A2Z Adapter Recall: Typhoon v1 Exchange Program

[The Weatherman]

Did anyone actually watch the interview? There is ZERO reason to be concerned. Tesla got a stick up their butt and is forcing A2Z to "recall" a 100% safe adapter cuz it might fail in a hundred years when we can charge at a full 500A for one hour solid on on our EV's that have 2000kWh batteries. A2Z caved and is making the best of the situation by upgrading owners of the V1 adaptor to the Pro version. This makes Tesla happy and it makes their early adopter customers happy...win-win.

Unlike the recall for Lectron and the Tesla adapter, which had immediate risks that needed to be addressed, the A2Z V1 adapter has no immediate safety risk. Unless you are a power user and have cycled it 1000 times. The temperature claim is absurd, there are no EV's being produced that will draw 500A for an hour. In my mind, A2Z has cemented my loyalty with their response. Their communication is a step above anyone else.

Ford missed a golden opportunity to partner with them. I guess they like taking risks with companies that aren't as good. *cough*SUNRUN*cough*

I did and it was hard to watch. The CEO’s face said it all. He had definitely been beaten down by Tesla. This company has done a stellar job of customer service and communications. It was hard to see him looking so depressed over is apparently a minor failure to the standards.

I’m betting they do a better job of replacing their product than Ford/Tesla does getting theirs out and they have had several weeks head start.

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[flypony53]

I have an older A2Z first gen and no email for me yet.

I have the first gen prior to Typhoon as well, but received the email yesterday. I was a bit confused if I can get the new adapter. Would prefer the Typhoon as my first gen is a bit finicky...

 

[Zprime29]

I did and it was hard to watch. The CEO’s face said it all. He had definitely been beaten down by Tesla. This company has done a stellar job of customer service and communications. It was hard to see him looking so depressed over is apparently a minor failure to the standards.

I’m betting they do a better job of replacing their product than Ford/Tesla does getting theirs out and they have had several weeks head start.

Spot on, I got the impression he was really upset that it came to this. But he put on a strong front and I think they made the best choice possible given the circumstances.

@MountainAlive Tom asked him about the extension cord during the interview. It'll have dual sensors on either end, similar to what the adapters have. The interesting tid bit that he shared was what the cord would have some kind of resistor(?) that can signal the charger to derate. In their testing, he said they are able to achieve a ramp down in charge rate. I forget the peak, I think I recall it will settle around 70kW. It sounded like they are in communication with Tesla as part of the development.

 

[Richie740]

I haven't received this. How do we know if our chargers falls under this recall?

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