I wonder, why now? If they were going to do this, why not five years ago?
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Don’t the new federal incentives for new charging station installations require CCS?
No. The NACS standard is just the connector, not the protocol. (All of those adapters would be passthrough, with the car/Supercharger having no way to know any adapters were in use.) So you can charge using the Tesla or CCS protocol over the NACS connector.If this were to become a thing with the Tesla to CCS adapter, could salvage Tesla supercharge by adding a CCS to Tesla adapter?
Tesla->CCS->CCS adapter->Salvage Tesla car
Aptera has been pushing for the NACS to be the standard, and have shown it in use on their prototype vehicles. So there is your one automaker, once they actually start producing them.For now, this requirement disqualifies Tesla’s Supercharger station, but if only one automaker decides to adopt Tesla’s connector, or now the North American Charging Standard (NACS), it would qualify Tesla’s Supercharger network for incentives.
Tesla should just “invest” in them to make sure they can produce a vehicle!Aptera has been pushing for the NACS to be the standard, and have shown it in use on their prototype vehicles. So there is your one automaker, once they actually start producing them.
I've been saying for years they should have done this in, like 2014 or 2015. Now is too late, and designed to be a dog in the manger about open charging funding, not actually enable open charging networks.It's definitely an attempt to grab govt subsidies. A skill Tesla is quite adept at. Agree with the others that they should have done this years ago. They said they were going to but the licensing agreements said otherwise. Unfortunately the horse has already left the barn. I don't see large manufacturers moving to TPS.
I wonder, why now? If there were going to do this, why not five years ago?
From my perspective, I don't see the problem with that. If more Tesla Superchargers get built, and I have to share them with a few Apteras, I don't really mind....I don't see large manufacturers moving to TPS.
Maybe in 2022.If anything, I am certainly THRILLED to hear Tesla has zero plans to switch their NA vehicles to CCS.
Yep. This has nothing to do w/ altruism on Tesla's part. It is purely about Government Cheese.I've been saying for years they should have done this in, like 2014 or 2015. Now is too late, and designed to be a dog in the manger about open charging funding, not actually enable open charging networks.
Did you see that network operators already have plans in motion to add NACS connectors to their sites? (So it is likely that NACS compatible plugs will continue to dwarf CCS Type 1 plugs going forward.) They need people to use their chargers to stay a-float, so they will want to attract all of the Teslas that they can, and by not requiring an adapter will make that easier.I'm wondering how you will feel in 5 years. By then (unless this actually does unexpectedly become accepted), the number of CCS vehicles & CCS/J1772 stations will start to dwarf the number of Teslas. Tesla owners will then continue to have to use an adapter to charge at non-Tesla sites, and no doubt this will be seen as a barrier to some.
Tesla's supercharger network shows no signs of slowing down and always will be the best network, so I'm not sure I follow your train of thought. Can't see myself feeling any other way and wanting to use an inferior, oversized CCS connector at an inferior charging station with thick cables. My adapter will always be in the trunk for emergencies but 5 years from now the charging network will be so dense I can't foresee many emergencies anyways.Maybe in 2022.
I'm wondering how you will feel in 5 years. By then (unless this actually does unexpectedly become accepted), the number of CCS vehicles & CCS/J1772 stations will start to dwarf the number of Teslas. Tesla owners will then continue to have to use an adapter to charge at non-Tesla sites, and no doubt this will be seen as a barrier to some.