Will US Tesla work in Europe?
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Please I like to buy two pieces. Please contact me. Dream come true. The tesla plug is ok for 120kw? Thanks a lot
triple5moto
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.jg.
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I've lived in the UK and Germany and have owned American cars in both countries. I have also imported cars (as personal imports) in both directions. Taking an American car sold new in Belgium from UK to Germany was fairly easy (because it was EU spec). Taking two cars sold new in Italy and Germany back to the UK was a nightmare (despite both being EU spec) - It took over a year and considerable expense to get one of them registered. It really isn't worth it unless the car is incredibly unique or special to you, unless you enjoy fighting with bureaucracy, lack of manufacturer support for grey imports, expensive insurance, etc. Then there's all the charging issues discussed above.
triple5moto
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triple5moto
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how much did it cost?
if your goal with the adapter is free supercharging so you could save a few cents per kWh on electricity.. spending a few thousand (or even a few hundred) dollars on an adapter does not make sense. however, if your goal is to take your Tesla on cute road trips that would otherwise be Impossible without access to the SCer network.. a few thousand dollars could be worth every penny.
BTW that adapter looks different than the one in the 1st post of this thread. I know adapters are often upgraded and improved over time -- but there will be a lot of power pushing through this adapter.. you want something that is well built and unto the task.
triple5moto
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It’s not possible to use a Tesla supercharger for free, it gets your payment info from your Vin number.
This adapter is used to have access to the supercharger network in the eu, and it works... it stays nice and cool.
It’s a measly 1300€. lol
This adapter is used to have access to the supercharger network in the eu, and it works... it stays nice and cool.
It’s a measly 1300€. lol
where do you get it for EUR 1300? is it being offered by Tesla? or made by some weird 3rd party with a sketchy low lighting video?
I have free unlimited supercharging for life.. and I would easily consider paying EUR 1,300 for the ability to SuperCharge if I were to ship my S to Europe. then again, It would be shipped to Greece which is, as of this writing, a SCer no-man's-land... but should that ever change..
Any chance you can link this product?
Contrary to what some are saying, I think it may be far cheaper to import my Model 3 to Germany then to purchase a one (even used) there. If you lived in the US for 12 months prior, you don't have to pay VAT or Duty on a car you bring with you. That saves the equivalent of like $15,000.
I hope to do the same thing with my US Model S.. eventually ship it to Greece. Not that there are any SCers there.. but there may be at some point.. and it will be nice to take advantage of them every now and again.
eladts
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Even if you ignore the charging and the lighting issues, having no service from Tesla is a huge issue. What would you do if you have a drive unit failure? Instead of getting a replacement under warranty you would have to order the part, ship it and have it replaced by a third party.
my Model S is from 2015. I have free SCing "for life"
...but yes: otherwise the car interfaces with the mothership and depending on yr VIN you get charged or not as is appropriate.
I'll probably be at 40-50K miles by the time I would consider moving, so I would only have that drive unit / battery warranty. It is unlikely anything would happen, these cars are built to withstand may more miles then the warranty accounts for. If something did happen, I suppose I lost that savings, maybe I would have to ship it back & forth prior to a state visit (clearly not ideal).
Another thing is I can pack the car with personal belongings before I move.
Bite my tongue, you know, the more I read the more discouraged I become about attempting this. It really just sounds like Tesla doesn't want people doing this. I'd be worried that nothing would work in it. Maybe I just won't get a car for a while there, lol.
My husband buy one of those from Ukraine. With shipping around 1400€.
evhub.shop
Or something like that.
It gives 100+kwh does not saw a big difference with normal EU car. Arrived to sc together and left with same charge lvl.
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