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Tesla switched to CCS in Australia without being forced by our government. Completely voluntary. IMHO Tesla shouldn’t just ship a dongle. They should put CCS +
by simondotau 5y ago
Tesla switched to CCS in Australia without being forced by our government. Completely voluntary.
IMHO Tesla shouldn’t just ship a dongle. They should put CCS + Tesla plugs in the charge port of all new North American vehicles. Even if the latter is hidden behind a second manual door. They already put dual sockets on Teslas in other world markets, so it’s totally doable.
- Reason077 5y agoTesla does not have vehicles with dual DC charging sockets anywhere. In China you see two plugs, but that's because one of them is for AC charging (China's gender-reversed Type 2 connector) and the other is for DC charging (China GB/T connector). It's somewhat difficult and costly to put multiple DC charging sockets on a vehicle because you need additional high-voltage switches/relays and cabling. Each DC socket must be interlocked and isolated while the other is in use.
- simondotau 5y agoIf the sockets are right next to each other, couldn’t the interlock be entirely mechanical? Pushing a connector into one socket disconnects the DC from the other socket.