Tesla CCS Adapter Issues
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- Опубліковано 2 чер 2024
- I try charging my Tesla Model Y with the new CCS adapter available from South Korea with very mixed results. It could have been the Electrify America station I was using or some other factor, but this wasn't what I was expecting based on other reviews. I'd hold off buying the adapter until I either really needed a CCS option for a specific trip, or it's available in the US and fully supported by the CCS networks here.
If you're looking for the adapter it can be found here:
www.harum.io/products/tesla-c...
Good details on the adapter and a successful test of the adapter here from @Sibs :
• Tesla CCS Adapter: Eve...
Chapters:
0:00 Preparing to fast charge
1:44 New CCS to Tesla adapter
3:12 First charging attempt 350 kW pedestal
4:16 Charging failure
5:40 Second charging attempt, slow ramp up
8:12 Third charging attempt 150 kW pedestal
9:24 Charging attempt 4 issues continue
11:17 John's successful charge and variables
12:51 Software and communication
14:10 Cross checking with the Supercharger network
15:19 Charging graphs and costs
16:51 Do you need it and where to find it - Авто та транспорт
After launching this, I'm realizing that maybe the biggest takeaway is; if you're used to the Tesla Supercharger network experience, don't assume it will be as seamless using other networks. I hope this will work well for those who purchase it.
The USA doesn’t have a standard port for EV’s, so Tesla went with their own hoping that theirs would become standard. No official standard has been made as of yet.
Even more, none of the alternative connectors and standards existed when Tesla needed to invent one. It’s not that Tesla wanted to be the standard, they needed to be first.
Thanks for making the video, Brian. We are all learning, and this makes me appreciate the Tesla network of chargers even more. Cheers!
I had the same issue with the same adapter at Electrify America. We tried 3 times on a 150KW station and a tech was actually onsite working on them. ( in Nashville) We changed to a 350KW that was just serviced and it did great. I also tried the adapter at a smaller 24KW charger in South Carolina at a Circle K station with no issues at all. I do believe that it is an EA issue on certain stations.
I received my adapter a couple weeks ago, I tested it at a EA charger in my area, using the CC method (No App) and it worked great! It took a little longer to initialize charging than at a TSC, but it fired up and was fast and I had no issues. I used the same site you have linked, and it took about 2-3 weeks to arrive. I purchased mine due to some long lines at chargers when I am traveling up and down the I95 corridor. if you do road trips in congested areas, this will be a great adapter to have.
Awesome, glad to hear it's working well for you! You're right, it's a good hedge against crowded superchargers. Thanks for watching!
In Europe, Tesla 3 and Y have already CCS2 plugs, so they work both on SuCs and fast public DC charger such as Ionity. Weird that Tesla did things differentely in USA
Tesla developed their own plug on the Model S before there was a clear standard for fast charging in the US. As they created the supercharger network it made sense to use their own standard. That got carried into the 3 and Y here even though CCS was becoming the global standard so the new cars could use the superchargers. Because of EU regulations they had to go CCS over there, and I imagine this adapter is the start of the process of making that switch here in the US too. It'll be nice in a few years when everyone's on the same page.
Have the CCS adapter. That case looks great, so just ordered it. Thanks!
Frustrating experience. Hopefully it gets better. Thanks for sharing and helping trouble shoot. Happy Father's Day!
This must be a newer development because I just bought my first Tesla in Jan 2023, but I was able to order a CCS to Tesla adapter from Tesla themselves in the US
Thanks for the video.
I will be trying out my new CCS adapter next Sunday at the same place. Your video is very timely. I plan to use the EA App.
Hope it works well for you! If you have issues try using the pedestal the Rivian was at or where John was.
Thanks for the review. Having watched numerous EV charging videos, I would say that the EA pedestals appear to work better for app users and affiliated cars (Volkswagen, Porsche, etc.). You may want to try again at a different EA location with the app and membership. I plan to order the CCS adapter for my Model Y. We are roadtripping the MY in place of an RV. We just returned from a 5,104 round trip to the Southwest USA. We had no problems with Supercharging. But I would like to have the option to use other networks for DC fast-charging. In certain areas where I travel for work and for family trips (up and down I-75 and I-95), there are Superchargers that are becoming more and more crowded.
