Tesla mobile connector

[jpk]

Bear with me on this one please....

Had my evse/EV charge point fitted several months ago and unfortunately my dno have identified my property as being on a looped supply (supply runs into my neighbours property first then daisy chains to mine). They only allow load management as a temporary measure so I'd have to be unlooped to continue using my lovely Simpson & Partners evse. This time last year it wouldn't have been an issue as I only had block paving but have since had a resin bound driveway installed. Thankfully they proposed to do moling under the driveway which I was really happy with, however, a member of the installation team called at my house randomly yesterday & has put the fear of god in me as he was saying there's a chance the moling won't be successful so they'd have to dig a trench which would leave scarring after reinstating the driveway (scarring being a polite term meaning my shiny new driveway will be f-+cked ). So I called them today and asked if the moling did indeed fail could I just cancel the unlooping and just decommission the evse which they agreed to.

So sorry for the lengthy back story, but now to the point!

Should moling fail I'd be looking to get a 16a commando plug fitted where the evse was and look at buying the Tesla mobile connector with the addition of the 16a commando plug accessory as a safer & hopefully slightly faster method than using the granny charger exclusively. Does my plan sound reasonable and what kind of speed & efficiency should I expect from it?

Edit: is it possible to go down a 32a commando socket & plug for the Tesla charger but dial back the amps on either the charger or car to still deliver maybe 3.6Kw?

 

[Ian Key]

Another option is to ask whoever installed your driveway how much it would cost to repair it if they had to put a trench across it. With it being a new surface it shouldn't have weathered and they should be able to match it.

 

[jpk]

The dno said they have their own specialist that do the reinstatement but I had already thought that I would push for them to get the materials from them to get a better match. I'm just reluctant to go down a trench route as if it doesn't match it'll be irreversible & permanently visible. Also the company didn't use whacker plates when they did the mot sub base & tarmac sections under the resin, admitted they were the most expensive quote I had, but they were the only company that gave a HICS approved/backed fully independent 10 year guarantee and used a steam roller to compact & level the sub base. There's no chance the dno contractors would be able to do a repair to that standard over such a localised area.

After a bit of research I really like the versatility of the Tesla mobile connector, where you can switch out the connection, and can see it being my favoured travel option. I'd be able to use the 16a connection when I go camping or to a Haven site ( other static caravan companies are available ). I can also live with the moderate 3-3.7Kw charge speed if I had to without feeling stressed I couldn't get the range back into the battery I need for my daily commute.