The latest firmware update for my Tesla Model S shows a new item of “Additional Vehicle Information”, namely “CCS and 3rd-party NACS DC charging”. As you can see in the screen shot at right, the status for this item is said to be “Enabled ⓘ”. I click on the “ⓘ” and it brings up a new page with “404 not found” in tiny writing.
What “Enabled ⓘ” could mean is either of two things:
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- the car knows how to negotiate with the charger to make DC charging possible; or
- the car knows how to negotiate with the charger to make DC charging possible, and also knows how to communicate “plug and charge” payment information.
I do not know which of these is what “Enabled ⓘ” means. What I do know is that already a month ago I was able to use a CCS-to-Tesla adapter to enroll in “autocharge” with EVgo, and I was able to do fast DC charging with EVgo (blog article).
I also know that already a year and a half ago I was able to use a CCS-to-Tesla adapter to do fast DC charging with Electrify America (blog article).
If you happen to know what it means that “CCS and 3rd-party NACS DC charging” is enabled, please post below.