Charging a Tesla with FCSP

[vagabond7846]

Is it possible to charge a Tesla with FCSP? Not looking for hacks but any official adapters that can make this work. Thanks in advance,

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[flabrent]

Is it possible to charge a Tesla with FCSP? Not looking for hacks but any official adapters that can make this work. Thanks in advance,

Before ordering I'd give them a call and make sure the adapter will do exactly what you want.
https://a2zev.com/collections/charging-adapters

 

[RickLightning]

Is it possible to charge a Tesla with FCSP? Not looking for hacks but any official adapters that can make this work. Thanks in advance,

There is only one official adapter on the market designed for this, the A2Z Thunderstorm Lite. While it looks like the Thunderstorm adapter, it's setup to convert the CCS plug of the Ford Charge Station Pro, which is AC charging, to Tesla. The regular Thunderstorm adapter converts CCS DC charging to Tesla.

It is currently $123, less 15% with discount code FLASHSALE.

 

[vagabond7846]

Thanks!

 

[Dan's Lightning]

Works great! Amazing Adapter.. Charges the Tesla at its Max AC 11kw.

 

[DavidYo]

Is it possible to charge a Tesla with FCSP? Not looking for hacks but any official adapters that can make this work. Thanks in advance,

I know you said that you didn’t want any hacks but this isn’t really a hack. I just purchased a Tesla brand J1772 to NACS adapter and notched the bottom so it would fit my FCSP CCS plug. It only takes a couple of minutes with a dremel tool. Works like a charm and doesn’t reduce the integrity of the adapter at all. Food for thought.

 

[vagabond7846]

Really appreciate the feedback. Thanks all

 

[JohnsonEJ23]

So does the Tesla have to have some sort of a CCS option enabled/installed in it for this to work too?

 

[DavidYo]

So does the Tesla have to have some sort of a CCS option enabled/installed in it for this to work too?

My brother in law has a model x and I just plugged in like I would my truck and it charged like normal. No alterations to the software as far as I know. If Teslas can use a J1772 to Nacs without software changes then this notched adapter works the same way. The DC pins of the CCS plug don’t come in to play

 

[garsh]

So does the Tesla have to have some sort of a CCS option enabled/installed in it for this to work too?

No. The CCS option is only needed if you want to DC fast charge the Tesla at a CCS1 charger.

The FSCP uses a CCS1 plug, but otherwise it's performing J1772 AC charging, and Teslas have always supported that protocol. But that CCS1 plug prevents the NACS-to-J1772 adapter from fitting without an "adjustment" like shown here.

 

[chl]

I got an AZ J1772 to J1772 extension cord and notched it so it would fit the CCS1 so I could use the FCSP to charge any J1772 ported vehicle - tested it on my 2012 Nissan Leaf works perfectly.

Any J1772 vehicle will (should) negotiate/communicate with the EVSE (FCSP) using the J1772 protocol. Some vejicles apparently want you to use only THEIR EVSE (I think Mercedes is the one?).

 

[tls]

I thought the FCSP wouldn't start a charge if the vehicle doesn't support CCS signaling, so some older cars with J1772 ports were not compatible. Is this wrong?

 

[Maquis]

I know you said that you didn’t want any hacks but this isn’t really a hack.

Modifying something in a way that is not authorized by the manufacturer is the literal definition of a hack.

 

[Shmoe]

I know you said that you didn’t want any hacks but this isn’t really a hack. I just purchased a Tesla brand J1772 to NACS adapter and notched the bottom so it would fit my FCSP CCS plug. It only takes a couple of minutes with a dremel tool. Works like a charm and doesn’t reduce the integrity of the adapter at all. Food for thought.

I understand what you're saying, but taking a saw to the adapter is definitely the definition of a hack

 

[DavidYo]

Removing a chunk of plastic that is preventing an adapter from being used on a poorly designed plug is I suppose a “hack.” I would call it an engineering correction.

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