Charging at a Tesla Magic Dock Supercharger Site

[R1TVT]

In the spririt of helping those new to charging, I was on a road trip this week, took a ferry, got to my location and wanted to charge-up so I would be set for the duration of my stay. There was a charging station near my hotel, which happened to be a Tesla Magic Dock location. For those that don't know, the chargers have a CCS adapter "built-in" that works for non-Tesla vehicles that are able to charge using Tesla's infrastructure, which eliminates the need to use an adapter. There are lots of YT videos out there from when this was launched and when Tesla "opened" up part of its supercharger network, but this was my first time at a Magic Dock location.

Long story short, if you don't need the adapter (say you have a Tesla), you just choose your Supercharger in the Tesla app, then plug in. If you need the adapter, you choose your Supercharger in the app (the app knows you don't have a Tesla), the app tells you to press and hold the button on the charger itself for 2 seconds, THEN YOU PUSH UPWARDS, then you pull the charger out, and it comes out of the Supercharger holder with the adapter magically attached, and you plug right in.

Rates were $0.65/kWh (compared to $.059 /kWh at the Rivian RAN Supercharger I hit the day before)

The charger with the adapter comes out of the holster looking like it would if you added your own adapter:

 

[cyure]

Thanks. This is all the kind of info that’s great to have.

 

[Scout_Lookout]

In the spririt of helping those new to charging, I was on a road trip this week, took a ferry, got to my location and wanted to charge-up so I would be set for the duration of my stay. There was a charging station near my hotel, which happened to be a Tesla Magic Dock location. For those that don't know, the chargers have a CCS adapter "built-in" that works for non-Tesla vehicles that are able to charge using Tesla's infrastructure, which eliminates the need to use an adapter. There are lots of YT videos out there from when this was launched and when Tesla "opened" up part of its supercharger network, but this was my first time at a Magic Dock location.

Long story short, if you don't need the adapter (say you have a Tesla), you just choose your Supercharger in the Tesla app, then plug in. If you need the adapter, you choose your Supercharger in the app (the app knows you don't have a Tesla), the app tells you to press and hold the button on the charger itself for 2 seconds, THEN YOU PUSH UPWARDS, then you pull the charger out, and it comes out of the Supercharger holder with the adapter magically attached, and you plug right in.

Rates were $0.65/kWh (compared to $.059 /kWh at the Rivian RAN Supercharger I hit the day before)

The charger with the adapter comes out of the holster looking like it would if you added your own adapter:

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Not gonna lie, my first time at a magic dock I raged a bit. Tbh I just keep my adapter in my driver door pocket and as I'm getting out I just grab it and save myself another potential rage moment. The magic docks are nice to have though JIC, especially for new to EV owners.

 

[R1TVT]

A wrapped Silverado from some sort of EV service company pulled up to the charger next to mine and the guy couldn't figure it out AT ALL. And, to make it worse, he had an adapter out already. I tried to explain to him that he didn't even need the adapter (which he was unsuccessfully trying to attach to the charger), alas, he didn't want to have help any help from me... H was basically flailing and unwilling to read the instructions on the app, and did not hold the button for 2 seconds on the charger then push up (instead of pulling down)... Some people are just lug nutz. He even moved his truck over one charger and tried again. He finally figured out how to attach his own adapter and got a session started! LOL.

Moral of the story:

 

[J Alynn]

In the spririt of helping those new to charging, I was on a road trip this week, took a ferry, got to my location and wanted to charge-up so I would be set for the duration of my stay. There was a charging station near my hotel, which happened to be a Tesla Magic Dock location. For those that don't know, the chargers have a CCS adapter "built-in" that works for non-Tesla vehicles that are able to charge using Tesla's infrastructure, which eliminates the need to use an adapter. There are lots of YT videos out there from when this was launched and when Tesla "opened" up part of its supercharger network, but this was my first time at a Magic Dock location.

Long story short, if you don't need the adapter (say you have a Tesla), you just choose your Supercharger in the Tesla app, then plug in. If you need the adapter, you choose your Supercharger in the app (the app knows you don't have a Tesla), the app tells you to press and hold the button on the charger itself for 2 seconds, THEN YOU PUSH UPWARDS, then you pull the charger out, and it comes out of the Supercharger holder with the adapter magically attached, and you plug right in.

Rates were $0.65/kWh (compared to $.059 /kWh at the Rivian RAN Supercharger I hit the day before)

The charger with the adapter comes out of the holster looking like it would if you added your own adapter:

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Well that’s cool. Didn’t know T was doing that. The Lexus thus far has not needed the adapter but always have it handy

 

[J Alynn]

A wrapped Silverado from some sort of EV service company pulled up to the charger next to mine and the guy couldn't figure it out AT ALL. And, to make it worse, he had an adapter out already. I tried to explain to him that he didn't even need the adapter (which he was unsuccessfully trying to attach to the charger), alas, he didn't want to have help any help from me... H was basically flailing and unwilling to read the instructions on the app, and did not hold the button for 2 seconds on the charger then push up (instead of pulling down)... Some people are just lug nutz. He even moved his truck over one charger and tried again. He finally figured out how to attach his own adapter and got a session started! LOL.

Moral of the story:

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AMEN! Not sure why @cyure finds that so funny