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I still haven't received my free Ford adapter. Delivery date keeps getting pushed back due to "supplier" issues. I'm pretty sure the supplier is Tesla, and th

I still haven't received my free Ford adapter. Delivery date keeps getting pushed back due to "supplier" issues. I'm pretty sure the supplier is Tesla, and they're slow-rolling it for some reason.

placatedmayhem 2y ago
While I have no information here, I'd bet/conspiracy theorize that Tesla is looking to maintain exclusivity/low-ish congestion of its Supercharger sites for as long as possible, and using its position as a supplier of NACS adapters to do that. Demand for and purchasing of Tesla cars has gone down considerably[1], and I'd assert that Superchargers, which have historically been a positive for Tesla, catching a reputation for being "busy" would hurt Tesla even more. There are already regularly lines for charging at some of the busier Supercharger sites. [1] https://www.coxautoinc.com/market-insights/q1-2024-ev-sales/ https://www.coxautoinc.com/market-insights/q1-2024-ev-sales/
- LeoPanthera 2y ago
  Just like how the Hyperloop was a scheme to prevent development of trains. Tesla doesn't try to make the best product, they just try to hurt the competition.
  - robertlagrant 2y ago
    Supercharger is the best product, and without Tesla we wouldn't be half as far as we are with car electrification. I don't get the ludicrousness of statements such as yours.
    - LeoPanthera 2y ago
      Then I will try to defend myself. Superchargers were the best product, yes. But then Tesla fired its entire supercharger team, demonstrating how little they care about it right now. They've been simultaneously dragging their feet on allowing third parties access to the network, as originally promised. The Hyperloop was indeed intended to stop California extending its rail network - Elon himself admitted as such: https://x.com/parismarx/status/1571628269555826688 https://x.com/parismarx/status/1571628269555826688
      - mensetmanusman 2y ago
        Hyper loop failed to stop California from building their network. They have a few hundred feet of rail added I believe.
johns 2y ago
Reserved mine 2/29, received yesterday.
_ea1k 2y ago
I think Tesla claims to be making ~8k/week now. IIRC, Ford has >200k cars out there and Rivian >100k.
- recursive 2y ago
  My Ford adapter order# is <20k. The forums have determined this order# to be a sequential integer starting from 1. I've been waiting for at least 6 months, so something's not adding up.
  - _ea1k 2y ago
    I've heard that a lot. TBH, it sounds like they aren't going in order, which is really strange to me. I don't think they are trying to limit it though, given that there are readily available third party adapters anyway.

I still haven't received my free Ford adapter. Delivery date keeps getting pushed back due to "supplier" issues. I'm pretty sure the supplier is Tesla, and they're slow-rolling it for some reason.

placatedmayhem 2y ago

While I have no information here, I'd bet/conspiracy theorize that Tesla is looking to maintain exclusivity/low-ish congestion of its Supercharger sites for as long as possible, and using its position as a supplier of NACS adapters to do that. Demand for and purchasing of Tesla cars has gone down considerably[1], and I'd assert that Superchargers, which have historically been a positive for Tesla, catching a reputation for being "busy" would hurt Tesla even more. There are already regularly lines for charging at some of the busier Supercharger sites. [1] https://www.coxautoinc.com/market-insights/q1-2024-ev-sales/ https://www.coxautoinc.com/market-insights/q1-2024-ev-sales/

LeoPanthera 2y ago
Just like how the Hyperloop was a scheme to prevent development of trains. Tesla doesn't try to make the best product, they just try to hurt the competition.
- robertlagrant 2y ago
  Supercharger is the best product, and without Tesla we wouldn't be half as far as we are with car electrification. I don't get the ludicrousness of statements such as yours.
  - LeoPanthera 2y ago
    Then I will try to defend myself. Superchargers were the best product, yes. But then Tesla fired its entire supercharger team, demonstrating how little they care about it right now. They've been simultaneously dragging their feet on allowing third parties access to the network, as originally promised. The Hyperloop was indeed intended to stop California extending its rail network - Elon himself admitted as such: https://x.com/parismarx/status/1571628269555826688 https://x.com/parismarx/status/1571628269555826688
    - mensetmanusman 2y ago
      Hyper loop failed to stop California from building their network. They have a few hundred feet of rail added I believe.

johns 2y ago

Reserved mine 2/29, received yesterday.

_ea1k 2y ago

I think Tesla claims to be making ~8k/week now. IIRC, Ford has >200k cars out there and Rivian >100k.

recursive 2y ago
My Ford adapter order# is <20k. The forums have determined this order# to be a sequential integer starting from 1. I've been waiting for at least 6 months, so something's not adding up.
- _ea1k 2y ago
  I've heard that a lot. TBH, it sounds like they aren't going in order, which is really strange to me. I don't think they are trying to limit it though, given that there are readily available third party adapters anyway.