps) and shows charging at 15/15 amps. Here's what it looked like on my iPhone:

 

[Iz]

It's set to the max (15 amps) and shows charging at 15/15 amps. Here's what it looked like on my iPhone:

Intertesting range of 182 because on the 60kWh that is almost a full standard charge.

 

[aaronw]

The Fisker uses a standard J1772 adapter. I had no problem charging with my father's Fisker charger other than the fact that his particular unit was limited to only 30A (which is a lot more than what the Fisker is capable of drawing).

 

[FalconNinetyD]

mknox, which charger is it? The Volt can only charge at 15A, so the Voltec Charger that is typically used with the Volt is limited to 15A.

I need to investigate this a bit further, but my company's 30 amp connected Chevy Volt charger will only seem to charge my S at 15 amps with the J1772 to Model S adapter. It has been suggested that the charger may be "hardwired" to limit the charge to the max the Volt can handle. Not sure what the Fisker on-board charger can handle, but a Fisker-specific EVSE may have a similar limitation.

 

[aaronw]

Fisker can only charge at a maximum of around 3.3KWh, significantly less than the model S 10 or 20KWh. I believe Fisker is limited to somewhere between 12-16 amps.

 

[mknox]

mknox, which charger is it? The Volt can only charge at 15A, so the Voltec Charger that is typically used with the Volt is limited to 15A.

Yep. That's the one, and that explains the 15 amps. Thanks!

 

[jomo25]

Intertesting range of 182 because on the 60kWh that is almost a full standard charge.

Does mknox have the 60 or the 85? From the screen cap, it would seem he has the 85.

 

[mknox]

Does mknox have the 60 or the 85? From the screen cap, it would seem he has the 85.

I have the 85 kWh pack.