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Now it just needs an NACS connector...
Now I’m curious how easy it will be to retrofit existing vehicles with a NACS connector. Ideally the voltage should be compatible, and you’d just have to change the port. But I’m not completely sure.
You can just get an adapter. I have a Tesla wall connector and it works fine with my non-Tesla and a $100 adapter.
The problem is that you can't use the Superchargers with an adapter. You can use the non-Supercharger ones... I forget what they're called... but not the Supercharger because of how it handles the money aspect.
How you pay for charging is super weird in those cases. I think you have to enter your card info into the car’s OS or something, or it’s more restrictive? Either way, pretty stupid since there are times when you want to just go to a card reader (like with a work credit card on a work trip) and just pay normally.
I don’t think this will be necessary in the future, if we’re going to have widespread EV adoption, charging stations need to become more like gas stations.