I just got back from a 2500 mile road trip in my Model Y. I bought this adapter for backup and tried it at 3 different locations with minimal success. One Chargepoint location with 2 stalls. Neither worked. One EA station with 4 stalls, all full. Another EA station with 4 stalls, 2 stalls didn't work, one gave me only 28kw on a 150kw handle, and the last one FINALLY worked. All of these stops were just to try it out, I was never in a position where I needed it. While I am glad I have this as an option, I would NEVER plan a trip that depended on it.
Wow, I hope you had a good trip otherwise, and I'm glad you weren't stuck needing a charge. Hopefully uptime for other networks will improve soon. Happy road tripping!
We are having the same issue with our ccs1 adapter. Tried to use it 3 times this weekend, would only charge 4min, 8min & 2 min. We tried 2 different stations. I'm glad we are not the only ones having issues. Haven't figured it out yet, but at least we not alone. Thanks for the video
Oof, sorry you had troubles too. It’s most likely the station, not the adapter, but it’s hard to plan a trip and trust you’re going to have a good experience if the other networks aren’t reliable. I hope future stops work better for you!
boy am I glad I bought a Tesla…no problems like this. Great review as always Brian I enjoy watching your videos and they are always a learning experience for me.
Thanks Kenny! Hopefully the other networks will step up their game.
Honestly the charging network pushed me towards a model 3. I was considering a Mach e.
Great indexing on the video by the way
Appreciate the video. Used the adapter six times so far between Indio CA and Harris Ranch CA with no issues. Plugged into EA 150kwh pedestals and averaged about 100kwh for the six sessions. Found that getting a full 100% charge was faster than Tesla overall. Ordering of adapter on listed website was smooth and no hassles. Looking to use it as needed on longer road trips.
Great! Thanks for sharing your details, happy road tripping!
I just drove thru California a month ago with a CCS adapter... On the 150kw EA chargers, I averaged 133kw.. I used a 150kw charger in Davis, that apparently is 375A instead of 350A. I consistently pulled 149kw from that 150kw station each time I used it.... When I used the 350kw EA chargers along the 5, I averaged between 170 and 190kw depending on my state of charge.
Thanks for sharing! Which "listed website"/link did you order from?
Hey Brian, I am currently in California on a road trip to see giant trees, and there are several areas in northern California where the superchargers are either not in a practical spot for where I wanted to go, or are busy and there’s either a wait, or slow charging if it’s a V2.
I picked two hotels that had the Chargepoint CCS/CHAdeMO stations. I have the CHAdeMO adapter, but it’s pretty slow compared to a supercharger, 30-49 kW was what I saw. However, that’s still faster overall compared to L2 charging speeds, which is anywhere from 6-11 kW.
In retrospect I should’ve bought one of those CCS adapters before I went to California. Aside from the potential faster charging the CCS adapter isn’t nearly as clunky and cumbersome as the CHAdeMO one is. And it really makes me appreciate how simple yet elegant the Tesla plug that can be used for both AC charging at home/destination chargers, and for supercharging. I always have a chuckle when I watch videos where a CCS or CHAdeMO plug is being used, and they often struggle to plug it into the EV.
Yeah, that CHAdeMO adapter is a beast, and the handle is huge even without the adapter. I hope you had (are having) a fantastic time seeing the trees! It's such a beautiful area, I need to get back there.
There are good SCs along I5 in Williams, Red Bluff, Mt Shasta and Yreka. The Mt. Shasta station has 12 stalls all L3 150kWh and is pretty busy. I had my CCS adapter along just in case but never needed to use it. I have not driven the Hwy1 Pacific Coast Highway in the Model Y LR so I don't know how well set it is for SCs. Try chargepoint for the CCS as I've not had any problems (yet!). Cheers.
Good test Brian
Thanks Dave! I hope others have better luck than I did. I hope your Wyoming trip is going well!
