Planning a 3000 mile road trip

[eNate]

You can use them with your own adapter or do they have to be equipped with MagicDock?

Your own adapter.

These are AC units, just like what you would use at home, and Tesla doesn't equip then with adapters.

Unlike destination chargers, Superchargers are DC units, and with any Tesla DC Supercharger you have access to, you'll need a different (DC) adapter, if it's not equipped with Magic Dock.

The Tesla to CCS DC adapters are built to handle much higher voltage and current, and also shunt the connection to the two CCS pins on our i3s, so they are larger, heavier, more robustly built with greater built in protections, and as such cost more.

 

[unL33T]

Your own adapter.

These are AC units, just like what you would use at home, and Tesla doesn't equip then with adapters.

Oh, I was under the impression they were all Destination chargers and just some of the newer Destination chargers had MagicDocks while older ones did not.

Unlike destination chargers, Superchargers are DC units, and with any Tesla DC Supercharger you have access to, you'll need a different (DC) adapter, if it's not equipped with Magic Dock.

Now I'm even more confused because I thought no DC charging was allowed from a Tesla charger to our i3s and definitely not with a 3rd party adapter.

The Tesla to CCS DC adapters are built to handle much higher voltage and current, and also shunt the connection to the two CCS pins on our i3s, so they are larger, heavier, more robustly built with greater built in protections, and as such cost more.

Is this the MagicDock you're talking about here or some other Tesla to CCS adapter?

These responses just made me even more confused about Tesla's chargers. lol

 

[eNate]

Ah! BMW will get Supercharger access later this year. When we do, that's when the DC adapter will be needed.

The adapter can be generic because as of yet the Superchargers, and definitely our i3s, do not have any communication with the adapter to determine if it's "authorized" the way (for instance) HP interrogates a toner or ink cartridge to determine whether it's genuine.

The adapter are relatively simple pass-thru devices and do not interact with the charging process.

 

[Mondomensch]

You can use them with your own adapter or do they have to be equipped with MagicDock?

I installed the Tesla app recently thinking I'd be able to use a few of their chargers. The nearest one that says it's compatible is 3 hours away from me in some tiny towns no one ever goes to.

The Tesla destination chargers need a ~$100 adapter (under a foot long) with one end that accepts the Tesla plug and the other that is a standard J1772 plug.
Example: