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Total Members Voted: 27

[Skidz]

Yes yes, you have everything bigger. Didn't notice the smiley?

[Erasmo]

I object! At least compare it to the EU

[BrianTRice@gmail.com]

Yes yes, you have everything bigger. Didn't notice the smiley?

I did, and wasn't annoyed. More intrigued that I could find a website to compare the sizes and distances.

Anyway, we mostly have RV parks to deal with and Tesla owners giving EVs bad PR there. It's a little frustrating.

[Shadow]

Do we know of any Mennekes charging locations in USA? You would have to get 3-phase power or is it more than that?

[Erasmo]

Mennekes will work just fine with a single phase, it's just a different plug/inlet form factor. They do exist in the USA but are extremely rare because it isn't the standard over there.

[Skidz]

The default cable that comes with the Zero charge tank over here is delivered with a Mennekes to J1772 charging cable to accommodate Mennekes charging. The standard dictates that when using single-phase charging only L1 and N are used, so these are the only connected pins in the Mennekes (Which is tamper-proofed with tri-wing screws btw).

Sorry if I misread your reply Brian, no harm intended

[mistasam]

Yea I've seen a few Mennekes to J1772 adapters.  Will this eventually be an optional add-on to the DigiNow?

And Mennekes works with DC and AC??  I've seen a few around but they're always mounted on DCFC stations.

[MostlyBonkers]

I'm pretty sure Mennekes is A.C. only.

[Erasmo]

I'm pretty sure Mennekes is A.C. only.

Not per se, the European Teslas are fitted with Mennekes and also supercharge through it. That being said I think Tesla is the only one using it, since ChaDeMo and CCS have taken over the the DC part.

[Skidz]

The DC on Mennekes is a Daimler-proposal (Mercedes et al) to get DC on the same connectors as AC for simplicity's sake...
Funny thing is that the artist starts with "AC Chargers" as example

[togo]

Yea I've seen a few Mennekes to J1772 adapters.  Will this eventually be an optional add-on to the DigiNow?
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I think Brandon is in Europe testing them now.

[Erasmo]

Yea I've seen a few Mennekes to J1772 adapters.  Will this eventually be an optional add-on to the DigiNow?
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I think Brandon is in Europe testing them now.

He is, but European SC's just have a Mennekes inlet.

[Hansi]

Bump. I'm happy Zero decided to update the charge tank, I wish they could have made it even faster. About 2 hours is still too long to wait for a 0-80% charge in my opinion, 1 hour would be acceptable. For me 11kW(+) 3-phase Mennekes compatible charger would be ideal (is this possible with the new charge tank and a supercharger?).  What are your thoughts?

[Erasmo]

That is possible with just the SC.

[Electric Terry]

Bump. I'm happy Zero decided to update the charge tank, I wish they could have made it even faster. About 2 hours is still too long to wait for a 0-80% charge in my opinion, 1 hour would be acceptable. For me 11kW(+) 3-phase Mennekes compatible charger would be ideal (is this possible with the new charge tank and a supercharger?).  What are your thoughts?

You can get 3 superchargers in the tank to get 10 kW charging.  Many people on this forum already have this setup.