Oh I certainly agree. Tesla has done a tremendous job at revolutionizing the auto industry and passenger car travel as we know it. That said they are far from perfect, have had incredible luck due to the timing of literally record-high gas prices and consumer spending, and are still lacking in a ton of areas that could pretty easily be addressed.Yes, your speculations are right on target. I doubt that it was planned, but in hind-sight one could be forgiven for thinking that the whole thing--
was the product of some uber-marketing-genius at Tesla. It sure seems like once again the company has fallen in the %^&! and come out smelling like a rose.
- The genuine and imagined problems of range anxiety and Supercharging unavailability/congestion.
- An desirable remedy (growing numbers of CCS charge stations) initially unavailable to North American Tesla drivers.
- Promises (by EM via Twitter and/or other sources) of a magical solution (the adapter) to come "soon."
- Arguably unsatisfactory third-party alternatives.
- A ramped up feeding-frenzy among customers as time drags on.
- The limited "pilot program" product release for just certain models in just one country (Korea).
- And clever North American customers finding ways to import the otherwise unavailable product).
That said their gamble a decade ago to go full speed into the EV sector when everybody else was still sitting on the bench, continues to pay off with opportunities like this. Them being first.. in addition to now being the largest EV manufacturer.. means even when they trip over themselves.. they often still end up winning the race.