https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/tesla-elon-musk-open-supe...
They open it up and hope other people will adopt it with the goal of profiting Apple that still controls the specs.
In addition they can also claim that other players are bad players because they didn't use the "open" specs.
That's not how it should work. Other EV makers are doing this correctly with an open consortium. A single brand (Tesla) shouldn't dictate what standards to use.
The CCS consortium (composed of mainly GM and german manufacturers) is also not without fault... They completely ignored the already established CHAdeMO standard, because it's developed by five major Japanese automakers. But it seems that Tesla gets all the flak, when the reality is the whole industry do not wan't to hash it out.
Yes. Tesla tried to set a standard and they failed. The industry did not adopt it. It's time to move on to CCS.
> Tesla has already deployed and invested on many supercharger stations.
That's not an issue. Tesla doesn't need to start from zero. They can retrofit the chargers for CCS without too much trouble.
Care to elaborate?
> They can retrofit the chargers for CCS without too much trouble.
Do you have experience running a business? That's easy for someone watching from the sidelines to say. But the reality is that something like this have financial and logistical hurdles.
As of Sept this year, there are currently 14,081 individual Supercharger stalls at 1,604 locations worldwide.
Retrofitting all of those is hardly "without too much trouble". That's a fact.
No, the fact is they've already done exactly that in Europe: https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-supercharger-dual-charge-ccs...
But Tesla is still not allowing other EVs to charge at their chargers.
Tesla only needs to do three things to move to CCS properly: 1. Put a CCS plug on the charger. 2. Implement the CCS protocol. 3. Allow all EVs to charge at the charger.
Easy peasy and civic-minded. There are no downsides here.
CCS charging providers allow Teslas to charge on their networks today. When will Tesla reciprocate and convert to CCS?
> No one else will adopt Tesla's standard.
Why won't they? They don't have to pay any licensing fees and would save $$ on R&D.
> CCS charging providers allow Teslas to charge on their networks today.
Because Tesla have chosen to adapt it or at least provide Tesla owners an adaptor for CCS/ChadeMo. Why can't others do the same for the SuperCharger network? Give me a good reason why.
> When will Tesla reciprocate and convert to CCS?
Let me just phone a Tesla VP and ask. /s Are you seriously asking this?
It's fine for Tesla's to use adapters, but it would be better to just accept the reality that the timing didn't work out and join the group rather than waiting for the group to change (which at this point won't ever happen).
Because they've standardized on CCS. Tesla tried to set a standard and it failed. It's time to switch to the standard.
The European Tesla Model 3 comes with a CCS type 2 combo port, so there's no technical impediment to implementing CCS.
> Why can't others do the same for the SuperCharger network?
More adapters we don't need. Everyone else is CCS, why isn't Tesla? Why should everyone manufacture and carry around adapters when it's much easier for Tesla to just switch its superchargers to CCS.
> Are you seriously asking this?
Yes. If Tesla genuinely wants to "accelerate the advent of sustainable transport" then it's time to get onboard with a common charging standard.
In EU maybe. Tesla Superchargers are more prevalent in the North America. The real reason nobody wanted to adopt the Tesla network is because CCS is a standard created by competitors (Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche and Volkswagen) its bad optics for them if they do.
Also, have you experienced charging on a Tesla Supercharger compared to CCS stations? It's a night and day difference... No sane person would choose CCS:
Tesla: I just tap my charge port to open it and plug the connector. DONE. My credit card that's linked to my account is billed.
CCS: Take out my wallet, use a card or RFID, decipher the menu, press some buttons and only then can I start charging.
If you need instructions like the picture below, you already failed in usability:
Add Hyundai to the list: https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/hyundai-kia-ionity-electr...
The reasons for CCS are irrelevant. The practical reality is CCS is the standard now. It's time for Tesla to get in the boat and row.
> Tesla: I just tap my charge port to open it and plug the connector. DONE. My credit card that's linked to my account is billed.
The Mercedes Me account works the same way across CCS charging networks for the Mercedes EQC.
Electrify America, ChargePoint, and EVgo have roaming agreements to allow the one account to be billed across all networks: https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/evgo-electrify-america-ch...
When will Tesla start being a team player?
I think this is the wrong perspective. Daimler, BMW, Volkswagen, and others are investing in common charging infrastructure through joint ventures such as Ionity (https://ionity.eu/en/about.html). Ionity is available to all EVs that can charge via CCS (which includes Teslas).
ICE cars can be fueled at any fuel station regardless of their make and model. EVs should also be able to charge at any charging station regardless of the brand.
Tesla says its mission is to "accelerate the advent of sustainable transport". If that's true then when will Tesla convert their fast chargers to CCS and allow all EVs to charge at them?