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Only on the low power "AC" version of CCS, this is limited to 17KW, and so is quite slow in comparison to the high power DC CCS-2 adapter, which can (at least i

Only on the low power "AC" version of CCS, this is limited to 17KW, and so is quite slow in comparison to the high power DC CCS-2 adapter, which can (at least in theory) pump out 350kW. There are quite a few 150kW stations already available, but the Tesla can't use them either.

Robotbeat 8y ago
Tesla’s can use CHAdeMO with an adapter. In the States, there are still more Chademos than CCS, and most new DC Fast chargers have both CHAdeMO and CCS. CHAdeMO is the better standard for fast charging, IMHO, since it allows bidirectional charging.
- Latteland 8y ago
  I've never heard it was bidirectional use, are there any vehicles that support that? The main negative against chademo (besides the huge plug format) is that it's not Hugh enough power in practice.
  - Robotbeat 8y ago
    There is 100kW Chademo available. The protocol is the strong aspect of it; everyone should just use Tesla's much better plug.
  - Robotbeat 8y ago
    Almost all leafs support bidirectional charging. I think some of the very earliest ones didn't.
londons_explore 8y ago
Tesla could use DC CCS-2 with a software update an adaptor. They choose not to make such an update though...