jcon1352

Has anyone looked into getting an adapter to charge your car at a Tesla station? Is it a fast charger to go from empty to full in under 20 minutes?

JNealCox

NO, the Tesla adapter will only let you use the Tesla Destination L2 chargers, not the Tesla Superchargers. The Destination charging rate is similar to what you get at home.

jcon1352

Neal, Thank you. I thought the company (Tesla) was installing CCS superchargers.

superswiss

In Europe they were forced by the EU to install CCS adapters at their Superchargers and starting with the Model 3 their cars have to be equipped with a CCS port. Tesla is currently running a pilot in several European countries allowing other EVs to charge at Superchargers via the Tesla app. No words on if and when this might happen in the USA once the Pilot is deemed a success.

jcon1352

Thank you that was a PERFECT response!

JNealCox

Musk has floated the concept of CCS-equipped superchargers in the US, but no definite plans. For one thing, Tesla is interested in some of the Federal dollars allocated to the US EV charging infrastructure--those monies cannot go to "exclusive" charging stations. The type of plug is not the only issue. The supercharger cables are too short to reach the ports of many models of EV's.

jcon1352

Well I hope an adapter is the bridge from CCS to Tesla supercharger Level 2. Any knowledge of Tesla upgrading their stations to Level 2 in the US?

jcon1352

Just found this article. Maybe the Tesla stations will roll out CCS sooner than later.

https://electrek.co/2022/05/10/tesla...elon-musk/amp/

Sourdough Josh

Tesla stated in July that they will be adding CCS Supercharger hardware in Q4 of this year. It was a requirement if Tesla wanted any portion of the EV Infrastructure funding. Here is an excerpt from the White House press release from July:

Tesla is making investments at its Gigafactory in Buffalo, New York to support the deployment of new fast charging stations to add to its fast-charging network. More than 1,600 employees work at Giga New York producing the Tesla Solar Roof and Supercharger stations, which are capable of charging vehicles up to 250 kW. Tesla is expanding production capacity of power electronics components that convert alternating current to direct current, charging cabinets, posts and cables. Later this year, Tesla will begin production of new Supercharger equipment that will enable non-Tesla EV drivers in North America to use Tesla Superchargers.


ETA: Here's a link to an Electrek article on the topic: https://electrek.co/2022/07/07/tesla...a-evs-us-year/

JNealCox

I'm wondering how expensive it will be for non-Tesla EV's to use those CCS enabled Superchargers. Tesla owners already partly subsidize the Supercharger network as part of the price of the car.