AlanSubie4Life
Efficiency Obsessed Member
Do we know how much this enhancement is going to cost from Tesla for older vehicles? You’d think not much…maybe $150? Mostly labor.
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Mostly labor? I think the charge port ECU is about $200. (Though you can buy them on eBay for ~$100.) Then figure a half hour of labor. And add $250 for the adapter. My guess is that they will charge about $500 for the adapter and ECU retrofit.Do we know how much this enhancement is going to cost from Tesla for older vehicles? You’d think not much…maybe $150? Mostly labor.
Personally, I would pay $400 for the kit. I would guess $150 for the adapter and $250 for the installed ECU. All speculation on my part.Mostly labor? I think the charge port ECU is about $200. (Though you can buy them on eBay for ~$100.) Then figure a half hour of labor. And add $250 for the adapter. My guess is that they will charge about $500 for the adapter and ECU retrofit.
Yeah. That is more than I expected for a simple part but still in the ballpark. But yeah, I guess it depends on how much cost they roll into the adapter.Mostly labor?
The charge port ECU has to be on the same firmware as the rest of the car. But, people have said that as long as you swap it in right before you install an update it will work.For the ones on eBay - do they have to be paired with the car (I’ve not done any significant work on my car yet, but my understanding is some parts have to be “assigned” to the vehicle), or do they just drop in?
Yay!!! Hopefully in the Tesla store soon for the USWe now have confirmation that the CCS Type 1 adapter from South Korea works with firmware 2021.40.6 in North America
Crap. Mine is May ‘19.not installed on Model 3 LR from July '19 for what it's worth
US build cars not supporting CCS (on 40.6) you can see it in car options.Yay!!! Hopefully in the Tesla store soon for the US
Depends on when the car was built. For example the 2021 refresh Model S says that support is enabled. As well as most 2021+ Model 3/Y. (And some 2020 Model 3s.)US build cars not supporting CCS (on 40.6) you can see it in car options.
According to our testsDepends on when the car was built. For example the 2021 refresh Model S says that support is enabled. As well as most 2021+ Model 3/Y. (And some 2020 Model 3s.)
Sorry, I should have added that my car is a late build 2020 (Sept. 2020).US build cars not supporting CCS (on 40.6) you can see it in car options.
As mentioned, you an find it for your specific car if you have the new firmware, and people have been posting their results so that there's some idea of which groups of cars have/will have the capability one they have that firmware and if they can get ahold of the Korean adapter, but Tesla's not really interested in saying formally "this group will work day one, this group will need additional firmware, this group will need an upgrade which will cost X". They haven't even specifically said it works in the US, it's just that people noticed it with the new firmware and recently somebody who managed to get the South Korean first-party adaptor in North America on a car that says "CCS enabled" was able to charge successfully with it.At this point, do we actually know what vehicles will be supported from the get go (i.e., without modification) for the Tesla CCS Adapter in North America, or is this just speculation? The way it is now being discussed in this thread is as if we know.
TBH though... i have yet to see a routing which would be doable with CCS but not doable with the Supercharger network here in the US.
There is a big difference between "doable" and "convenient". Sometimes there is a convenient CCS station where you are already stopping but you would have to go out of your way to a Supercharger.yeah... I'm a bit bummed that once they release the adapter... pre 2020 (?) Model 3s (which are a large amount) will need a retrofit before being able to charge CCS. hopefully the Mobile Ranger can do the retrofit (?) and it won't cost an arm and a leg.
TBH though... i have yet to see a routing which would be doable with CCS but not doable with the Supercharger network here in the US.