• Zetta@mander.xyz
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    5 months ago

    Did Tesla not make their charger an open standard that every new ev is shipping with?

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      5 months ago

      Eventually, yeah.

      In the past Elon offered it as part of a bundle, with the deal being:

      • You get to use the Tesla connector and superchargers

      • Tesla still retains all rights and ownership of the standard and can revoke access whenever they wish

      • You agree agree not to use Tesla in the event they infringe on your parents

      Unsurprisingly, nobody accepted that deal. I wonder what it was that prompted Tesla to have a change of heart? Were they expecting the government to step in and enforce a standard, a la EU, and they wanted to get ahead of it?