Having one unified standard is definitely the best, but I think this move can be positive with just how prevalent Tesla Superchargers are in North America, not to mention their strong uptime. Before this shift, non-Tesla CCS owners had a common standard but not that many great working stations available.
I totally agree, and aside from my personal stance of not owning a Tesla, I can’t deny they’ve managed to nail it on the Supercharger front. I think my frustration is more that the one major holdout on a non-CCS standard was already planning to build CCS support into their network. If they’re going to keep on that path, great, but I also won’t trust Musk’s promises on something like this until it’s completed (especially if more manufacturers jump onboard to NACS).
Just seems like it would have been easier to drag one company one way vs. keeping it the wild west.
Yeah my only charging station in 30 miles is a Tesla charger. But I will not ever buy a car with their proprietary port. CCS is standard elsewhere and I refuse to give my money to Tesla even if it’s indirectly. If they changed ownership and actually put QC in their products one day I may reconsider though.
Having one unified standard is definitely the best, but I think this move can be positive with just how prevalent Tesla Superchargers are in North America, not to mention their strong uptime. Before this shift, non-Tesla CCS owners had a common standard but not that many great working stations available.
I totally agree, and aside from my personal stance of not owning a Tesla, I can’t deny they’ve managed to nail it on the Supercharger front. I think my frustration is more that the one major holdout on a non-CCS standard was already planning to build CCS support into their network. If they’re going to keep on that path, great, but I also won’t trust Musk’s promises on something like this until it’s completed (especially if more manufacturers jump onboard to NACS).
Just seems like it would have been easier to drag one company one way vs. keeping it the wild west.
Yeah my only charging station in 30 miles is a Tesla charger. But I will not ever buy a car with their proprietary port. CCS is standard elsewhere and I refuse to give my money to Tesla even if it’s indirectly. If they changed ownership and actually put QC in their products one day I may reconsider though.