Tesla's Rivals Still Can't Use Its Superchargers (In the US)

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4 points·NelsonMinar··4 comments

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> Elon Musk’s plan to open Tesla’s charging network is proceeding slowly. Nobody is entirely sure why

One of the reasons why is because Musk fired the entire supercharger team. When Musk threw away that experience and expertise for no good reason it would always be the case that everything to do with Tesla chargers would take longer:

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/inside...

Europe picked their EV charging standards a decade ago. All EV makers, charging equipment manufacturers, and charging networks can build and deploy to the same standard. EV infrastructure is much further developed and interoperable in Europe because of that standardization.

North America will reach that basic level of EV charging interoperability eventually but it's still years away.

Another possible reason also mentioned in the article:

> speculation that Mr. Musk was having second thoughts about opening up Tesla’s network, possibly because he was worried that access would help other automakers sell battery-powered models and lure customers from Tesla

Tesla's chargers have been open to all brands in Europe for a long time.

Here's a Kia charging on a V4 Tesla charger. No Tesla account, no idiot plug adapter, and no app just as Nature intended:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yflZN0dLT8s

Tesla's chargers are still a bit backward. 800 volt support is still poor. They'll improve eventually.

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