Tesla type 2 use at super chargers
Discussion
I’m using my folks Nissan leaf to pick them up from Bristol airport soon from my place in Hampshire
I notice at cribbs causeway and just around the corner there are a couple of Tesla super chargers that say they have type 2 connections
Is a Tesla type 2 a standard thing that will work on the gen 2 leaf with a type 2 socket
The reason for asking is zap map allows you to filter and they have “Tesla type 2”
Sure there are other chargers, it’s more curiosity I guess
Failing that there is a cheap chademo nearby
I notice at cribbs causeway and just around the corner there are a couple of Tesla super chargers that say they have type 2 connections
Is a Tesla type 2 a standard thing that will work on the gen 2 leaf with a type 2 socket
The reason for asking is zap map allows you to filter and they have “Tesla type 2”
Sure there are other chargers, it’s more curiosity I guess
Failing that there is a cheap chademo nearby
“ If you’re driving a Gen 2 Nissan Leaf, there are still a few good CHAdeMO options around Bristol.
The most convenient if you’re coming in on the M5/M4 side near Cribbs Causeway are:
The most convenient if you’re coming in on the M5/M4 side near Cribbs Causeway are:
- bp pulse Charging Station (Miller & Carter, Cribbs Causeway) – 50 kW CHAdeMO, CCS and AC Type 2. Open 24/7.
- InstaVolt Charging Station (McDonald’s, Patchway) – 60 kW CHAdeMO alongside CCS. Open 24/7.
- InstaVolt Charging Station (McDonald’s, Fishponds Road) – 60 kW CHAdeMO if you’re heading further into Bristol.
Cheers all
I forgot to say I am going to be calling in to catch-up with someone at cribbs cause way, there are two Tesla chargers there open to public
Yup lots of other options about, I won’t need to charge to full as I can nearly make it there an back on one “tank”
It was more a curiosity thing about whether the Tesla type 2 chargers will work on the leaf
Many thanks again
I forgot to say I am going to be calling in to catch-up with someone at cribbs cause way, there are two Tesla chargers there open to public
Yup lots of other options about, I won’t need to charge to full as I can nearly make it there an back on one “tank”
It was more a curiosity thing about whether the Tesla type 2 chargers will work on the leaf
Many thanks again
Cheers all for your help
To answer my initial question….
I visited the Bristol Tesla supercharger near catbrain hill
A ccs2 and a plug that looked like a type 2 but it appeared to have an extra bit of plastic that prevented it from going into the leaf
A did a 6 minute chademo charge around the corner and got back home with 20ish miles left in the battery
Thoroughly impressed by the old leaf, good simple reliable car that just gets on with it
Back roads on the way up, motorway on way home
To answer my initial question….
I visited the Bristol Tesla supercharger near catbrain hill
A ccs2 and a plug that looked like a type 2 but it appeared to have an extra bit of plastic that prevented it from going into the leaf
A did a 6 minute chademo charge around the corner and got back home with 20ish miles left in the battery
Thoroughly impressed by the old leaf, good simple reliable car that just gets on with it
Back roads on the way up, motorway on way home
Model S and X in the UK only had a type 2 looking socket for everything and the superchargers had a corresponding plug. The superchargers only delivered DC. At the time there were 3 different approaches, CCS, Chademo and the Tesla approach. CCS won the battle here in Europe
To cope with the other standards, Tesla first introduced a Chademo adaptor for their Model S and X allowing them to charge on Ecotricty mainly chargers as they were the only ones about. When CCS became the defacto standard for Europe they introduced a CCS adaptor for those cars. From the Model 3 onwards, in Europe all cars have come with a CCS port on the car
Its different around the world, in the US they used a different type of plug again, one which wouldn't really work in europe as it lacked 3 phase support.but otherwise was similar in the sense you could use it for AC od DC charging. This is becoming more the standard in the US, primarily because as a country they didn;t pin down a standard until recently which means they have a bit of a dogs dinner over there if you look at the whole EV market.
Other regions also do wierd things, some countries still adopt the Chademo port and a second Type 2 port like some cars did in the Europe in the early days.
TL;DR - no, what looks like a type 2 plug at a Tesla supercharger is a legacy DC charger for early Teslas.
To cope with the other standards, Tesla first introduced a Chademo adaptor for their Model S and X allowing them to charge on Ecotricty mainly chargers as they were the only ones about. When CCS became the defacto standard for Europe they introduced a CCS adaptor for those cars. From the Model 3 onwards, in Europe all cars have come with a CCS port on the car
Its different around the world, in the US they used a different type of plug again, one which wouldn't really work in europe as it lacked 3 phase support.but otherwise was similar in the sense you could use it for AC od DC charging. This is becoming more the standard in the US, primarily because as a country they didn;t pin down a standard until recently which means they have a bit of a dogs dinner over there if you look at the whole EV market.
Other regions also do wierd things, some countries still adopt the Chademo port and a second Type 2 port like some cars did in the Europe in the early days.
TL;DR - no, what looks like a type 2 plug at a Tesla supercharger is a legacy DC charger for early Teslas.
Gone fishing said:
Model S and X in the UK only had a type 2 looking socket for everything and the superchargers had a corresponding plug. The superchargers only delivered DC. At the time there were 3 different approaches, CCS, Chademo and the Tesla approach. CCS won the battle here in Europe
To cope with the other standards, Tesla first introduced a Chademo adaptor for their Model S and X allowing them to charge on Ecotricty mainly chargers as they were the only ones about. When CCS became the defacto standard for Europe they introduced a CCS adaptor for those cars. From the Model 3 onwards, in Europe all cars have come with a CCS port on the car
Its different around the world, in the US they used a different type of plug again, one which wouldn't really work in europe as it lacked 3 phase support.but otherwise was similar in the sense you could use it for AC od DC charging. This is becoming more the standard in the US, primarily because as a country they didn;t pin down a standard until recently which means they have a bit of a dogs dinner over there if you look at the whole EV market.
Other regions also do wierd things, some countries still adopt the Chademo port and a second Type 2 port like some cars did in the Europe in the early days.
TL;DR - no, what looks like a type 2 plug at a Tesla supercharger is a legacy DC charger for early Teslas.
CheersTo cope with the other standards, Tesla first introduced a Chademo adaptor for their Model S and X allowing them to charge on Ecotricty mainly chargers as they were the only ones about. When CCS became the defacto standard for Europe they introduced a CCS adaptor for those cars. From the Model 3 onwards, in Europe all cars have come with a CCS port on the car
Its different around the world, in the US they used a different type of plug again, one which wouldn't really work in europe as it lacked 3 phase support.but otherwise was similar in the sense you could use it for AC od DC charging. This is becoming more the standard in the US, primarily because as a country they didn;t pin down a standard until recently which means they have a bit of a dogs dinner over there if you look at the whole EV market.
Other regions also do wierd things, some countries still adopt the Chademo port and a second Type 2 port like some cars did in the Europe in the early days.
TL;DR - no, what looks like a type 2 plug at a Tesla supercharger is a legacy DC charger for early Teslas.
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