Salida!! No way as we’ve got family land out there. Good to know there’s a charger in Del Norte! Thanks.
I've had good luck using the Francis Energy chargers for my New Mexico trips. They're expensive, but they worked well and had a good charging speed. Having a Supercharger in Roswell will be huge. Now, if we could just get a Supercharger in Brownfield/Plains/Tatum, we could take the shortest route and not have to sweat it after leaving Big Spring on the way to Roswell.
Early 3/Y/S/X didn't use CCS communication protocols. In simplest terms, NACS (prior to being an open, published standard) used CAN communication while CCS utilized PLC. Tesla added the ability for PLC communication near the end of 2020 production. Now it gets really fuzzy for about a year where Tesla was trying to get their hands on any boards they could find and some 2021s (especially early) don't have the CCS communication. Pretty much any 2022-on does (though some blips have occurred without). If you check in the software, it should say CCS capable for any vehicle that doesn't need a retrofit.
Certification... both the chargepoint operator and the automaker have to approve the usage of UL2252 adapters. Many chargepoint operators have said that is sufficient. As I recall (and could be wrong as I haven't looked in the last few months) Tesla has gone the route of approving specific adapters instead of saying all UL2252 are approved. If Tesla doesn't, then they can deny any issues arising from its usage. IMO not much risk with A2Z (I own and use one), but it isn't zero either.
What's better about the A2Z? Both are 1000v 500amp. And with the Tesla adapter they can't go down the "aftermarket part caused an issue" BS route.
It has the same exact 1000 volt/500 AMP rating as the A2Z. Nowhere on the A2Z webpage does it state what the kW charging speed is.
And amazingly, the plug is only a small part of the problem. Most were paired with unwieldy, comically heavy cables that when it is below 45-50 degrees don't bend.I've never owned an EV with a CCS charge port but one look at this photo makes it apparent just how ridiculously over-sized the CCS charge plug really is:
It's so big it's almost comedic. And yes, I'm aware of the ill-advised EV industry decisions that led up to this monstrosity. Thank God Tesla exists!
And of note, most CCS chargers are 800v capable to cut the amperage. So most chargers will be below 350-400 amps (350/400kW will be above) and that is more of the concern with adapters than pure voltage.
Which is curious why Tesla would state max 250kW charging for this adapter as with 800v it's easy to go above that with the 500 AMP rating. Almost a moot point though as the CT charge curve is pretty bad and is only above 250kW for a few minutes anyway low down.
Could be lots of reasons, but they are probably just lazy in rating.
