Vita1024 - A petition for a 22kW AC onboard charger for Tesla Model 3/Y

[Vita1024]

I'm a Tesla fan, long term investor and supporter.

 

Tesla is my long term passion. In 2010 I test drove Tesla Roadster, in 2014 I was doing frequent trips to Germany to rent Model S since they had reasonable Supercharger network. Over the years I tested most iterations of all Tesla models. I recently even test driven 2021 Model 3 and I absolutely love this car.

 

I'm trying to convince Tesla to re-introduce dual charger option at least for Model 3/Y. I'm currently gathering community support for my petition (http://chng.it/fR7kn5NC) and I also leading many threads on different EV forums (example here https://teslaownersonline.com/threads/poll-would-you-like-tesla-to-add-a-22kw-ac-charger-option.17810) with additional information and explanation of my rationale.

 

I'm currently driving Renault Zoe ZE50 but I would like to switch to Model 3.

 

I would like to use this forum to reach French audience who might also be interested in this feature in Tesla.

 

Thanks in advance for your support.

Modifié mars 30, 2021 par Mister MMT

[Mister MMT]

Hello @Vita1024. I wish you welcome on our forum, of which I hope, many members will support your initiative for requesting Tesla to install a 22 kW AC on board charger. Good luck!

 

Jan 😉

[Vita1024]

On 3/30/2021 at 11:41 PM, Mister MMT said:

Hello @ Vita1024. I wish you welcome on our forum, of which I hope, many members will support your initiative for requesting Tesla to install a 22 kW AC on board charger. Good luck!

 

Jan 😉

Sorry, I read it just now since I did not set any notification for this post.

 

Thanks Jan, appreciate your warm welcome.

 

If anybody is interested in my current support numbers, you can check country breakdown below. My target is to get 1k supporters before I go back to Tesla. Long way to go ...

Modifié avril 15, 2021 par Vita1024

[Vita1024]

To elaborate a bit more on my reasons - I live in Prague/CR and do not have my private wallbox. Closest DC charger is 7km from me, I have to drive there, risk that it will be occupied (yes I have an app telling me occupancy) and wait for charge.

 

Closest AC charger is just 500m from me, I can just plug my car, go home and pick it up when charged. The point why faster is:

1) Economy (after 2h parking fee, occupancy fee...)

2) Efficiency - same network will serve 2x drivers

 

One utility company in Prague figured out that to put an AC wallbox on a trafostation/light poll cost them close to nothing and they will get additional business almost for free (I believe that this idea could be easily replicated in other cities/countries, this is important for densely populated areas where people do not have their own dedicated socket). They are growing them in numbers very rapidly and they are all 22kW. I like this idea and that is why I started the petition.

 

I believe that there might be more people in a similar situation in big cities in France. Also considering recent sure in your country as per article below:

https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/tesla-model-3-became-the-best-selling-ev-in-france-in-q1-2021-taking-19-of-the-market-share

[Vita1024]

By the way is it a problem here that I write in English? Would automatic Google translation be helpful for local audience?

[Thierry.P]

Of course, it is a french forum

So the audience might be better if you write in french

By the way the other problem is that a lot of forumer don't look at this part of forum

Should be better to make a specific topic mode 3 or model Y forum 

[Vita1024]

il y a 7 minutes, Thierry.P a dit :

Of course, it is a french forum

So the audience might be better if you write in french

By the way the other problem is that a lot of forumer don't look at this part of forum

Should be better to make a specific topic mode 3 or model Y forum 

Thanks for your feedback Thierry.

Modifié avril 15, 2021 par Vita1024