EV Dave your kind but beg to differ on this being defined as a good test.
Happy Father's Day, thanks for sharing your experience
Thanks! Happy Father's Day!
I had a similar issue and found out that you have to initiate the charging with all of the doors closed once charging commences you can open the door and do whatever you want.
Chevy Bolt owner since 2017 in Fort Worth. Using Electrify America has been awesome cost wise at 0.12 cents/kw, but I bought a Tesla just to get away from unreliable charging sessions just like you demonstrated. 30% of my time I've had time wasting issues. 50%+ I have to change pedestals 3 times. 40% of the time sessions abort within 1 minute. I bought the CCS adapter for my Tesla and waiting for a chance to charge it from near empty at the 350kw stations.
Brian, thanks for the video and helping Tesla owners with charging options. I think there is a problem with that particular charger at Woodbury. I was charging my Rivian R1T there on the morning of June 5, 2022 and it charged at a low rate then kept dropping to zero like your session. I would have moved to the other 350kw charger (3rd from east) but a van iced the spot.
Weird, maybe that whole station just needs an upgrade. It's probably telling that 2 of the 3 times I've been there a tech has been working on the station. I hope you're enjoying the Rivian, really sharp truck!
I had zero issues using the CCS1 adapter on chargepoint 5 times for a road trip. I tested it on EA and it worked there as well, but EA is glitchy especially credit card and starting. EA is at Walmart usually and I don't vacation at Walmart. Chargepoint was at a coffee shop, two tourist downtown prime locations and a visitor center. One was same parking lot as Tesla, but 13¢ cheaper. So very pleased with my CCS1...
Great to hear! Thanks for sharing your experience!
I have one of these on order and upgrading my 2018 M3p to enable CCS. I’m doing it primarily just to have more charging options.
That said, the upper midwest is an EA CCS desert. I had been planning a trip to the Canadian maritimes. Tesla has some SuC’s but not as far east as we wanted to go. However, EA Canada has Zero east of Montreal.
I ordered the CCS adapter for the same reason. Am planning a trip into eastern Canada where Superchargers are few and far between. Newfoundland has. O Superchargers.
I’m in the same boat. CCS Not Installed. Where did you find the necessary 4th gen charge port ECU?
Thank you
Where can we order that nice carrying case shown at @2m41s looks perfect. I didn’t see any link in the description.
It's from the same site, they're sold out of the adapter, but the case is still available. Here's the link: www.harum.io/products/tesla-model-3-y-sexy-bag-ccs-combo-1-adapter-case?_pos=2&_psq=tesla-adapter&_ss=e&_v=1.0
I have no issues with the adapter. EA is flakey most of the time with my Bolt and so far using the adapter with MYLR has better results.
Use cases:
1) charging deserts. Boise-Winnamucca is speed limited unless you can use one of the two CCS chargers on the route.
2) busy charger/lower $. In Denton TX the superchargers were full. I went next door to the EA chargers in the next parking lot. I was the only one there at the start and the fees were 1/3 the Tesla rate.
3) Free charging. In Utah there are a bunch of free CCS chargers. Some are only 50kW, but if you’re not in a hurry, free is good.
Those are good uses for it, thanks for sharing!
On my ccs adapter, i have charged for a total of 1.3MW (45 sessions) and have only encountered this issue at least once or maybe twice. with EA stations it always good to check plug share to see if others have had issues with the same unit.
Good tip, thanks! Checking Plugshare is a good habit to be in.
Your charging experience had the look of EA system demands causing the varying KW speeds, as new charging sessions starts are added your session crashes trying to meet the demand. I'm using a parallel experience I had in the early days of adaption from dialup to DSL internet connection as an example
Brian. Using EA app works better at 100kWh on 350 pedestal. Found important to slam adapter onto CCS charger for tight connection. Also do not adjust charge limit while CCS connected as it may stop charging. With CCS adapter we now have maybe 50% more charging opportunities beyond Tesla SC! Yahoo!
