It's being worked on (there were some talks between Tesla and a French manufacturer) but it isn't there yet.
> As of September 1, 2016, there were 1061 CCS fast-charging connectors in the United States, versus 2010 Tesla Supercharger hookups
Let's not do this.
Also, Tesla has already done so much for any car manufacturer:
- They have made all patents free to use by anyone. - Elon has stated that he would welcome other car makers to join in on the Tesla Supercharger network if they are willing to contribute in an equal manner.
Seeing as Tesla has more Evs on the road than anyone else by a large magnitude, and they have proven their charging network far more than anybody else, it's odd nobody else wants to join in. But that's Wall Street for you. Nothing will be given away "free", and we can't be seen working with the competition. Despite many of the 'shareholders' are institutions who likely would own shares of both companies regardless. And at the end of the day, Wall Street is a secondary market that should mean jack.
Hell, the only reason other companies are now pushing for EVs so much is because Tesla lit a fire under everyone else and despite Wall Street betting against them (high volume of shorts), Tesla is now the top selling luxury sedan in the U.S. Now everyone else is scrambling. We will see one or two major automotive companies that have been prominent in the last century fall. They will either A. not keep up with the EV world (maybe they receive too much money from the fossil fuel industry) or B. Their tech will not keep up and/or fail and they will lose all their competitiveness.
I thought this was the case too, but was recently told that the Nissan Leaf has sold pretty well too.
I'd say I see about equal numbers of Teslas and Leafs driving around my area. And Chevy Volts are nearly as common, though that's not a true EV.
The Chevy Volt is the most common plug-in electric car. Tesla is 3rd behind Nissan in cumulative sales.
Second, not sure where you are getting your numbers, but both the Model S has sold more than the leaf, add in the Model X, which is also out selling the leaf A LOT in 2016 and it's not even close. Also, people are dumping their leafs so quickly, most of them are sitting in used car lots which they are having to slash the price of them so much just to move them.
Even if they have to pull new cables to deliver more power the conduits will already be there.
Seriously, Ford, Nissan and whoever spent many many years in committees designing one charging standard after the other. Meanwhile, Tesla built an actual high amps charging network. The other manufacturers need to realize they have wasted 5+ years with dick in hand doing nothing.