Ford to invest in EV and battery plants in Tennessee and Kentucky [pdf]

Re:Ford to invest in EV and battery plants in Tennessee and ... by jussij on Monday September 27, 2021 @10:22PM (#28678595)

I also suspect regions like the EU will force Tesla to comply with a standard plug, not unlike how the EU is currently in the process of forcing Apple to standardize on it's iPhone charger connector.

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Re:Ford to invest in EV and battery plants in Tennessee and ... by Reason077 on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @02:20AM (#28679852)

> "I also suspect regions like the EU will force Tesla to comply with a standard plug"

Tesla already uses the standard plug in Europe and most of the world.

Countries and territories where Tesla use the Tesla connector:

  United States
  Puerto Rico
  Mexico
  Canada
  Japan
  South Korea

Countries where Tesla use the China GB/T connector:

  China (mainland)

Countries and territories where Tesla use CCS2:

  Austria
  Belgium
  Croatia
  Czech Republic
  Denmark
  Finland
  France
  Germany
  Greece
  Hungary
  Iceland
  Ireland
  Italy
  Luxembourg
  The Netherlands
  Norway
  Poland
  Portugal
  Romania
  Slovenia
  Spain
  Sweden
  Switzerland
  United Kingdom
  Taiwan [1]
  Macau
  Hong Kong
  Singapore
  Australia
  New Zealand
  Israel
  Jordan
  United Arab Emirates

[1] Tesla transitioning to CCS2 in Taiwan during 2021

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Re:Ford to invest in EV and battery plants in Tennessee and ... by simondotau on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @12:59AM (#28679521)

Tesla switched to CCS in Australia without being forced by our government. Completely voluntary.

IMHO Tesla shouldn’t just ship a dongle. They should put CCS + Tesla plugs in the charge port of all new North American vehicles. Even if the latter is hidden behind a second manual door. They already put dual sockets on Teslas in other world markets, so it’s totally doable.

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Re:Ford to invest in EV and battery plants in Tennessee and ... by Reason077 on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @02:52AM (#28680011)

Tesla does not have vehicles with dual DC charging sockets anywhere.

In China you see two plugs, but that's because one of them is for AC charging (China's gender-reversed Type 2 connector) and the other is for DC charging (China GB/T connector).

It's somewhat difficult and costly to put multiple DC charging sockets on a vehicle because you need additional high-voltage switches/relays and cabling. Each DC socket must be interlocked and isolated while the other is in use.

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Re:Ford to invest in EV and battery plants in Tennessee and ... by simondotau on Thursday September 30, 2021 @02:48AM (#28703824)

If the sockets are right next to each other, couldn’t the interlock be entirely mechanical? Pushing a connector into one socket disconnects the DC from the other socket.

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Re:Ford to invest in EV and battery plants in Tennessee and ... by durkie on Monday September 27, 2021 @10:29PM (#28678642)

they already do. EU Tesla's have a different (and standard plug) compared to North American Teslas

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Re:Ford to invest in EV and battery plants in Tennessee and ... by clouddrover on Monday September 27, 2021 @11:13PM (#28678898)

Tesla switched to CCS in Europe a couple of years ago:

https://insideevs.com/news/343728/most-tesla-superchargers-n...

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Re:Ford to invest in EV and battery plants in Tennessee and ... by crazysim on Monday September 27, 2021 @10:30PM (#28678643)

I thought EU was already forcing CCS for Tesla?

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Re:Ford to invest in EV and battery plants in Tennessee and ... by Reason077 on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @02:46AM (#28679973)

There is no rule that requires car makers to use CCS in Europe. Just the charging network providers. Nissan and Lexus are still selling brand new EVs with the CHAdeMO connector.

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