A2Z NACS To CCS1 Adapter Review

[ddimit]

I had a "feeling" the tesla chargers would be enabled soon, so i ordered one on 3/.15... glad i made the right choice.

Hopefully they ship sooner than the Rivian/Tesla adapters!

I ordered an A2z one on the day Ford announced. 2/29, it arrives this week. My Ford one is scheduled for May, and Ford users requesting one now are getting dates in Sept/Oct.

So the demand is there I hope Rivian has an allocated stock of them as well.

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[Dark-Fx]

From the Rivian manual:

Don't charge in the rain apparently

 

[Engineer]

They are made by Olink: https://olink.com/about-us/contact-us/shanghai-china/

https://www.nepal.ubuy.com/en/product/7GV563VLO-chargerman-ccs1-combo-adapter-for-model-s-3-x-y

i thought A2Z was Canadian? Who is Olink and what do they have to do with A2Z?

From their website:


Contacts us
A2Z EV/EVSE is a company based in Montreal, Canada. All of our products are carefully designed and manufactured by us with the latest technologies to ensure the best possible products based on quality and long term durability. Our products are under warranty and covered with total or partial replacement. We offer worldwide shipping because we think that your car deserves the best products on the market anywhere you can possibly be in the world!
A2Z EV & A2Z EVSE are a division of A2Z Canada Inc.

 

[Dark-Fx]

i thought A2Z was Canadian?

Typically people that manufacture products themselves locally don't say "designed in"

Edit:

https://a2zevse.com/pages/about-us

 

[Engineer]

Typically people that manufacture products themselves locally don't say "designed in"

I just asked them... lets see what they say.

honestly not surprising if they are manufactured in china to keep costs down... and that isn't necessarily a bad thing if they have a QC process. You just have to look out for the grey-market or counterfeit lookalikes that will inevitably end up on amazon or ebay.

 

[Dark-Fx]

I just asked them... lets see what they say.

honestly not surprising if they are manufactured in china to keep costs down... and that isn't necessarily a bad thing if they have a QC process. You just have to look out for the grey-market or counterfeit lookalikes that will inevitably end up on amazon or ebay.

yeah I just went to their non-shop page, which states they manufacture in Huizhou China. Edited my post above. I own plenty of stuff from China, several of the parts Rivian uses comes from there as well.

Scroll down on that page and you get your Olink connection. As well as "State of Charge" being mentioned as one of their "biggest customers/partners"

 

[Engineer]

yeah I just went to their non-shop page, which states they manufacture in Huizhou China. Edited my post above. I own plenty of stuff from China, several of the parts Rivian uses comes from there as well.

Scroll down on that page and you get your Olink connection. As well as "State of Charge" being mentioned as one of their "biggest customers/partners"

Interesting... i was looking at this page:
https://a2zevshop.com/pages/contact

which has some different info than this page:
https://a2zevse.com/pages/about-us

 

[SANZC02]

Geesh, all these adapters are gonna get expensive! Thanks for the fast reply.

After some quick Googling, it looks like this may be the best option for AC charging?
https://www.umc-j1772.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=160

That is expensive and no need to go to 80 amps.

I use this one and have had no issues.

 

[oskeei]

If you will only use it with the RIvian, it is only capable of "pulling" 48a... regardless of what the EVSE can output. thus, you can buy the 48a version safely. If you ever plan on trading for a vehicle that can pull more, like the Lightning or the Silverado, then yeah, future-proof yourself by getting the big one.

Teslatap (something about the size of the pins) recommends at least the 60A version. I purchased a refurbished 80A unit from them last summer and worth every penny as it's built like a tank.

 

[Dark-Fx]

That is expensive and no need to go to 80 amps.

I use this one and have had no issues.

I've previously bought the 80A one a few years ago, but today, given that most vehicles are going to be J3400 compliant in a few short years, it's probably not worth buying anything more than needed for future proofing.

 

[SANZC02]

I've previously bought the 80A one a few years ago, but today, given that most vehicles are going to be J3400 compliant in a few short years, it's probably not worth buying anything more than needed for future proofing.

There are a bunch out there, A2Z has one as well for a decent price but I have not used it so did not want to recommend it.

 

[Marchin_MTB]

Don't charge in the rain apparently

I think that means you’re not supposed to bathe with it. Oh well.

 

[Dark-Fx]

I think that means you’re not supposed to bathe with it. Oh well.

hmm

 

[R1 EVY]

I just asked them... lets see what they say.

honestly not surprising if they are manufactured in china to keep costs down... and that isn't necessarily a bad thing if they have a QC process. You just have to look out for the grey-market or counterfeit lookalikes that will inevitably end up on amazon or ebay.

The video says it was made in China.

 

[Chris TX]

i thought A2Z was Canadian? Who is Olink and what do they have to do with A2Z?

From their website:


Contacts us
A2Z EV/EVSE is a company based in Montreal, Canada. All of our products are carefully designed and manufactured by us with the latest technologies to ensure the best possible products based on quality and long term durability. Our products are under warranty and covered with total or partial replacement. We offer worldwide shipping because we think that your car deserves the best products on the market anywhere you can possibly be in the world!
A2Z EV & A2Z EVSE are a division of A2Z Canada Inc.

Olink makes them in China for the Canadian company A2Z.

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