I have been looking into what might ensue were we to be posted to a location in Europe. The chance is small but not non-existent; regardless:
IF we are headed there, is a Model S built for the NoAm market able to survive un-altered in Europe? To the best I've been able to uncover, Euro-vehicles have a slightly different Mennekes-2 set of pin receptacles, which differ from what our vehicles possess. So....
1. if I were to bring our cable, would all we need do would be to emplace the appropriate other-end adaptor to fit a Euro-receptacle?
2. Is there any way we could make use of Europe's Superchargers?
3. Is it relatively easy to surgically remove the NoAm charge port and emplace a European one (if indeed there is a difference)?
4. Has anyone recorded doing this yet?
Selling a NoAm vehicle and purchasing a Euro-specific one is, of course, a possibility, but almost certainly entails a greater loss than the cost of shipping a vehicle.
IF we are headed there, is a Model S built for the NoAm market able to survive un-altered in Europe? To the best I've been able to uncover, Euro-vehicles have a slightly different Mennekes-2 set of pin receptacles, which differ from what our vehicles possess. So....
1. if I were to bring our cable, would all we need do would be to emplace the appropriate other-end adaptor to fit a Euro-receptacle?
2. Is there any way we could make use of Europe's Superchargers?
3. Is it relatively easy to surgically remove the NoAm charge port and emplace a European one (if indeed there is a difference)?
4. Has anyone recorded doing this yet?
Selling a NoAm vehicle and purchasing a Euro-specific one is, of course, a possibility, but almost certainly entails a greater loss than the cost of shipping a vehicle.
