Thanks y’all! I’ll try it again once I get to another Tesla charger. I think the issue you all mention about with the lock is going to be what’s holding it back. I really struggled trying to figure out if it was locked. So I’d snap it in, then try to pull off to make sure it didn’t unhook. When it seemed firmly in place I’d try to connect. To your point, it was hard to determine if the lock slide was truly engaged.
Are you sure you were using an avaialble Supercharger location? There are lots of old V2 units that aren’t compatible, and not every V3 location is open for us.
Since posting the start of the the thread my experience is what you detailed so well. When failing with the A2Z it is either user error (and the lock is "fiddly" as I put it - hard to tell if locked but it loosens up fine over time) or the chargers aren't available to us if V2 or other reasons.Are you sure you were using an avaialble Supercharger location? There are lots of old V2 units that aren’t compatible, and not every V3 location is open for us.
The locking switch can be a bit finnicky, and the Tesla plug is a tight fit. The locking switch won’t lock if it’s not slid all the way in, and I sometimes force it in by slapping the end of the adapter. I sometimes had to slap the adapter all the way onto the Tesla plug, but it consistently worked on my recent road trip. I got to the point where I’d activate the charger with the Tesla app, plug in, and walk away knowing that it was gonna work.
I’m real happy with the quality of A2Z’s adapter. I’m thinking about ordering their Level 2 adapter because of how well they seem to build their hardware.
You can look the chargers up to see if they are compatible. Use the filter tool to only look for Superchargers open to other EV's and Magic Dock sites.
Here is my method:
Perfect advice!
Do we need the tesla app to use a tesla charger? I thought Ford worked that out where billing would be through the Fordpass?
You should be able to plug and charge through Fordpass, but if that isn't working or you want to subscribe and save a few bucks you can use the Tesla app to activate a charger prior to plugging in.
The truck needs an update (I am still waiting on mine too) to be able to plug and charge. But you can use the Tesla app until then.
I don’t think anyone should use Ford’s billing unless it’s a one-time charge. Tesla offers a membership in the same manner that EA and EVGo do, where you give them $13/mo and you get a 25% discount on their charge rates. That reduces them to the same price that Tesla drivers pay. The downside is you have to take 20 seconds to open the Tesla app and manually activate the station.
Totally use-case dependent, and for me I'll use it a lot like my EA Pass - activate when I'm heading on a road trip where I'll charge more than once, cancel it and not activate again until the next time. I don't road trip enough where I use either of those that it makes sense to have an always-on subscription.
Yes, only if you have Tesla membership.
