This might be it. If they plan on opening up the SC network to non Teslas they will need to have CCS available at SC stations. I’m assuming they don’t want to take on the cost of converting so they are trying to see if everyone else will convert instead
All I want out of Tesla SC access for my Lightning would be to use their plug and my CCS adapter with a MUCH LONGER cord.
Teslas recent build quality was fine. My family and friends have a dozen 3s/Ys (Camry of California) and they all seem to be holding up. Build quality atleast in our vehicles are fairly good but talking about build quality, Ive seen alot worse in other manufacturers, ESPECIALLY Ford. Dont get me started the current mustangs panel gaps can be pretty atrocious. One thing alot of people shit talk is the autopilot, in my experience it works amazing. Unlike autopilot, Bluecruise had been pretty poor for me, its lane centering is bad, almost leaving the lane before I pull it back in, and also it seems to ignore cars merging in front of me until the last moment and slams the brakes. Teslas tech pack is also more advanced, seatbelt tightening when collision is imminent, green light alert even on non FSD models, walk away lock, prewarming battery when going to a supercharger, heat pump, predictable update schedule, etc. I think Tesla will be fine in the coming years, IIRC their profit is the same as Toyota but sells like a fraction amount of cars vs Toyota. They also have a BEV from the ground up chassis allowing for better battery packaging, and a huge frunk, a limitation present on many recent BEVs since they use ICE off the shell parts/chassis which dont account for a frunk.
Very fair points.
Telsa's continued growth rate is predicated on the EV market share of the total vehicle market growing more quickly than they lose EV-specific market share.
I don't know anyone who wouldn't want this functionality, but then again I must not be socializing in the same echo chamber-y circles as he is.
Teslas in Europe have been produced with the (Euro-spec) CCS connector for years. Considering their vertical integration efforts, the cost of conversion is probably limited to parts. I suspect the biggest reason they wouldn't want to switch is PR. This is a consumer win/lose scenario that would absolutely be covered in the news as a manufacturer win/lose.
I don't disagree with you. I don't think they're going to go away, mostly because of the charging infrastructure they've built, that's their core product offering. It would be utter nonsense to not open it to other vehicles at this point, the only concern on my part is the likelihood of price gouging and how that could push all DCFC up in cost. I'm almost expecting that they open up at $0.80/kWh for non-Tesla vehicles and, given their ubiquity, become quite popular in a bind, or for those without the ability to charge at home. EA and others start bumping their prices up and suddenly we're paying $50 for a 20-80% DCFC charge of 60kWh.
I tend to think this as well for many of the reasons posted above, but I think that there is another point that should be made: it's been clear for some time now that Elon is a toxic CEO and is entirely happy running equally toxic workplaces (multiple discrimination lawsuits at Tesla & SpaceX, his current behaviour at Twitter, etc) but until recently there hasn't been a lot of competition for his engineers (both hardware and software). I wouldn't be at all surprised if Tesla starts losing all sorts of valuable staff to the larger automakers as the market for personnel experienced in EV development gets more and more competitive. This "brain drain" could be just as damaging to Tesla as all the other forms of competition mentioned above.
