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Continue? You haven't made any interesting points to start with. The charging infrastructure is particularly odd thing to claim. The iX has the standard CCS Ty

Continue? You haven't made any interesting points to start with. The charging infrastructure is particularly odd thing to claim. The iX has the standard CCS Type 2 Combo port for Europe and it will have a CCS Type 1 Combo port for North America. It can charge at any CCS charger on any charging network. Tesla will also finally open their chargers to all brands (as other charging networks have done for a long time): https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/28/22596337/tesla-supercharger-elon-musk-open-network-charging-stations https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/28/22596337/tesla-supercharg... Tesla uses CCS in Europe so those chargers are ready to go with a software update (but longer cables would be useful). Tesla will start to put CCS plugs on their North American chargers. The non-standard charge port on the North American Teslas will be a liability going forward. Tesla will need to switch to CCS inlets at some point soon. The European Teslas are better cars because they have the standard CCS charging port and can easily charge on any CCS charger from any charging network.

m0zg 5y ago
> can easily charge on any CCS charger from any charging network So can Teslas with a bundled adapter.
- clouddrover 5y ago
  Tesla does not yet provide a CCS Type 1 Combo adapter. And adapters will always charge slower than having CCS on the car. Tesla switched to CCS in Europe a couple of years ago and the cars are better for it: https://insideevs.com/news/343728/most-tesla-superchargers-now-retrofitted-with-ccs-plugs-in-europe-video/ https://insideevs.com/news/343728/most-tesla-superchargers-n... Time for Tesla to switch to CCS in North America as well. Why not take advantage of the additional charging infrastructure? 4 days ago there were 4,683 CCS charging sites in North America. Today there are 4,707 CCS charging sites: https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/electricity_locations.html https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/electricity_locations.html It's pointless to fight the growth charging standard that the rest of the industry has switched to. The smart move is to embrace it and benefit from it.

m0zg 5y ago

> can easily charge on any CCS charger from any charging network So can Teslas with a bundled adapter.

clouddrover 5y ago
Tesla does not yet provide a CCS Type 1 Combo adapter. And adapters will always charge slower than having CCS on the car. Tesla switched to CCS in Europe a couple of years ago and the cars are better for it: https://insideevs.com/news/343728/most-tesla-superchargers-now-retrofitted-with-ccs-plugs-in-europe-video/ https://insideevs.com/news/343728/most-tesla-superchargers-n... Time for Tesla to switch to CCS in North America as well. Why not take advantage of the additional charging infrastructure? 4 days ago there were 4,683 CCS charging sites in North America. Today there are 4,707 CCS charging sites: https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/electricity_locations.html https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/electricity_locations.html It's pointless to fight the growth charging standard that the rest of the industry has switched to. The smart move is to embrace it and benefit from it.