So how is Tesla going to verify that those other car companies have cars that are safe to charge? Isn't that the reason Tesla disabled supercharging for salvage Tesla cars?
I think only a select few manufacturers would be joining a he tesla network like bollinger and possibly one other at this point. I assume they will install the proprietary Tesla charger and not ccs thus no adapter needed.1. Yeah, good point. Any 3rd party car could be salvage title. They offer the battery inspection for salvaged cars for a ~$1k fee but state in their online terms that SC is still disabled even with the inspection. So that I think dilutes the safety argument. I think they disable it because they can to get people to buy their cars new. Nonetheless, it will be a contradiction if they allow 3rd party cars to use their stations. Or is it?
2. If 3rd party cars can use Tesla SC stations they would need Tesla to CCS1/Chademo adapter. So what's stopping anyone from getting the Tesla to CCS1/Chademo adapter and plugging that adapter into a CCS1/Chademo (the Chademo to Tesla adapter is sold by Tesla) to tesla adapter? That should emulate it's a 3rd party car. No?
I guess after that rumor came the below which threw cold water on BMW:“Our Supercharger network is not intended to be a walled garden,” said Musk. “It’s intended to be available to other manufacturers if they’d like to use it. The only requirements are that the cars must be able to take the power output of our Superchargers, and then just pay whatever their proportion their usage is of the system. We’re actually in talks with some manufacturers about doing just that, and it will be exciting to share that news.”
Updated 9/28/2015 – 2:30PM EDT
Speaking at the Economy for Tomorrow Conference in Berlin, Musk hinted at one automaker that has recently expressed interest in sharing the Supercharger network.
“The CEO of one European car company, not a German car company, has approached us recently about doing exactly that, and we’re super supportive of anyone who wants to do that.”
Aptera has shown a Tesla receptacle on their car.I think only a select few manufacturers would be joining a he tesla network like bollinger and possibly one other at this point. I assume they will install the proprietary Tesla charger and not ccs thus no adapter needed.