I tried on a chargepoint charger in nyc and it was jumping around based on whether or not other people were charging. Load sharing with other charging options seems to be a thing.
I’ve heard that can be an issue with some ChargePoint stations when load sharing, but don’t have experience with it myself. Hopefully you’ll have better luck in other locations. Thanks for sharing!
From what I've seen, the EVGo stations seem to work better (across the board) than Electrify America stations. Have you tried an EVGo for comparison?
I haven’t yet. It looks like their nearest station to me is in Madison Wisconsin, so quite a drive, although had I known that I would have checked it out on my last trip. I was only about an hour away.
Hi Brian
Thanks for the video
There are a few new brands for the adapter at between 170 to 200 dollars
Any recommendations?
Thanks for watching. This is the only one I’ve used, but I’ve heard the 3rd party versions work well too. I think Jim, the Iowa Tesla guy did a review of one of them, let me see if I can find his link…
Here’s Jim’s review of one. I trust his assessment & he may still have a discount code on this. ua-cam.com/video/V3QjIwMxFbs/v-deo.html
Thanks for the video Brian. I ordered the adapter last week to use on a trip planned to Newfoundland where there are no Superchargers. Arrived in five days! Haven’t had a chance to try it out yet. I drove a Chevy Bolt for 2.5 years so depended on CCS for fast charging. It was rare that I didn’t have trouble getting a charge started with CCS whether it was Electrify America, EV Go or ChargePoint. I was so surprised when I started charging a Tesla - it actually worked first time every time.
Thanks for watching! Hopefully with the adapter you'll have two methods of reliable charging! I try to be positive about other networks, but if I have issues when I hardly use them, I feel bad for folks who have great cars but a less than great charging experience on the road.
I actually live in Newfoundland and I am interested in getting a Tesla, hence here I am, with no superchargers available, I don't know if it would be worth it, I do need the fast charging level 3. Do you think this adapter would be sufficient? I drive 40,000km a year at my job in and out of town constantly. My car is my office, and I'll need it to be able to charge quickly, is this the solution Or just false hope.
@@napoleonbonaparte7692 It could be, but I'd definitely check PlugShare to see if there are available CCS Chargers where you travel. That's a ton of km per year, so I'd want to be really confident I had reliable fast charging options. I hate to turn anyone away from an EV purchase, but my gut says it may be safer to hold off for a year or two. However, I'm not really familiar with Newfoundland other than a map's overview, so, like I said, check what's available on PlugShare or try the ChargeWay app and see how it looks to you. Best of luck!
Brian it looks like you started at station 3. I had problems with that same charger yesterday morning. Using a CCS adapter with my model 3 I started at 6% and it ramped up to 181kw but at 24% the rate dropped to 1kw. I didn’t bother to plug back in.
Bummer, hopefully it's just the station and you'll have better luck next time you try it.
I use to have same problem with my CCS adapter. However, it resolved after I realize that adapter and charger port was not connected properly. There should be zero gap between both connections. Maybe give it a try! 🤞🏼
Good thing to watch for, thanks!
I ordered from HK waiting to get mine this week
Great! I hope it gives you a lot of new options for charging!
At 10:36 did that Tesla driver have issues as well ? Did you speak with them ? Great video. Thanks !!
Thanks! That other driver was my friend John, who owns the adapter. It did work for him, so it seems like he got a good pedestal and I tested on some bad ones.
Adapter is available in US now
Where can I find the case that holds those adapters?
I think it was on the site that had the adapter as a, you also may like, kind of thing. I’m not sure the adapter is still offered on the site, but you may be able to search for the case. There’s a link to the site in the description.
@@brianriebedriveselectric unfortunately it’s sold out. eBay sellers want insane money, some wants several hundred for the case. That makes me think the original maker isn’t making them anymore.
