The micro-size car adapter fits a variety of car DC jack orientations and locations.

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As expected, it's a power hog, so plan on having an adapter in the car if you're going to get any use out of this.

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Tesla includes the J1772 adapter with the car.

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There was no mention of the Times reviewer having this adapter in his test car, which can provide approximately 20 miles of range in an hour of charging.

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To spice up the trip, he likes to create playlists on his iPod, which he uses an adapter to connect to his car stereo, that are inspired by the region he's exploring.

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It looks like an ordinary cassette adapter that you'd plug your iPod or mp3 player into and play music in your car, but it goes a couple of steps further.

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