Tesla in NI

Risteard

RikM said:

Risteard said:

RikM said:

From what I recall, the Tesla connector works with most charging points just fine.

All cars sold within Europe by law must now have a Type 2 connector, so there is no issue with this.

Do you have that backward? There was a rule change which requires public charge points to support type 2 (and CCS for rapid). Tesla's network is not considered "public", though, so doesn't have to do that...
And Mitsubishi (for one) still supplies cars with type 1 and ChaDemo.

No. An EU Directive made it mandatory for all new EVs sold in Europe to include a Type 2 (Mennekes) connector a number of years ago.

RikM

Risteard said:

RikM said:

Risteard said:

RikM said:

From what I recall, the Tesla connector works with most charging points just fine.

All cars sold within Europe by law must now have a Type 2 connector, so there is no issue with this.

Do you have that backward? There was a rule change which requires public charge points to support type 2 (and CCS for rapid). Tesla's network is not considered "public", though, so doesn't have to do that...
And Mitsubishi (for one) still supplies cars with type 1 and ChaDemo.

No. An EU Directive made it mandatory for all new EVs sold in Europe to include a Type 2 (Mennekes) connector a number of years ago.

I don't think I've seen that. If you mean the "Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulations 2017", that's (as I said) about public charging points, not the cars... that arose out of draft proposals in 2014 (long lead time on this stuff).

CEON44

I dont know very much about this, only thing I can say is a saw a picture of a Tesla 3 getting charged and it had 2 connections under the flap

Risteard

CEON44 said:

I dont know very much about this, only thing I can say is a saw a picture of a Tesla 3 getting charged and it had 2 connections under the flap

There will be a Type 2 (Mennekes) for AC charging and perhaps a CHAdeMO for DC charging. Although I thought Tesla specifically were now using the Type 2 for both AC and DC charging.

almillar

Risteard said:

CEON44 said:

I dont know very much about this, only thing I can say is a saw a picture of a Tesla 3 getting charged and it had 2 connections under the flap

There will be a Type 2 (Mennekes) for AC charging and perhaps a CHAdeMO for DC charging. Although I thought Tesla specifically were now using the Type 2 for both AC and DC charging.

No, European Teslas have taken on CCS, not CHAdeMO. You'll have the normal Tesla connector which is used for their own superchargers, and AC, and the CCS is either 2 extra connections below, or an adapter is used.

chunter

As if on cue: Tesla opens its first base in Northern Ireland creating 15 jobs

https://www.irishnews.com/business/2020/08/29/news/tesla-opens-its-first-base-in-northern-ireland-creating-15-jobs-2050545/

Mr Musk is just not my cup of tea. The spat with the diver who saved the football team showed just what sort of a client he is..