Pre-ordered Lectron Vortex Plug Tesla Supercharger to CCS Adapter
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Pre-ordered Lectron Vortex Plug Tesla Supercharger to CCS Adapter
I decided to pre-order the Lectron Vortex Plug after spending more than an hour at an EA charger in Sterling, VA last weekend. This long session included waiting on hold for the call center to pick up the call and to get approval to start a complimentary session. It's becoming more and more clear that EA is not going to get better until some other customer oriented charging network takes over its operations. The sooner I can say good riddance to EA the better.
The pre-sale price for the Lectron NACS to CCS1 adapter is $200.
https://ev-lectron.com/products/lect...NEuI%3D.VKk3G7
Hopefully the MB/Tesla Supercharger access arrangement will support Plug & Charge in early 2024. I don't have the patience to wait for Tesla to retrofit the entire Superchager network with MagicDock.
The pre-sale price for the Lectron NACS to CCS1 adapter is $200.
https://ev-lectron.com/products/lect...NEuI%3D.VKk3G7
Hopefully the MB/Tesla Supercharger access arrangement will support Plug & Charge in early 2024. I don't have the patience to wait for Tesla to retrofit the entire Superchager network with MagicDock.
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I got an up close look at the state of EA chargers and I for one can't wait for MB to switch to the NACS charging port.
I wonder if MB's deal with Tesla will include 30-minute complimentary charging sessions for the first 2 years or 20,000 miles of ownership once they make the change to NACS charging ports? I would expect MB to offer a CCS-to-NACS adapter for current owners when they make the switch. I believe MB stated they will switch to NACS by the end of 2024, likely the 2025 model year,
It will eventual work itself out and when most EV manufacturers in the US switch to NACS, EA will be in a world of hurt as most owners will avoid their charging stations even if they retrofit their stations with NACS plugs.
I wonder if MB's deal with Tesla will include 30-minute complimentary charging sessions for the first 2 years or 20,000 miles of ownership once they make the change to NACS charging ports? I would expect MB to offer a CCS-to-NACS adapter for current owners when they make the switch. I believe MB stated they will switch to NACS by the end of 2024, likely the 2025 model year,
It will eventual work itself out and when most EV manufacturers in the US switch to NACS, EA will be in a world of hurt as most owners will avoid their charging stations even if they retrofit their stations with NACS plugs.
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Have you verified that your EQS SUV is compatible with the North American Charging Standard (NACS). I believe there is a lot of "hand shaking" has to take place between the Tesla Supercharger and the EQS. The superchargers do not have the facility to accept credit cards. Tesla requires an app and an account to use them. I've been using the Lectron Tesla level 2 charger to CCS adapter (at hotels and home charger) for some time and works great. However, level 2 does not require all the control communication the supercharger does. All that said, it's worth it to me to order the adapter and hope it works!
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I did reach out to Lectron to ask if the adapter would also work with Tesla destination chargers. I will report back when I get response.
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My guess is because Tesla doesn't get money for that. Tesla probably gets money from the negotiated manufacturer deals and any MagicDock Supercharger will get subsidies.
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I think overpaid executives have to justify their existence on the planet and when there have been a sufficient number on mind-numbing meetings someone will simply push the button that unlocks all the Superchargers. Tada! It's corporate magic!
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My opinion is that Tesla has much better things to make money on than the tiny market of EV’s that need a carry along adapter to their system. Tesla is light years ahead of all other EV manufacturers and even the big boys at the competition are bending over backwards to adapt or go broke.
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I know I'm fookin' jealous of Tesla resale values. Granted they lowered the price but there's basically no difference in buying new vs. a one year old Tesla right now. You might save five grand, that's all. I'm going to take a major hit when I unload my EQE SUV. 
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But yes I would be very surprised if my EQS is worth more then it's already low residiual value in 2026.
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not when you paid 110k for a model x LR and next few months drops to 80k. 25% off direct from MSRP. and this applies to most of Tesla models.
my friend's loan amount is higher than the new model x.
my friend's loan amount is higher than the new model x.
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Yeah I'm just saying if I didn't already own an EV though it'd be almost stoopid not to buy a Tesla tight now. Especially since swapping out a CCS connector for a NACS connector will take everyone else a whole two fookin' years to accomplish. If there was just one 2024 non-Tela that didn't require an adapter to use the Supercharger network I'd buy it, right now, for any amount of money. But oh well, all the corporate executives at all the multinational auto corps on the entire planet, COMBINED, can't seem to get that done.
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My opinion is that Tesla has much better things to make money on than the tiny market of EV’s that need a carry along adapter to their system. Tesla is light years ahead of all other EV manufacturers and even the big boys at the competition are bending over backwards to adapt or go broke.
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The ADM was built into the price of the vehicle! Tesla did not "reduce the price of their vehicles" They just removed the ADM... the same ADM that all the "Crooked dealers" were adding.
