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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 transit
by zamfi 3y ago
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.
- bryanlarsen 3y agoTo 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).
- ajross 3y agoTo 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.