I purchased my CCS adapter direct through Tesla the day it became available in the US. I also purchased the updated Gen4 CP ECM because my 2021 MYP built in late August of 21 didn’t have it, but had the wiring. Frustrating… but $140 plus tax later and I can charge just about anywhere which is so nice. I travel a lot (like 26k miles per year for fun - I work remote, so constantly on the move) and when you get to the middle of the country, Tesla chargers are fewer and farther between and tons of these J1772 CCS chargers are in parking lots unused. No more waiting in line in OKC…
@@radioman321 Bummer! Paying a lot for a case is probably not worth it. I’m glad to hear the adapter is giving you more options. That’s a lot of miles per year!
Mine is not working. How do you get it to work the first time?
Check to see if your vehicle is enabled for CCS charging. On the main screen, I believe it will say CCS compatible on the software screen. Cars built before early-mid 2021 may not have this option, but some can get a retrofit from a service center or possibly a mobile tech. If your car is CCS compatible, double check the location on PlugShare and see if CCS native drivers are also having problems. Best of luck to you!
37kw is the failsafe when the temp sensor is either not working or overheated
Not sure if someone said this or not but 35-37kW is the EA default when cable cooling is not working properly. Not sure what the odds are you only used stations with cable cooling issues or if it was some sort of communication error caused by the adapter! I’d be interested to see if it worked at a station that was known to function properly!
Good to know that, thanks! It definitely was issues with the pedestals I had chosen. We just borrowed the adapter again to do a full road trip on CCS and we didn't have issues everywhere, but when I did it was either due to the EA app or the pedestals themselves. When the stations worked, the adapter was great.
I don’t believe there are any issues with the adapter itself. What you experienced is the crappy non-Tesla DCFC chargers. This is why Tesla will continue to dominate until the other networks get their shit together. I ordered one as a “back up” to Super Charging. My first choice will always be a Tesla Charger.
This seems to be the case, the adapter worked for John on another pedestal. I’m looking forward to CCS charging to be a more consistent experience. Thanks for watching!
I think the adopter more offent will be a backup. like a trip during holiday, and tesla supercharger are full at the rest area, tons of other tesla waiting, and you need some juice to get to the hotel hundred mile away.
Likely a problem with the charges, not the adapter or the car. 37 kW means the cooling loop is broken (very common issue). Also, set your recording levels lower to reduce clipping.
Based on your video, Tesla Chargers still better and more reliable for Tesla owners. Sounds like it's "hit and miss" with EA. Still more bugs to iron out with communication issues.
I charged at initial 150kW on a chargepoint fast charger to a Model Y starting at 65%.No issues at all.
Great to hear!
In my experiance, the Signet EA chargers have the lowest number of errors. But yes EA hasn't been so wonderful. I love the Adapter and use it when I can, but damn man, they need serious updates.
Yeah, when it works it’s great, when it doesn’t it’s really frustrating.
Thanks for the caveats; I'll stick with Tesla Superchargers and my at-home Level2 Tesla charger.
Thanks for watching, yeah, that will work just fine for most people.
Just checked the car app and the adapter/ccs upgrade will not be available until 2023.
What year is your Tesla?
2021
The level 2 charger I'm using at home was the same price as that adapter. I'll hold off for now. 🙂
I see you got stuck with the Chad adapter. You didn't sell it in time, :)
Viewers, it works! No issues!
Glad it's working for you! I just finished a road trip all on CCS with the adapter and had better luck, but one pretty frustrating EA cabinet experience. Hopefully the network reliability improves so people can fully enjoy the adapter.
I just bought this ccs adapter to have other options to charge the Tesla. and when the adapter hits the United States it probably is going to be sold out a lot.
Thanks for letting me try it out John! I really appreciate it. I’m glad you got a good session while we were there.
Likely scalped on E-Bay for 4 times the price.
Are you going to sell it? If so reach out.
It’s not mine, I borrowed it from a friend for testing it. I don’t think he plans on selling it. Sorry.
So maybe that is reason why people do ccs retrofits here instead of random adapters. Tesla could just do ccs on superchargers there too. I wonder if there are some sensing on charger to prevent melting plugs and extra resistance on adapter.
I'd love to see CCS added to the supercharger network in North America. Even though I wouldn't use it, it would be great to have reliable access to the network for other drivers.
