daveo4EV
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…and your car from a car company.
Aug 2023 Update: Tesla is an aggressive tech company that relentlessly pushes change and eschews the past - to that end they have retired the Tesla J-1772 Wall Charger as an option and now offer the Tesla Universal Charger - while the EXACT product is no longer available from this thread the new alternative is also a great option - my personal opinion this "pivot" to a universal NACS/J-1772 EVSE is a great product for anyone - the "core" feature set is still the same - 48 amp EVSE, good reliability, powersharing with up to 6 units, and fair price…so while the exact product is no longer available - the "replacement" generation is a step forward…and I'd still consider it…the conversation in this thread is still valid in the context of the "new" Universal product - so I feel this thread is still relevant and helpful.
https://shop.tesla.com/product/universal-wall-connector
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I'm a Porsche customer because I believe they make the best cars and in other aspects of my life I gravitate towards "the best" in what ever category I'm choosing to spend money - that doesn't always mean spending a lot of money, but often the two correlate
even the most die hard Tesla hater and Porsche fan (sometimes one in the same but not always) has to admit Tesla does tech way way way better than Porsche - that doesn't mean you have to buy a Tesla vehicle, but you can leverage their tech expertise to make up for for Porsche's lack of tech expertise - and the primary way you can do that is to ditch the wonky and troublesome PMC+/PMCC and replace it with a Tesla J-1772 wall charger
I can love my Taycan and admit Porsche makes about the worst EVSE in North America and I can purchase an EVSE from someone else - cause it's not supposed to matter…
just like I did - and having spend less than 2 hours swapping my PMCC w/NEMA 14-50 plug for a Hardwired Tesla Wall Charger w/J-1772 connector - we're up and running.
all I can say is so far so good
and it's only $550
no Tesla Tap required - it comes native with one of the nicest, sleekest and easy to use J-1772 handles I've seen - and I splurged for the $75 "colored" glass front that almost matches my Gentian Blue Taycan
over the next few days and weeks I'll report on any problems but given my past experience with their EVSE's this one is a great product
order yours today and get it in like 3 business days if they ship as fast for you as they did for me
Aug 2023 Update: Tesla is an aggressive tech company that relentlessly pushes change and eschews the past - to that end they have retired the Tesla J-1772 Wall Charger as an option and now offer the Tesla Universal Charger - while the EXACT product is no longer available from this thread the new alternative is also a great option - my personal opinion this "pivot" to a universal NACS/J-1772 EVSE is a great product for anyone - the "core" feature set is still the same - 48 amp EVSE, good reliability, powersharing with up to 6 units, and fair price…so while the exact product is no longer available - the "replacement" generation is a step forward…and I'd still consider it…the conversation in this thread is still valid in the context of the "new" Universal product - so I feel this thread is still relevant and helpful.
https://shop.tesla.com/product/universal-wall-connector
ORIGINAL TEXT BELOW
I'm a Porsche customer because I believe they make the best cars and in other aspects of my life I gravitate towards "the best" in what ever category I'm choosing to spend money - that doesn't always mean spending a lot of money, but often the two correlate
even the most die hard Tesla hater and Porsche fan (sometimes one in the same but not always) has to admit Tesla does tech way way way better than Porsche - that doesn't mean you have to buy a Tesla vehicle, but you can leverage their tech expertise to make up for for Porsche's lack of tech expertise - and the primary way you can do that is to ditch the wonky and troublesome PMC+/PMCC and replace it with a Tesla J-1772 wall charger
I can love my Taycan and admit Porsche makes about the worst EVSE in North America and I can purchase an EVSE from someone else - cause it's not supposed to matter…
just like I did - and having spend less than 2 hours swapping my PMCC w/NEMA 14-50 plug for a Hardwired Tesla Wall Charger w/J-1772 connector - we're up and running.
all I can say is so far so good
and it's only $550
no Tesla Tap required - it comes native with one of the nicest, sleekest and easy to use J-1772 handles I've seen - and I splurged for the $75 "colored" glass front that almost matches my Gentian Blue Taycan
over the next few days and weeks I'll report on any problems but given my past experience with their EVSE's this one is a great product
- Small
- Easy to Install
- Personalization with colored face plates (optional)
- Adjustable amps (12 amp to 48 amps) - 15 to 60 amp breakers
- best charging animation n in the business
- LED's are also diagnostic
- PowerShare/Load Sharing via Wifi with multiple units - so you can add a 2nd one and have it split the load when charging two or more EV's
- easy to setup/configured via simple web-portal
- great webportal - easy to access - no random password on a random card to lose
- and it doesn't overheat
- 25Ft cord to the vehicle
- $550
order yours today and get it in like 3 business days if they ship as fast for you as they did for me
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