V4 Tesla Supercharger looks more user friendly + magic dock connector and display (spotted photos)

[av8or]

Looks like the orientation and cable length of these will allow charge ports on either side to be used pretty easily. Just thought I’d share a couple pics.

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[VSG]

That only matters to me if the V4's are usable by CCS vehicles. Do we have any confirmation on that point yet?

 

[av8or]

I believe this is what’s under the plastic wrap, and that’s what we are looking for. This picture is from Reddit.

 

[emoore]

Doesn’t look that much more user friendly. Maybe just a longer cable but still offset for Tesla vehicles.

 

[Marchin_MTB]

That does look like the magic dock though, correct? And what appears to be a card reader?

 

[Autolycus]

I believe this is what’s under the plastic wrap, and that’s what we are looking for. This picture is from Reddit.

Is that both a “magic dock” and a display?! Madness!

 

[SANZC02]

That only matters to me if the V4's are usable by CCS vehicles. Do we have any confirmation on that point yet?

The announcement for the CCS adapter was for v3 and up so any of the new stations should work. Seems like the pre 2019 v1 and v2 are the ones that will not work.

 

[Destreyf]

The announcement for the CCS adapter was for v3 and up so any of the new stations should work. Seems like the pre 2019 v1 and v2 are the ones that will not work.

You are correct on this, the main reason is that before v3 superchargers Tesla used a proprietary signaling protocol, with v3 they support both the Tesla native protocol and CCS (ISO/IEC 15118 I believe).

Seeing the integrated magic dock on the V4 superchargers is interesting, hopefully the cable is long enough to reach all the way around.

 

[CharonPDX]

That only matters to me if the V4's are usable by CCS vehicles. Do we have any confirmation on that point yet?

Some will have Magic Dock built in, all will be able to charge CCS vehicles once the Tesla-made-other-maker-like-Rivian-provided CCS adapter comes out early next year.

 

[KrakenLand425]

That only matters to me if the V4's are usable by CCS vehicles. Do we have any confirmation on that point yet?

If you have used the few current V3's (I'm assuming they are V3's) that are out there, then you can see that the plugs in those pictures appear to have the CCS adaptor also embedded, so I would say yes...they wouldn't go backwards, since they are opening these super chargers up to non-Tesla's.

Personally, I'm loving the new access to these Tesla parks. I've spent 3 years fighting Electrify America with my Audi T-tron and access to the Tesla Super Charges is a game change to me. (Along with the extra range my R1S has comparably.)

Here' spics of me enjoying the whole place to myself on the I-90 in central WA...Moses Lake. No Tesla's even showed up the 25 mins I was there!

(I've also included a picture of an actual working CCS Adaptor, which is embedded in the V3 charger).

 

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Just me or does that first pic look like test tubes full of toxic waste? ?

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

It's commendable how quickly they can react and execute changes. It's also remarkable how small their units are compared to all other networks. The way the units are placed in relation to the parking spots... it's still confusing which you're OK to park in, w/o being "that asshole". Why not put them center-aligned and use a longer cable?

 

[SANZC02]

If you have used the few current V3's (I'm assuming they are V3's) that are out there, then you can see that the plugs in those pictures appear to have the CCS adaptor also embedded, so I would say yes...they wouldn't go backwards, since they are opening these super chargers up to non-Tesla's.

Personally, I'm loving the new access to these Tesla parks. I've spent 3 years fighting Electrify America with my Audi T-tron and access to the Tesla Super Charges is a game change to me. (Along with the extra range my R1S has comparably.)

Here' spics of me enjoying the whole place to myself on the I-90 in central WA...Moses Lake. No Tesla's even showed up the 25 mins I was there!

(I've also included a picture of an actual working CCS Adaptor, which is embedded in the V3 charger).

The magic dock are on V3 but not all v3. Best way to identify v3 is max charge to 250 kW and thinner water cooled cables. The V1 and V2 are the slower 120 kWh and below with thicker cables and most are at stations created before 2019.

 

[azbill]

It's commendable how quickly they can react and execute changes. It's also remarkable how small their units are compared to all other networks. The way the units are placed in relation to the parking spots... it's still confusing which you're OK to park in, w/o being "that asshole". Why not put them center-aligned and use a longer cable?

They were originally designed just for Teslas, rear left port. Here are some photos of a new V3 site (with magic docks) going up in Glendale AZ, these have some better parking options for CCS cars with alternate port locations, but half of them are still Tesla centric. This site has 16 total chargers.

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

They were originally designed just for Teslas, rear left port. Here are some photos of a new V3 site (with magic docks) going up in Glendale AZ, these have some better parking options for CCS cars with alternate port locations, but half of them are still Tesla centric. This site has 16 total chargers.

Far better organized and intuitive than most EA and EVgo sites I've seen.

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