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Technology Connections, the well-known YouTube technology explainer, has some things to say about this [1] on his Bluesky and it is interesting. I don't recall
by tzs 2y ago
Technology Connections, the well-known YouTube technology explainer, has some things to say about this [1] on his Bluesky and it is interesting. I don't recall him ever swearing on the YouTube channel.
> I am once again screaming at the top of my lungs that absolutely nobody would give a shit about this if Tesla hadn't decided to reinvent the wheel in typical techbro fashion and convinced the public that plug & charge is such a magic benefit compared to putting fucking card readers on the chargers.
> The comments on this article make my head spin.
> Yes, activating non-tesla chargers is a stupid awful experience involving too many goddamn apps and failed sessions.
> And that's entirely the result of cost-cutting bean counters who couldn't figure out how to reliably build a fucking vending machine.
[1] https://bsky.app/profile/techconnectify.bsky.social/post/3lcjhccl2p227 https://bsky.app/profile/techconnectify.bsky.social/post/3lc...
- inemesitaffia 2y agoHe was very much annoyed that car companies switched to NACS. Plug & Charge and Auto Charge are at least 5 years old. I don't know what version this is
- floxy 2y agoWhy should we be mad at plug-and-charge? Because it is different? What is the downside?