@@brianriebedriveselectric indeed. Those Mercedes cars would love ccs superchargers. Tesla does have dual cable supers in EU with DC-2 and CCS.
My guess is that it would add a lot of extra cost to install a 2nd cord, and depending on regulations, a 3rd one for CHAdeMO. The other big issue is that superchargers are designed for Tesla vehicles, which all have the plug in the same spot.
With other automakers, the charge port location varies, though most seem to favor in front of the driver side door. As we’re seeing in Europe, many EVs have trouble parking into the supercharger spot without blocking other stalls due to said different placements and supercharger cables being relatively short.
So, all that said, I am curious to see how Tesla will implement this in the North American market. Will they retrofit the superchargers to have multiple connectors for different EV’s? Or will they force non-Tesla EVs to buy an adapter if they want to use superchargers?
My guess is that they will do the former, because I’m sure someone will scream about how Tesla forces others to buy add-one when they could just install a CCS cord with the supercharger plug like they do in Europe.
@@Geckogold I'm guessing new stations will get dual cords, but they may also offer an adapter to CCS folks to charge at existing superchargers. Port placement will be an issue, hopefully there will be good tips or info in the app to help people park their vehicles properly. Here's hoping...
Looks like a charging station issue. I also ordered one from SK and used it now for almost 5-6 times, but only on 50k or 100k charger, on 50k I got rate of 46-48kwh and on 100 got 80kwh.
Probably was a station issue, hopefully uptime and reliability gets better soon. Glad to hear the adapter is working for you! Thanks for watching!
It depends on the battery temperature. On EVGo on a 50kw Tesla plug I was pulling about 38kw to the battery. Scan My Tesla was showing roughly 7kw being used to warm up the battery. So technically EVGo was giving me 50kw minus some charging losses and minus the battery heating. I wasn't able to precondition because EVGo isn't on the map, however the Tesla detects when it is DC charging and will heat the battery at that point.
Electrify America should be improving there system. Hearing lots of issues in August 2022
Didn't show us you struggling to put the adapter on. Those are tough
Yeah, some handles are really snug
I've had no problems with my adapter, used it 5 times now
Great! Glad to hear it!
I bet that what you've illustrated it why Tesla doesn't sell them in North America. My guess is that they'll wait until they're confident that there won't be these kinds of issues.
EA plug is too heavy for the Tesla charging port. I put something below the EA plug so, it can reduce the stress.
I can see the skinny end of that adapter breaking off with the weight of the charging cable…
Possibly, but it’s a pretty sturdy chunk of plastic. On a recent trip I had a lot of tension on it during one session for about 20 mins and it seemed okay, but of course it’s still new. It’ll be interesting to see how they wear over time and seasonal changes.
EA stations run Windows? That explains a few things.
Really they need to get rid of all the charge units and just have a paid watt meter and a industrial plug on it and run power though a isolation transformer that bucks down the power to limit output
Just basic power terminal
No issues with the Korean CCS Adapter yet.
Glad it's working well for you! Probably more of an issue with the pedestals I tried than the adapter itself. Hopefully station reliability will improve soon.
fyi the adapter works 100%. also dont listen to the ea tech, hes lying thru his teeth! they always do! your problem was not the car or adapter, the ea chargers are breaking down all over the place. out of spec just put up a great video about the state of dc fast charging in the USA in 2022 which explains the national problem with chargers!
Normal result at an EA station with a CCS car.
Hopefully station reliability will improve for everyone soon!
@@brianriebedriveselectric And I think it is improving, but more slowly than I would have expected. I have a Model Y order, and I will probably buy my wife a Polestar 3.
Tesla should be made to have all of their cars ccs like they do in Europe. Having two different charging methods is stupid. And no, I not including the Japanese standard, and no, the rest of the ev’s in this country should go with a Tesla charging port
I'm guessing they'll make that switch in the coming years. The Tesla connector is way easier to handle, but I agree, the ship has sailed and CCS is the standard in the US going forward. It made sense for Tesla to develop their own plug at the time and works well, but it's best to have one standard and not have to have adapters for everything. Thanks for watching!
