The campaign to stigmatize #Tesla is brilliant. That doughy Nazi is deeply leveraged and has a huge share of his wealth tied up in Tesla stock. There are many more good alternatives than there were a few years back. Non-Tesla charging infra is growing. And #MAGA chodes aren’t gonna make up the losses.
Even if you don’t hate #elonmusk, who wants to buy a car that’s painted with a huge target for mockery and abuse? Not worth it.
@JoshuaHolland Europe didn’t allow none of that propriotary charger bullshit.
All telsa cars and chargers here run with the same connector as everything else.
Their chargers also have to sell power with credit card to anyone.
EU bureacracy 10 - Tesla 0
@gimulnautti @JoshuaHolland The Tesla NACS connector is the one the US is set to transition to. You can buy an adapter for it for most modern EVs. And honestly, if you're on the road, the Tesla Supercharger network has the most convenient and reliable chargers most of the time. A Better Route Planner will generally prefer them unless you tell it not to.
YMMV, of course.
@jheartney @gimulnautti The connector isn't the issue. So far only Ford and Rivian have struck deals to use Superchargers that don't have a Magic Dock, which is most of them. Others auto makers are reportedly in negotiation.
@JoshuaHolland @gimulnautti Our Chevy Bolt EV charges just fine on Superchargers through a third-party adapter. Made a big difference on our last two trips cross-state.
For American OEMs with EVs, the switch to NACS is just a matter of time. AFAICT all have announced they are switching.
BTW, I fully agree with stigmatizing Tesla. Mixed feelings about using Superchargers.
@jheartney @gimulnautti GM may have cut a deal since last I looked. They were close. I can’t charge my Kia.
@JoshuaHolland @gimulnautti Supposedly Kia will be supported by end of March. We'll see.