I Visited over 120 EV Chargers: Why So Many Were Broken

Re:I Visited over 120 EV Chargers: Why So Many Were Broken by zamfi on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @11:37AM (#38278651)

In Europe, yes. In, fact, European Teslas all come with CCS connectors now.

In the USA, though, nearly every major vehicle manufacturer has announced a transition to NACS, the Tesla connector standard.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:I Visited over 120 EV Chargers: Why So Many Were Broken by bryanlarsen on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @11:43AM (#38278754)

To be more precise, NACS uses the Tesla physical connector but the CCS signalling protocol.

In consequence:

1: Cars with CCS Type 1 connectors can use a dumb physical adapter to connect to a NACS charger.

2: Older Tesla's (prior to ~2020 depending on model) need a $400 retrofit to be able to charge at non-Tesla NACS chargers. (The $400 retrofit includes a CCS Type 1 adapter, so it might eventually be cheaper without it).

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:I Visited over 120 EV Chargers: Why So Many Were Broken by ajross on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @12:16PM (#38279304)

To clarify #2: the retrofit is the newer controller board that speaks CCS. This is the same thing they've been offering as a "CCS upgrade". It's otherwise unrelated to the NACS switchover, though obviously those are CCS-protocol devices and thus work with it.

[ Parent | on HN ]