Funny how no one suggests this could be Tesla’s CCS implementation. Just sayin’, may not have anything to do with the EV America dispensers.
It's possible, and that may be why Tesla hasn't officially brought it to the US yet. It does seem to be working well for most drivers though, John used the same adapter on a different pedestal and seemed to charge fine. Hopefully, by the time Tesla does offer it here any kinks are worked out. Thanks for watching!
Misleading title. I didn't see any adapter issues. I see Electrify America charger issues. Why would you title this video that way.
Sorry, I could have titled it differently, but I did have issues using it. On further reflection I realize that buying the adapter is not just buying that, but also buying into a whole different charging system that (as of now) isn’t as reliable as what Tesla owners are used to with Supercharging. Hope that explains my thinking. Thanks for watching!
@@brianriebedriveselectric well EA has been an embarrassment since inception. It was literally built as a punishment for a gasoline car manufacturer for cheating on emissions testing. I would not expect a system built under those conditions to be good. I don’t know why we’d force a company that doesn’t want to make EVs build EV infrastructure, of course they will half ass it. EVs are Teslas life blood which is why Tesla’s charging infrastructure is the envy of the industry.
Sounds like they had a tech on-site and a firmware update. Too many variables to make any conclusions.
Yes, it was a mess of variables. I’m glad it worked for John and others, but I was striking out. Probably pedestal choice.
How can this serve as a review or test with these many variables and questions as to the station being repaired. IMHO This video should not have been made.
Sorry I kept wandering into your frame. :/
🤣🤣🤣
Never mind, that was John. I should've known by the hair.
Like in the early days of the pc things did not always work as planned. In several years thing will be better and that is when I will think about buying an e car. My first computer was a 386 and it was considered fast at the time. Today it is a dinosaur. Could be todays e cars will be tomorrow s dinosaurs. What do you think?
Tesla supercharging: here now and better. EA: years. This is the problem with trying to push a product out before it’s ready. Tesla did it right and did it the first time. Everyone else is playing a sorry game of catch-up.
If you do order the CCS adapter from South Korea recommend using your PayPal Connected to a credit card to protect your credit card information.
Good tip. Thanks again John!
43 cents screw that noise that ccs rate is a rip off
Stay classy EA. Looks like you're still not ready for prime time.
You came across a faulty EA station....
Yeah, it seems like I just picked bad pedestals, the other ones seemed to be working for other cars. Hopefully EA will have a more consistent experience for users in the future. Thanks for watching.
No wonder Electrify America chargers are unreliable... they run Windows! 😂
Qe²
You're just finding ut the CCS charging in America is poor at best! Even CCS cars are discoing his fact they complain about constantly!
So that CCS charger runs on Window$... that could explain the problem.
(Linux lover - which is what all Tesla cars run)
You have the set the Charging capacity on the screen on your Tesla to get it to work.
How is this a valid test of a component? The charger is obviously being repaired. Please conduct a proper test.
Thanks for the feedback. Only the second unit was being repaired, the first one I used on the first two tries was supposed to be working properly. The tech wasn't looking at that one until I had problems with it. The adapter did work for John's session, and my car charged fine the next day, so the issue definitely was the station. I should have stated this more clearly in the video, but didn't think of a concise way to put it until after this was uploaded. I did add the pinned comment above with my final thoughts. I still think it's worth sharing the experience, because if you buy this adapter expecting to have the same experience as you have with the Supercharger network, you may run into some of these issues until the other networks are more robust. Hope that makes sense, thanks for watching!
This video should be removed. I have one, and it works great. Buy the original one from Tesla. It's worth the extra cost if any from buying from a 3rd party.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts David, I agree, the problem isn't the adapter (see pinned comment). It's that if you're used to the Tesla charging experience you won't find it at all CCS stations. The issues I had were related to the EA network and hardware, so as good as the adapter may be, if the end result is no charge, it's tough to rely on. Hopefully the recent CCS charging woes will be solved by the networks soon.