John T
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How close to zero per cent should i risk going away from my home charger with my MG4 LR? Also, would I need to pre-register with Tesla/download their app to use their chargers?
How close to zero per cent should i risk going away from my home charger with my MG4 LR? Also, would I need to pre-register with Tesla/download their app to use their chargers?
If you trust the percentage bar indicator (I do) and you put the car in energy saving mode everything once past 3% you can take it all the way to zero if necessary but I’d say give yourself a 10% buffer if you don’t know the area around the destination and there are too few chargers. Otherwise i normally get the car to 5% once a month on my way to London as there are so many chargers I would not panic unless I was at 1%How close to zero per cent should i risk going away from my home charger with my MG4 LR? Also, would I need to pre-register with Tesla/download their app to use their chargers?
Would recommend the app, but you can use contactless payments also.How close to zero per cent should i risk going away from my home charger with my MG4 LR? Also, would I need to pre-register with Tesla/download their app to use their chargers?
You need the app for 'older' Tesla chargers. The ones I've used have no screen or contactless payment method so you have to go through the app. I've not used any of their newer chargers yet.Would recommend the app, but you can use contactless payments also.
We were close to empty when we arrived at our Holiday destination in Cumbria last week with just 4% (12 miles) remaining, careful calculation and keeping an extremely close eye on things, there was no room for error such as a road closure, we were lucky.How close to zero per cent should i risk going away from my home charger with my MG4 LR? Also, would I need to pre-register with Tesla/download their app to use their chargers?
You need the app for 'older' Tesla chargers. The ones I've used have no screen or contactless payment method so you have to go through the app. I've not used any of their newer chargers yet.
Do you need an adapter or a special cable to use Tesla's superchargers?Oh, and I used the Tesla superchargers at Dundee on the way back. I had registered in the Tesla app some time last year, and set up payment, and it was all entirely painless. Including the price.
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No - they have CCS2 plugs on them, as do all recent Tesla cars (with CCS2 ports). It's only the early Tesla cars (like the Model S) which had the Tesla US connector, so they need an adaptor in the UK to be compatible with most Tesla superchargers.Do you need an adapter or a special cable to use Tesla's superchargers?
Oh cool that's good to know. I'll know to consider Tesla chargers in the future when doing a road trip. CheersNo - they have CCS2 plugs on them, as do all recent Tesla cars (with CCS2 ports). It's only the early Tesla cars (like the Model S) which had the Tesla US connector, so they need an adaptor in the UK to be compatible with most Tesla superchargers.