Well technically the Tesla connector doesn't limit you to just charging Teslas. I charge my PHEV from Tesla Destination Chargers if they're available by using an adapter that does the reverse of the Tesla J1772 adapter.
I'm not sure what this has to do with your utility. Did they need some charger that somehow communicates to them when you are charging?
Although it's true, majority of other EV/PHEV drivers don't have the adapter, or even know it exists. Even they do, the price is quite high. While every Tesla now comes with J-1772 adapter.
Like others, I Supercharge on road trips but otherwise charging needs are met at home overnight. I use Tesla’s J1772 adapter for every home charge. My EVSE with its J1772 nozzle was purchased in 2011 just before taking delivery of my 2012 Nissan LEAF. The Model 3 with the adapter allowed me to keep using the same EVSE, working very well for both cars today. When I replace the LEAF with an Ioniq5/GV60 (whichever comes first in availability), my now 11-year-old EVSE will still work. For me, not getting the Tesla wall unit has worked out well, as has the 32 amps my EVSE delivers.
That would be nice. The Tesla connector is honestly the best I've seen of all of them. It's small, easy to handle and can handle both AC and DC fast charging. Even now, 10 years after Tesla came out with theirs the other systems seem primitive. I'm guessing the Tesla connector is proprietary and Tesla won't let other manufacturers use it.
Like @Mingw said, they're uncommon and most people don't know about them. Also, since most public Tesla charging points are SuperChargers that have to be linked to an account their use is limited.
Sort of - the CCS connector is the result of an evolution of charging standards developed by the automakers on different continents. From what I understand, different plugs were designed in the US and Europe and the initial plug had AC charging only. They later added D/C capabilities but added separate connectors to them to allow backwards compatibility, then needed to upsize the connectors to allow higher currents that newer cars can accept.
Since the mobile charger isn’t in stock and per Tesla won’t be until August, that is a “free loan”.
It's only a 'free loan' if Tesla takes your money and doesn't ship the product.
Free loan as in 0%, not free money. If a company takes your money without actually having the product, it’s a 0% interest loan. Think Kickstarter. At Tesla’s size; $200 x tens of thousands of orders will relate to millions in free money. This artificially bumps their earnings as they won’t show a loss to to pay out of pocket to pay for the products and wait until later to earn a profit on them.
They're targeting 1.6 million units this year. That's $200 x 1,600,000 = $320,000,000 in additional revenue on this fiasco alone.
Damn....that's a lot of money. They already have the highest profit margins of all car manufacturers.
Tesla is certainly greedy here, but your numbers are not exactly right. in some markets (e.g. china) it's been a while mobile charger doesn't come with the car. also, this started 4/28, so only 8 months left.
Any business won't hand out freebies if it is found that the majority of people don't use them. The cable and connector are expensive, and rather than waste such things, Tesla (not Musk) wants only to get them to those who WILL use them. I'm sure most of the complainers here know this. Perhaps Tesla should have offered to "cut" the price of their car $400 if you didn't want any charging cords, right? But they don't know if people will use a wall charger or just a cord. If you're paying for a hundred-thousand-dollar car, surely anyone could fork over another half a percent for the adapter, IF they need it. And if they don't, why get one if it's just going to sit unused in the box? Or even in your frunk?
