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Tesla's Supercharger Team was recently laid off. We discuss what this means for the company on today's TMC Podcast streaming live at 1PM PDT. You can watch on X or on YouTube where you can participate in the live chat.
Good afternoon, Mr. "Darknavi." Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to take your new South Korean CCS1 adapter to a nearby Supercharger location. Once there, cautiously determine if it will safely fit in the charging ports of "Classic" and "Refreshed Models S or X, and report back to us here.
As always, should you you or any members of your family be caught or over-charged by a Tesla Service Center, we will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This post will self-destruct in five seconds...
gglockner
Member
darknavi
Member
GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! /farnsworth
Just tested it on my buddy's 2018 P100D Model S and it fits (just barely!). Note the pin (sorry for the glare) at the top just barely clearing the painted surface.
Video of removal:
Just tested it on my buddy's 2018 P100D Model S and it fits (just barely!). Note the pin (sorry for the glare) at the top just barely clearing the painted surface.
Video of removal:
darknavi
Member
As an aside, if the top pin didn't fix I think you could just remove it. It seems to be a simple locking pin to help lock the CCS handle to the adapter so people can't unplug you.
darknavi
Member
We were at work so we didn't try, but his "Additional info" section says that he doesn't have CCS charging support. Does your Model X say it is supported?
I'm pretty sure it would not work if you removed it. That pin is the very reason why Tesla had been fighting against some of the third party adapters that don't have that. That pin being pushed in is some form of detection that it is plugged into a car and so is safe to have current flowing. If that pin is cut off and therefore not pushed into the device, that should be signaling that it is not plugged in anymore, and it should cut power, so there's not an arc.
So just cutting off or removing it I don't think would work, but people could probably fudge it the other way--push the pin in and then glue it into that position, so it's always pressed in. That's what you're looking for, but please don't.
gglockner
Member
Graham J
Member
Serious. It would be nice if they would ship to registered owners only, max one per vehicle. At least at the beginning.
If would be nice if they would just...you know...ship it to anyone in the US.
Whoa! Excellent! My sense of proportion was totally off based on the photos of the adapter I had previously seen.
So as others said, the next step is to determine whether it will actually work with Models S and X, "Classic"* and "Refreshed." I don't see why it shouldn't, as long as a car is CCS enabled.
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* Feels like I'm talking about Coca Cola, here.
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When the pin presses against the side of the car, it locks the adapter to the CCS connector. It therefore (1) enforces that you must connect the adapter to the connector first, then to the car second, and (2) prevents removal of the connector while the adapter is attached to the car. The EVHub adapter does not enforce this safety mechanism which is apparently the reason why CCS doesn't allow "adapters" -- when the adapter locks the connector to itself when the adapter is attached to the car, the adapter is considered part of the car.
Graham J
Member
hmm where have I seen this before, having to use a dongle adapter to connect my iPhone/iPad/MacBook Tesla to USB-C CCS...
Maybe someday they start having both ports on the car.
Maybe someday they start having both ports on the car.
Midnightsun
Active Member
Problem with this site is charging is the same for all Teslas. Would be nice if there was a charging section. There are dozens of posts all over every section of this forum about the adapter. I ordered one yesterday, took only a few minutes. Here is a link to the thread which explains how to order. CCS Adapter - ?
Here is a link where to order one. Get your Tesla's CCS1 Adapter From Korea!
I have a 2022 model S with the small charge port door. The screen does say it is CCS compatible by the way which I believe all yoke style models are from the factory.
Here is a link where to order one. Get your Tesla's CCS1 Adapter From Korea!
I have a 2022 model S with the small charge port door. The screen does say it is CCS compatible by the way which I believe all yoke style models are from the factory.
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Mind posting (or DMing me) the direct Tesla link again? I’m just seeing the proxy service link… I’ve got a friend with a Korea address so I think I should be able to log in and purchase it to have shipped to him…
darknavi
Member
You can get it a little cheaper by buying it your self and sending it to a cheaper dropshipper.
Midnightsun
Active Member
Probably but so easy and convenient the way I went. Total cost shipped to my door was $323 US. Just hope it shows up in a week or 2
