Tesla’s charging stations left other manufacturers in the dust

Re:Tesla’s charging stations left other manufacturers in the... by theshrike79 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @01:54AM (#25939000)

Everyone should switch to CCS Type 2 Combo, like EU already has :)

A big part of the Tesla network is that there are only Teslas in there - vehicles that are guaranteed to have the ability to charge at 150kW+.

If every joe schmoe with a PHEV or Leaf would be hogging the HVDC chargers, the competitive advantage would go away and there'd be a lot more congestion.

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Re:Tesla’s charging stations left other manufacturers in the... by clouddrover on Thursday January 28, 2021 @05:41AM (#25940340)

So by this logic Tesla should be banned from all Electrify America chargers because Telsas can only charge at 50 to 70 kW with a CHAdeMO or CCS adapter. And older Model Ss should be banned from Tesla's network because they can't charge at 150 kW. Is that your proposal?

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Re:Tesla’s charging stations left other manufacturers in the... by theshrike79 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @06:42AM (#25940682)

Nope, people can charge wherever they want.

Charging a 50kW max car from a 350kW charger is like driving a go-cart on a freeway. Yes, you can do it. Should you? Probably not. Will other people be annoyed by you? Definitely.

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