Compatibility of Tesla Mobile Connector with Porsche Macan EV

[dbsb3233]

you'll never know when/where you'll end up some place that has EV charging but the "wrong" type of charger when you show up - the adapters are "insurance" that you should be able to charge anywhere - regardless of installed charging infrastructure…

this guy for example…from July of 2020…

https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/stuck-in-big-sur-no-charger.1930/

you'll want two adapters in the frunk of any EV in North America for at least a decade - regardless of native port type - you'll always be somewhere when you need access to a charger with the "wrong" type of connector…

J-1772/CCS native vehicles - 1) TeslaTap mini 2) Lectron/Porsche supercharger
NACS native vehicles - 1) J-1772 adapter ($75) 2) CCS Adapter ($250)

Yep. And it opens up more hotel choices. Over the last 5 years we've used our TeslaTap maybe 10 times. But it's been worth it. Allows me to expand the list of candidate hotels to pick from. Most still don't have any charging, but for the ones that do (in the price range I'm willing to work with), being able to charge to 100% overnight is a big plus.

And it's probably paid for itself already with the number of EA sessions it displaced with free hotel charging.

PS: In 5 years and 60,000 road trip miles thru 40 states, I've used the mobile charger only once. It's insurance, but rarely ever used. Also note that the Porsche one includes a bulky mounting bracket that can be left at home. In fact while bulkier than the Tesla, I may just take it out of the large bag and leave it loose in the frunk to save some space. If I didn't have the Bose woofer in the back I'd hide it back there.

Sponsored

 

[alvaro]

I have yet to really use a mobile connector. I tested my Grizzl-e mini once... My Porsche one has sat in the garage since day one.

 

[daveo4EV]

I have yet to really use a mobile connector. I tested my Grizzl-e mini once... My Porsche one has sat in the garage since day one.

I've done two road trips in the past 9 months

2700 miles from PECATL
2000 miles roundtrip to Seattle

both times I never unpacked my mobile EVSE-road-warrior-kit

this type of travel with no need for a moible EVSE would've been unthinkable in 2022 and earlier

you really really only need "adapters" in the car, very rarely will you need to unpack your mobile EVSE

this was certainlly not the case in 2020 with my Taycan Turbo and my earlier EV's…

 

[robrain]

Used the mobile on my Tesla once in the six years I owned it, at a somewhat remote cabin near Lund in BC before Tesla had installed superchargers on the route. And it was probably unnecessary even for that journey but it smoothed things out a little bit and meant we didn't need to park outside a coffee shop in Powell River for seven hours.

Sponsored