What charging cable for a tesla model s?

Dominic-Toretto

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Dominic-Toretto

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Hi,

Recently purchased a 2016 Model S, it only came with the plug socket cable which is painfully slow.
Looking at google I can see I need a "type 2" cable.
Any reason to buy the Tesla official one? If not I can see "4EV" offer a 10m cable for £199: 10m Tesla Model S EV Charging Cable - 32A/Straight

Additionally is their any difference between all the charging mods on the market? I can see the limit is 7.4KVA for a single phase supply anyhow.
 
Squidward said:
Additionally is their any difference between all the charging mods on the market?
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Do you mean a home based AC power point to supply the car via the OBC? If so you can use anything that offers type 2, and are limited to 7.2-7.4kW for single phase. I'd look at a smart charger rather than a basic dumb one however.
 
You need more than a cable, you need what’s termed as a ‘EVSE’ or a EV charge point in simple terms. Type 2 as you’ve already identified.

There are a couple of ways you can do it, dedicated wall box which you’ll need an electrician to fit and starts from around £300 and go up to £1k plus fitting which will depends on your property and how much work it is.

Alternatively you can get an electrician to fit a commando socket which will cost about the same as getting a wall box fitted and use a portable EVSE, you can get an adapter for the included Tesla one which will run it 7.4kw 32A. This is the cheapest option but you’ll need to secure the Tesla EVSE when you are not using it as people like to nick them.

Call a few sparks and get some quotes. There is a grant available but it’s highly unlikely your car is eligible so I wouldn’t worry about getting a OZEV approved installer. There is only one grant per car and it’s highly likely the previous owner claimed it, that said I don’t know how you can check that. The OZEV grant only applies to more expensive ‘smart’ chargers.
 
b0rn2sk8 said:
There is only one grant per car and it’s highly likely the previous owner claimed it, that said I don’t know how you can check that.
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It's one grant per person, not per car, and you can actually get more than one if you can prove you have the keepership on more than one eligible EV. You have up to 4 months after buying a second hand EV to make the claim.
 
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