tesla charging

[hairyben]

Anyone know about these?

Customer of mine is having one delivered sometime later this year and wants the highest capacity charge point, but trying to find out from tesla the circuit capacity and interface (socket) type I need to install to achieve this in readiness for delivery is like wrestling a greased haddock

[hairyben]

Teslas european site is no more helpfull either with the same delightful consumer friendly graphics but no technical requirements.

and bg/greendeal free options of little use as it requires some creative and unusual cable installation to get the power to the garage.

[hairyben]

All I need are the requirements for a circuit for the fastest charger, namely amps, volts, no of phases and plug-connector type. I find it slightly astonishing that this info is so difficult to obtain.

I'll check out that owners club later thanks

[hairyben]

Carparticus said:

hairyben said:

Anyone know about these?

Customer of mine is having one delivered sometime later this year and wants the highest capacity charge point, but trying to find out from tesla the circuit capacity and interface (socket) type I need to install to achieve this in readiness

I can help with this but its vital to find out the following :-


(1) has he ordered a Model S with ONE or TWO on-board chargers ? (ie, these are built into the car)

(2) does his property have 3 phase into the building ?

Thanks, Car has been spec'd with dual chargers option, and 400v/3ph is avaliable.

[hairyben]

Carparticus said:

The German EVSE manufacturer ABL-SURSUM has recently announced a 22kw "eMH1" wall mounted charger. These generate the control pilot / handshaking signals, and (I think) come with a 7 pin Mennekes cable that plugs into the Model S charge port, which then makes use of both the on board 11kw chargers.

There are other 22kw wall chargers for indoor / outdoor use, for around £800, but you'll need a 7 pin cable for another £200 eg :-

http://nuworldenergy.co.uk/shop.php#!/~/product/ca...

That seems like a lot of money for a socket to plug your car into, what exactly does it do? I thought the car has on-board chargers, it just needs a supply? Not criticizing so much as trying to understand.


Client has been offered a "free charger install" by british gas but this didn't include the cable run, and I doubt it's for something like this, more probably a basic/slower charger.