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Germany Will Force 80% of Gas Stations to Install EV Charging, Too
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this post was submitted on 11 Sep 2023
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Not just Tesla and not just NACS. Other charging networks using CCS are going into Sheetz as well. I know I always stop at two Electrify America Sheetz locations on the PA turnpike whenever I drive it.
While I'm sure Electrify America is doing the same thing as Tesla (installing electric "gas stations" at regular gas stations, because it's an obvious place to put them), I've only seen one ccs charger in my life.
I've never actually seen anyone use it, and it's frequently got tape around it.
I take that tape as "it's broken" but I don't care to check on it.
A Tesla driver probably wouldn't have any great need to see a CCS charger, just like a non-Tesla diver has little reason to go to a Tesla supercharger. They're around, though. EA seems to like putting chargers in Sheetz and Walmart. Chargepoint is less predictable as to where you'll find them. They do seen broken more often than they should be (usually seems to be a computer/software issue), though, I'll give you that.
a whole bunch of companies are adopting the tesla charger design.
Nissan, Honda, Ford, GM, MB, Volvo already confirmed and more coming.
None of them have cars on the road using NACS yet , though.
no doubt, but it seems pretty obvious that it's the next step.
For now, sure. Car makers want to support the connector that has the most chargers out there. The competition won't go away, though. Most seem to agree that CCS2 is a superior connector to both CCS1 and NACS. What it amounts to is that EV owners will just have to have adapters in their car. Tesla's move to NACS at least makes that possible (as the connectors will at least all share a communication protocol, as far as I understand).
ironically, they will have the "American" and "European" models since CCS is the EU standard
Already the case. Such is the "fun" of having the Imperial system in the US.