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Re:Rivian Joins Forces with Tesla, Embracing Their Charging ... by hn_throwaway_99 on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @06:23PM (#36411538)
As someone who has only ever used J1772/CCS, can you explain a bit more? I mean, it's just a plug that I stick into my car - I find the newer US home AC electric plugs with the automatic "safety shutters" harder to plug into than a CCS connector, so I don't really understand what friction you're referring to.
Re:Rivian Joins Forces with Tesla, Embracing Their Charging ... by neon_electro on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @07:10PM (#36412034)
As someone else with 5+ years driving EVs with a CCS plug, they work for me, but I can see them being much more unwieldy for physically challenged folks. The Tesla connector is easier to manipulate and line up correctly with the charge port.
Re:Rivian Joins Forces with Tesla, Embracing Their Charging ... by kevin_thibedeau on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @07:43PM (#36412346)
Ultimately it's going to boil down to money. Having DC and AC charging share the same conductors makes the plug cables cheaper. That adds up when deploying and maintaining a charger network.
Re:Rivian Joins Forces with Tesla, Embracing Their Charging ... by damon_c on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @09:25PM (#36413191)
One concrete thing that is better about the Tesla connector is that there are no moving parts that user needs to manipulate.

Tesla/NACs connector is just stick it in and it works... the car holds onto it until it is done or you tell it to let go.

I don't think I've ever seen a public J1772 connector that had a functional spring in the little thumbpress/lock/turn on thing which means if you don't know you need to stick a key or pen cap, or squeeze really hard to pry the little fucking plastic tab up to the lock position, it just won't work.

Re:Rivian Joins Forces with Tesla, Embracing Their Charging ... by hn_throwaway_99 on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @11:45PM (#36414162)
> I don't think I've ever seen a public J1772 connector that had a functional spring in the little thumbpress/lock/turn on thing which means if you don't know you need to stick a key or pen cap, or squeeze really hard to pry the little fucking plastic tab up to the lock position, it just won't work.

I'm still a little baffled that people have all these problems. I've owned an EV for the past 6 years, I charge at public charging stations all the time (primarily ChargePoint and EA), and while I've had tons of problems with the chargers themselves (e.g. the charger just not working) I have never had a problem just sticking the charging plug into the outlet in my car.