BMW Schneider Wallbox charger to charge Tesla?

[orbit123]

Hi,

I've googled this but getting lost in the different types of charger. I've never used a public charger either with my i3 so not really too familiar with the different plugs.

I have a BMW Schneider Wallbox charger at home for my BMW i3 but thinking of swapping to a Tesla - would that charger work with Tesla? The cable is tethered to the charger so can't swap the cable itself.

I found this elsewhere "The BMW i Wallbox Pro is also compatible with other makes of vehicle equipped with the European Type 2 standard connector.".

When I test drove a Tesla years back it was just connected to a blue commando type plug (like what a generator has). I have 3 phase power at home so this might be even better?

Thanks for any advice, seems a bit of a minefield!

[JonV8V]

A tesla has a type 2 socket do it will work.

Single phase, max 32A or 7kw which is circa 22 mph

Three phase, without upgraded chargers in the car is 16A or 11kw or 33mph

It's not difficult at all if you google it.

[essayer]

http://teslapedia.org/model-s/tesla-driver/chargin... is worth the read
Not sure whether the cost of upgrading to a 3-phase charger will be worth it; maybe if you can charge overnight on cheaper rates?

[ecs]

Tesla and BMW both use Type-2 connectors so your existing chargepoint would work. However, as you've got 3-phase electricity you would be able to make use of an 11 or 22kW charger which could top your battery up at a rate of up to 50 or 80 miles per hour respectively.

[JonV8V]

ecs said:

Tesla and BMW both use Type-2 connectors so your existing chargepoint would work. However, as you've got 3-phase electricity you would be able to make use of an 11 or 22kW charger which could top your battery up at a rate of up to 50 or 80 miles per hour respectively.

Tesla support 11kw as standard, but new ones, even with the expensive twin charger option, only boosts that to 16.5 and not the 22kw it used to, so about 33 mph without or 50 with the dual charger on three phase.