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the ones that didn’t work for me were also 250kW Max, to which I assume is V2s. I thought the whole purpose of NACS was that it works with all V2s and up. So maybe that’s where my confusion starts. If it’s V3 and up only, that might make sense, but I’m pretty sure the ones that worked for me were max out at 250kW, so just V2. Wasn’t really paying attention, since in my head, all V2 and up should be working on NACS, so maybe that’s my misunderstanding of NACS.I think you might be confusing V2 and V3. V2 and V3 look pretty much the same (red and white). The new ones are V4 (black and white). V2 is incompatible with any non-Telsa (can't do CCS protocol). *Most* V3 are compatible with non-Teslas, but not all.
There's a few different ways to recognize the difference. V2 is only 150kW max, while V3 is 250kW. So when you see it on Google Maps or elsewhere with a kW designation, eliminate the 150's. Plugshare also designates "Telsa Only" for those, or "open to non-Telsas" for the V3's an V4's. Tesla's own map is perhaps the best way, as it has filters for vehicle type. "Tesla" is the V2s (and a few V3 not authorized for CCS yet), "NACS Partner" is V3 and V4, "Other EV" is V3 and V4 with Magicdock (built-in CCS adapter).
Will be more attentive on my trip back and see this makes sense.
thanks.
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