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  • rmuk
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    1 year ago

    Maybe. I know it’s a different scale but in the EU there’s a standard connector for all electric cars (CCS Type 2 Combo) and that’s become the defacto standard for most cars in most countries, but Tesla maintains their own connector in non-EU territories. I wouldn’t put it past Apple is all I’m saying: controlling the charge port is very important to companies that profit from tight vertical integration.

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      1 year ago

      To be fair a three-phase connector doesn’t make sense in the US with their bonkers electrical system where you get either 110V to neutral or -110V to +110V.

      Separate DC charging standards make no sense at all, though. From what Technology Connections says Tesla at least switched the signalling to be compatible, so all you need is a physical adapter. Maybe they figured that they don’t want to fight all the other manufacturers, or make additional money from non-Tesla drivers using their network, or something.