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Re:Tesla plans to open its charging network to other EVs lat... by matsemann on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @11:32AM (#27907661)
> Elon has a long history of just announcing things without details or a plan, so until this is fleshed out I wouldn't get that excited.

It's been known in Norway for a little while, since Tesla applied for some grants or something only available for publicly usable chargers. So it's not just something promised, it's been acted upon already

Edit: https://electrek.co/2021/06/24/tesla-confirms-plan-open-supe...

Re:Tesla plans to open its charging network to other EVs lat... by kwhitefoot on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @12:49PM (#27908695)
Electrek is interpreting a local subsidy agreement as though it were national law. Tesla can comply with this requirement simply by inviting a third party to provide chargers for non-Tesla vehicles on the site. They already have this at the Nebbenes site. See https://www.rb.no/nyheter/elbil/bil/apnet-verdens-storste-la... (you can use Google Translate just like Electrek did).

If this article is representative of Electrek's journalism I think everyone should take their articles with several pinches of salt.

Re:Tesla plans to open its charging network to other EVs lat... by theluketaylor on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @12:09PM (#27908098)
For sure, but their hand was forced in Norway (well done) and european superchargers already have CCS plugs. Is this coming EU wide? World-wide? If world, how will tesla handle ~10,000 north american supercharger cabinets not having CCS plugs? How will they handle the many California and EU regs that public chargers must display the amount of power dispensed and the price since superchargers don't have screens?

The devil is in the details of both scope and execution, so until tesla clarifies the specifics I'm going to believe this is Norway only and Elon was angling for some good press without having to actually do anything tesla was already committed to doing.