40e Type Charger vs Tesla Supercharger?

sreck · 04-18-2019, 06:37 AM

I just purchased a CPO 2016 40e last month and I’m really enjoying the hybrid system. I live in Mississippi and we have a very limited number of public charging stations; however, I was traveling at the Mississippi Outlet Mall in Pearl (just outside of Jackson) and they had 8 free Tesla Supercharger stations with no users in site.

I drove up to check it out, but the plugs were different then the charger plug for the 40e. So is there an affordable adapter that would work from the Tesla charger or is it just not compatible? It seems like such a waste to have only Tesla Chargers, but I assume Tesla probably paid for the stations.

alphaod · 04-18-2019, 09:27 AM

Tesla has their own proprietary charger. You can get a Level 2 charger installed at home. The charger is only $500 on Amazon. You probably need a qualified electrician to install it though.

When I live in California they had these public chargers owned by this company Chargepoint that were Level 3. I had this card that I would tap on the chargers to use them.

smyles · 04-18-2019, 09:42 AM

Not to be a smartass, but Google? EV and everything related to it becomes outdated pretty quickly, incl. whether non-Tesla car can or cannot use superchargers.

As a side note, with current gas prices and electric rates, only home charging makes financial sense, and even that depends on locality.

bagekko · 04-18-2019, 03:11 PM

Doesnt the X5 40e come with a basic charger for home? For the size of the battery in the e models you dont need Level 2+. I even use only the BMW turbo cord on my i3. It did also come with a basic charger that can be plugged into any home outlet.

david_594 · 04-19-2019, 07:48 PM

You are right that Tesla funded the stations.

Unfortunately the Tesla superchargers are Level 3 chargers(400v DC) and the X5 has no provision for any type of Level 3 charging. So there is no way an adapter could be made to charge the X5 off a Tesla Supercharger.

gwes · 04-20-2019, 09:25 AM

If it’s a destination charger and not a DC supercharging station you can use something like this:
https://www.evseadapters.com/product...-j1772-adapter

sreck · 04-20-2019, 09:15 PM

Thanks for the great feedback. I’m using the level 1 charger at home, which is sufficient since it charges overnight. The main question regarding the Tesla charger was while I was traveling; it would have been convenient (and free) to charge the 40e while I was out of town.

smyles · 04-21-2019, 06:55 AM

Why would supercharger be free for her? Even most Tesla owners pay.

alphaod · 04-22-2019, 08:47 AM

It won’t be free.

CatalinP · 04-22-2019, 10:45 AM

You want to charge 40e during long traveling? What sort of range and how fast does the battery recharge?
Long traveling might become very long waiting and shirt traveling...

Sir Thomas Bombadil · 04-22-2019, 10:52 AM

A bit off topic, but what kind of mileage are you getting on a full battery charge? I think it's advertised at 17-18, but I saw a lot of posts of people getting in the 10-12 range.

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sreck New Member 2 Rep 7 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW X5 40e Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Biloxi, MS iTrader: (0)	40e Type Charger vs Tesla Supercharger? I just purchased a CPO 2016 40e last month and I’m really enjoying the hybrid system. I live in Mississippi and we have a very limited number of public charging stations; however, I was traveling at the Mississippi Outlet Mall in Pearl (just outside of Jackson) and they had 8 free Tesla Supercharger stations with no users in site. I drove up to check it out, but the plugs were different then the charger plug for the 40e. So is there an affordable adapter that would work from the Tesla charger or is it just not compatible? It seems like such a waste to have only Tesla Chargers, but I assume Tesla probably paid for the stations.
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alphaod Mmmmm… 1150 Rep 2,426 Posts Drives: F15 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: New York iTrader: (0) Garage List 2015 BMW X5 xDrive50i [10.00]	Tesla has their own proprietary charger. You can get a Level 2 charger installed at home. The charger is only $500 on Amazon. You probably need a qualified electrician to install it though. When I live in California they had these public chargers owned by this company Chargepoint that were Level 3. I had this card that I would tap on the chargers to use them. __________________ 2015 BMW X5 xDrive50i BMW CCA 509766
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smyles Major 1023 Rep 1,168 Posts Drives: '21 X5 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: DC iTrader: (0)	Not to be a smartass, but Google? EV and everything related to it becomes outdated pretty quickly, incl. whether non-Tesla car can or cannot use superchargers. As a side note, with current gas prices and electric rates, only home charging makes financial sense, and even that depends on locality.
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david_594 New Member 2 Rep 23 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW X5 40e Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	You are right that Tesla funded the stations. Unfortunately the Tesla superchargers are Level 3 chargers(400v DC) and the X5 has no provision for any type of Level 3 charging. So there is no way an adapter could be made to charge the X5 off a Tesla Supercharger.
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gwes Second Lieutenant 61 Rep 220 Posts Drives: 2017 X5 40e Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: South of The North iTrader: (0)	If it’s a destination charger and not a DC supercharging station you can use something like this: https://www.evseadapters.com/product...-j1772-adapter
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sreck New Member 2 Rep 7 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW X5 40e Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Biloxi, MS iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the great feedback. I’m using the level 1 charger at home, which is sufficient since it charges overnight. The main question regarding the Tesla charger was while I was traveling; it would have been convenient (and free) to charge the 40e while I was out of town.
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smyles Major 1023 Rep 1,168 Posts Drives: '21 X5 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: DC iTrader: (0)	Why would supercharger be free for her? Even most Tesla owners pay.
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alphaod Mmmmm… 1150 Rep 2,426 Posts Drives: F15 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: New York iTrader: (0) Garage List 2015 BMW X5 xDrive50i [10.00]	It won’t be free. __________________ 2015 BMW X5 xDrive50i BMW CCA 509766
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CatalinP Major 590 Rep 1,260 Posts Drives: BMW X5 F15 2014 3.0xd Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: RO iTrader: (0)	You want to charge 40e during long traveling? What sort of range and how fast does the battery recharge? Long traveling might become very long waiting and shirt traveling...
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Sir Thomas Bombadil Private 45 Rep 51 Posts Drives: AW M235 6MT Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: GA iTrader: (0)	A bit off topic, but what kind of mileage are you getting on a full battery charge? I think it's advertised at 17-18, but I saw a lot of posts of people getting in the 10-12 range.
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