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15% faster for the short period of the charging curve that the vehicle can charge at max power (I.e. 600amps) - not 15% faster throughout the entire charge. It also assumes your CCS to NACS adapter is rated for 600amps - many are rated to 500 amps; otherwise, you may melt the pins like Tom...

As long as the charge initiates, "regular people" probably won't notice if the charge slightly derates. About the only thing they need to be schooled up on is that they shouldn't charge past 80%. I know plenty of people with Teslas that have no problem road tripping with very little...

I've had my R1S for almost 2 years. I've had a few small things fixed -- a few done by the mobile service where they came to my office to make small repairs. I also had two recalls which required taking the vehicle in to a service center (luckily about 10 miles away for me) and leaving the...

Did they notify you of the change or did you log in and notice the change?

I hear you -- plug and charge is very convenient and messing with an app is a pain. As far as amenities, the way I understood it, OP was asking about a location that included both Mercedes and Tesla chargers -- the amenities are the same.

Could also be a hit and run. I've noticed gear guard tends to only record people and no other types of events.

Is the Tesla price with or without the charging membership discount? If it were me, I'd go to whichever is cheapest first. You also might not have a choice if the Mercedes one doesn't have NACS connectors and/or you don't have an adapter OR if the Mercedes stalls are all taken. Either way, it's...

Yes, this was brought up almost 100 posts ago (post #20, in fact) but this thread MUST live on!

Wait what? You thought 20" and 21" had the same RIM size? The numbers 20" and 21" are literally the inches of the RIM size. 21" ≠ 20" They have the same WHEEL size/diameter (rim + tire) - 32 inches.

I also have the same question with these tiny spares that expand when inflated. After seeing the photos, I am not sure I'm willing to give up my entire subtrunk for the spare. My last two cars (Model Y, R1S) didn't come with a spare.

In that case, until there are adapters that can handle more than 500 amps, you'd probably want to make sure you just used a NACS pedestal at the RAN station. The Walmart charger Tom went to had both NACS and CCS cables. He used the CCS cable because it was rated for more amperage than the NACS...

I don't think I've ever bought a new car and expected the roof rack from my old vehicle to fit and work.

Probably because they aren't assuming you'll use an adapter. Tom went out of his way to use that particular charger with an adapter not because it was more convenient, but because he wanted to try the 600 amps.

He also points out that very few DC fast chargers are rated for 600 amps -- most only provide up to 500 amps (the same as the adapter).

These look to be screenshots from the Tesla app

It depends on the specific car. Some 800v cars can go from two 400v packs wired in series (800v) to two wired parallel (400v) to achieve maximum speeds from a 400v DCFC like a v3 tesla charger. GM vehicles do this as does the cybertruck. You are correct though, for the ones that can't do...

There's one in my neighborhood. It mostly looks black until the sun hits it, then it looks like the photos posted.

OP's question was answered several pages ago but it's nice to come back here to witness a good dead horse flogging.

The service guy is likely wrong. See the video I linked.