Air at Tesla Supercharger with 3rd Party Adapter

[Cabonzhp]

With the new update, has anyone attempted to use a 3rd party CCS NACS adapter at a supercharger? Lucids wording seems to imply that only their offering will work. Happy to give it a try as work has a few 3rd party adapters lying around.

 

[californiaboy935]

With the new update, has anyone attempted to use a 3rd party CCS NACS adapter at a supercharger? Lucids wording seems to imply that only their offering will work. Happy to give it a try as work has a few 3rd party adapters lying around.

Honestly I’d buy a Lucid adapter, or try to get a Refferal by bringing someone else into the Lucid fam.

The Lucid adapter is very robust and will work great. A lot of the less expensive ones online seem like they are a bit of a bet and hope.

If you have an Air, a 60-155k investment I’d spend the 200+ on an OEM plug. Or the time to reffer someone to this great vehicle/brand to pick on up on the Refferal store.

 

[Lucken]

With the new update, has anyone attempted to use a 3rd party CCS NACS adapter at a supercharger? Lucids wording seems to imply that only their offering will work. Happy to give it a try as work has a few 3rd party adapters lying around.

As best as I can tell, the Lectron adapter is the same as the Lucid. Same specs, same packaging, same appearance with the exception of the branding. The Lectron is quite heavy and well built, again apparently like the Lucid version. I’d be surprised if Lectron or its supplier doesn’t make the adapter for Lucid.

I ordered it because it was immediately available. I haven’t tried it and probably won’t be using it much, if at all, but the online reviews are very good.

 

[jpcornett]

With the new update, has anyone attempted to use a 3rd party CCS NACS adapter at a supercharger? Lucids wording seems to imply that only their offering will work. Happy to give it a try as work has a few 3rd party adapters lying around.

I've had a third party one from Amazon for 3 years, never a problem with a Tesla charger at friend's house

 

[DeaneG]

I've had a third party one from Amazon for 3 years, never a problem with a Tesla charger at friend's house

That's a different adapter. You have a Level 2 (AC charging aka NACS to J1772) adapter. it won't work for DC fast charging. You need a NACS to CCS1 adapter for that.

 

[L-Dude]

I've had a third party one from Amazon for 3 years, never a problem with a Tesla charger at friend's house

I believe that is the AC version that does not work at Superchargers.

 

[DeaneG]

With the new update, has anyone attempted to use a 3rd party CCS NACS adapter at a supercharger? Lucids wording seems to imply that only their offering will work. Happy to give it a try as work has a few 3rd party adapters lying around.

They do work, but safety is another matter. Lucid's DC fast charging adapter isn't expensive and is readily available.

 

[ZimZim]

Seems like safety is less of an issue if you can only charge at 50 kw. I'll bet the lucid adapter is made by Lectron and the Lectron version and the lucid version are nearly identical

 

[DeaneG]

Seems like safety is less of an issue if you can only charge at 50 kw. I'll bet the lucid adapter is made by Lectron and the Lectron version and the lucid version are nearly identical

Many cheap CCS-NACS adapters can be unplugged without stopping the charge first, which is a huge safety hazard - potentially causing an arc, with the risk of electric shock and damage to your vision, not to mention what it could do to the charger and to your car. It's not worth trying to save $100.