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Is anyone using one? Any issues? Was it worth the cost? I haven't had any issues getting to a charge and I've got level 2 charging at home. I think I'm just still feeling range anxiety lol
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Where would you use it? I don’t think the Tesla superchargers are open to non-Teslas (yet...) I guess you could use at a Tesla destination charger? We’re kinda lucky in the rest of the world (mostly) as the Tesla charge plugs are the same as the non-USA Volvos (Type 2/CCS). Tesla went their own way in the USA so charging plugs are incompatible with other cars.
RANGE ANXIETY could be an issue with the Volvo XC40P8 since we only get in the low 200mi range. My Tesla X gets 360mi range so less anxiety. BUT when we planned out first trip I quickly decided NOT to use the Tesla route planner as it does not allow variable setting just like the Volvo has no variable settings. So my advice, load the APP: A Better Route Planner. It allows you to set variables, like How Much Battery Do I Want When I Arrive; At What Level Do I want To Stop To Recharge; How Much Do I Want To Charge Up To. When we took our 1st 450mi trip in the Tesla it only planned 2 stops and the charge time was over an hour at each stop and I was arriving with only 5% battery. The ABRP APP created 4 stops, about 15-20 min each and arrived at 15% battery. And at my age, my route planning stops are determined by bladder-alerts.
With the Tesla route plan I wold have been stopping in between the 2 planned stop anyway.
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Do not waste the $$ -- you won't need it. Those adapters only work for Level 2 charging (as noted above, Level 3 / DC fast charging / superchargers do NOT work with non-Tesla, and they'll require a completely different adapter which doesnt even exist yet)
There are actually MORE J1772 chargers (for our cars/etc) than Tesla Level 2 chargers, when it comes to "wild" found chargers. Granted many of those are 30-32A instead of the 48A we can use, but then many of the Tesla HPWC are 40A max too. It just varies. Chances are VERY slim you'll actually ever -need- to use a Level 2 charger on a regular daily basis other than at home, or perhaps at your work place. Charging for 15-30min when at a store isn't bad, but 200+ mile EVs like ours rarely need that. Smaller EVs (Mini, Leaf, etc) benefit from that kind of charging.
What you would more likely want/need in the wild is DC fast charging. Even a quick fix at a 50 kW DC fast is going to be far more worth your time/$ than any 220v option. So again, I'd not waste the $$ on any Tesla adapter. Down the road if/when Tesla starts selling a DC fast charging adapter for use on their supercharger network, that will prob be well worth the money.
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