Tesla CCS Adapter doesn't fit Cybertruck

[Woodrick]

Absolutely. You know that you are an unusual case and you have to plan accordingly.

I hope that you may be thinking of adding at least another kW or two to handle the additional load.

 

[Keeney]

CCS fast charging is unlikely at work, but lots of places have level 2 J1772 charging.
My office has J1772 charging for free. Have to get to the office well before 7:30 to get one of the 6 slots. Mostly people who buy a new EV get excited to use it and show off their new car. But its only 30 amps. About 1/2the cars you see using it are Tesla. All variety of other vehicles. I have seen a couple Rivians and two other F150 Lightnings in addition to mine.

All the Teslas need to bring their own J1772 adapters.

And if I end up buying a CyberTruck, it would be super lame not to be able to plug it in there just to show it off...

 

[electricAK]

True. It’d be for a small population / situations where you would want to use it.

False.

This is really concerning. Tesla needs to release a CCS adaptor ASAP. It's ludicrous to assume that CCS is dead and CT owners will only need superchargers going forward.

Literally what is the point of a truck if you can't take it to remote places where there are no super chargers? These places all have CCS charging available.

 

[TexasRaider]

False.

This is really concerning. Tesla needs to release a CCS adaptor ASAP. It's ludicrous to assume that CCS is dead and CT owners will only need superchargers going forward.

Literally what is the point of a truck if you can't take it to remote places where there are no super chargers? These places all have CCS charging available.

I apologize, in my area of Texas the CCS chargers are not reliable and aren’t utilized very much. Of course, that experience is where I am speaking from.

 

[Tiberius]

False.

This is really concerning. Tesla needs to release a CCS adaptor ASAP. It's ludicrous to assume that CCS is dead and CT owners will only need superchargers going forward.

Literally what is the point of a truck if you can't take it to remote places where there are no super chargers? These places all have CCS charging available.

Just to point out that if you’re really stuck the regular J1772 adapter works and is waaay more common than CCS or NACS
Hardly seems worth making this a drop everything and fix it given the small number of CTs on the road and the even smaller number that this will affect.

 

[Woodrick]

False.

This is really concerning. Tesla needs to release a CCS adaptor ASAP. It's ludicrous to assume that CCS is dead and CT owners will only need superchargers going forward.

Literally what is the point of a truck if you can't take it to remote places where there are no super chargers? These places all have CCS charging available.

False? I didn't realize that Alaska has an anticipated number of Cybertrucks that is so big.

I was expecting that Alaska would be a small percentage of the Cybertrucks, just as the OP mentioned.

If nothing else, many are hoping that the new CCS will support 800V charging.
It will come. Be patient.

 

[electricAK]

Just to point out that if you’re really stuck the regular J1772 adapter works and is waaay more common than CCS or NACS
Hardly seems worth making this a drop everything and fix it given the small number of CTs on the road and the even smaller number that this will affect.

If I'm not mistaken, J1772 is 20kW charging, vs 50kW for the CCS. That's the difference between wanting to actually take the truck somewhere, and deciding to take the ICE truck instead.

 

[electricAK]

False? I didn't realize that Alaska has an anticipated number of Cybertrucks that is so big.

I was expecting that Alaska would be a small percentage of the Cybertrucks, just as the OP mentioned.

Sure. But there is a larger point here. *ALL* CT owners need to be able take their trucks to the far-out places where superchargers don't exist, it's not just Alaska. Take a look at Plugshare, most of those "far-out" places have CCS charging, and at 50kW, it's a decent fallback when you need it.

To me, this is the difference between "CT is a real truck designed to do truck things", and "CT is really designed for suburbanites who don't do truck things."

If nothing else, many are hoping that the new CCS will support 800V charging.
It will come. Be patient.

That would be great, but that sounds like a long rollout to upgrade the currently existing CCS stations.

Without a CCS adaptor, I lose 50% of the utility I was expecting. That is until Tesla steps up and fills Alaska with superchargers.

 

[Woodrick]

Sure. But there is a larger point here. *ALL* CT owners need to be able take their trucks to the far-out places where superchargers don't exist, it's not just Alaska. Take a look at Plugshare, most of those "far-out" places have CCS charging, and at 50kW, it's a decent fallback when you need it.

To me, this is the difference between "CT is a real truck designed to do truck things", and "CT is really designed for suburbanites who don't do truck things."



That would be great, but that sounds like a long rollout to upgrade the currently existing CCS stations.

Without a CCS adaptor, I lose 50% of the utility I was expecting. That is until Tesla steps up and fills Alaska with superchargers.

Do you know how long Model Y owners had their cars and CCS wasn't available? I've got my 2018 Model 3 and it isn't available on it yet.

CCS is not required for the truck. It may be highly desirable for you, but it isn't required.

If you feel that you got to have one, there are a number of different options on YouTube. I have no idea if they will fit or not.

While there have been a number of trucks on the road for the last month, it was only Jan 2 that someone noticed (and posted) that the old one didn't fit.

Chill, it will come.

And assuming that you didn't get the Foundation truck, it may come many months before you get your truck.

 

[lowtek]

So should one suffer because everyone is all the same, and just need to get over my range anxiety?

Yes.

 

[lowtek]

Seriously ... NACS is the new standard, by the time the CyberTruck is out in volume most other networks will have added NACS support ... it's really only an issue for early adopters ...

 

[Woodrick]

If I'm not mistaken, J1772 is 20kW charging, vs 50kW for the CCS. That's the difference between wanting to actually take the truck somewhere, and deciding to take the ICE truck instead.

J-1772 can handle more, (80A I believe) but the truck can only handle 48A (11.5 kW) of AC conversion.

 

[Woodrick]

Sure. But there is a larger point here. *ALL* CT owners need to be able take their trucks to the far-out places where superchargers don't exist, it's not just Alaska. Take a look at Plugshare, most of those "far-out" places have CCS charging, and at 50kW, it's a decent fallback when you need it.

To me, this is the difference between "CT is a real truck designed to do truck things", and "CT is really designed for suburbanites who don't do truck things."

I dare say that 50% of the Cybertrucks, like Pick-ups never feel dirt under their wheels.
And nothing ever promised you that capability. That's why the President has authorized a billion or so dollars to create the infrastructure.

If you must be able to go anywhere, the Cybertruck is definitely not the truck for you.

The infrastructure is coming, be patient.

That would be great, but that sounds like a long rollout to upgrade the currently existing CCS stations.

Without a CCS adaptor, I lose 50% of the utility I was expecting. That is until Tesla steps up and fills Alaska with superchargers.

Here's a partial list of the ones on Amazon

 

[GSXR150]

Welp, there goes the last chance I'll be ordering a CT anytime in the next 5 years.

Tesla Supercharger infrastructure is better than most, but isn't adequate by itself out here. I've both had to and actually wanted to go to CCS several times in 10 months. Will that change eventually? Sure. Am I spending high 5 figures to lose options? Nope.

But hey, at least it comes with basic autopilot at launch! Oh wait....

 

[pricedm]

Welp, there goes the last chance I'll be ordering a CT anytime in the next 5 years.

Tesla Supercharger infrastructure is better than most, but isn't adequate by itself out here.

https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/grants-awarded-for-tesla-in-co.312441/

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