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The US didn’t just get things done, though. We also did a huge government initiative to standardize a connector, including allocating billions to charging netwo
by matthewdgreen 3y ago
The US didn’t just get things done, though. We also did a huge government initiative to standardize a connector, including allocating billions to charging networks that adopted it. This connector wasn’t Tesla’s because Tesla’s connector wasn’t open/libre. Tesla opened their (physical) connector after it became obvious that it was either that, or be forced to abandon theirs entirely.
Also: as I understand it: NACS is only the physical Tesla connector; the digital elements (protocols etc.) are still CCS. That’s important.
- irjustin 3y ago> We also did a huge government initiative to standardize a connector, including allocating billions to charging networks that adopted it. Butttttt... Tesla was the one to drive all that.
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- Kbelicius 3y agoNo they were not. Government allocated billions for building charging networks with connectors that are used by more than one car manufacturer which drove Tesla to open their connector.