I have the DJ on my 2021 SR/S and want to make sure I make good choices with the Tesla Chargers. I bought one of the Tesla to J1772 adapters from EVSE Adapters (.com) and feel like the options just opened up for me considering Tesla standard is now the North American Charging Standard (NCAS). While the Tesla destination chargers are familiar to me, I am finding EV Go and Electrify America chargers include the Tesla plug along with the CHAdeMO and CCS Combo 1 plugs. Those brand of chargers seem like high power DC only options, but from what I read, the NACS should support both DC and AC charging so it should be compatible when using an adapter. Maybe the standard is still rolling out so I am worried about plugging into the wrong Tesla charger. I do know the Tesla Super Chargers are not for us yet, and the Tesla Magic plug seems to only be a CCS Combo 1 option from what I can tell (haven't seen one yet).
My question is, how best to know if Tesla plugs are NCAS when on a non-Tesla owned charger will still be compatible with the 12kW AC charging of our bikes? Still new to the EV world and figured this is a good place to capture the wisdom of those more experienced.
Fundamentally, the Zero SR/F and SR/S charging systems are Level 2 only and cannot handle DC Fast Charging. As such, they are limited to J1772 charging and cannot be modified to take CCS/CHAdeMO charging. The bike lacks the onboard hardware and software to be able to take DC charging. Unless Zero develops a "DC Charge Tank" type system that would need to be installed by the dealer or a future bike platform that can take that, we'll be limited to Level 2 AC charging.
Therefore, the only Tesla chargers that can be used are the Level 2 Destination chargers and/or UMC (Universal Mobile Connector; I carry one of these on my bike as my mobile charging solution along with the Tesla Tap) type chargers when adapted with your EVSE Adapters Tesla to J1772 adapter (I use a Tesla Tap Mini).
-Karl
2022 SR/S