Tesla opens its charging connector to other manufacturers

Tesla officially makes its charging standard available to other companies

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN BusinessOne of Tesla’s biggest competitive advantages in North America has been its network of chargers that, for the most part, can charge only Tesla vehicles.Tesla chargers outnumber so-called CCS chargers, the sort used by Ford, General Motors, Audi, Rivian and others, by a factor of two to one, according to Tesla. Now, Tesla has invited other automakers to build cars with charging ports that can work with Tesla’s …

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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KIFI

Tesla officially makes its charging standard available to other companies

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN BusinessOne of Tesla’s biggest competitive advantages in North America has been its network of chargers that, for the most part, can charge only Tesla vehicles.Tesla chargers outnumber so-called CCS chargers, the sort used by Ford, General Motors, Audi, Rivian and others, by a factor of two to one, according to Tesla. Now, Tesla has invited other automakers to build cars with charging ports that can work with Tesla’s …

1 year ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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KVIA

Tesla officially makes its charging standard available to other companies

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN BusinessOne of Tesla’s biggest competitive advantages in North America has been its network of chargers that, for the most part, can charge only Tesla vehicles.Tesla chargers outnumber so-called CCS chargers, the sort used by Ford, General Motors, Audi, Rivian and others, by a factor of two to one, according to Tesla. Now, Tesla has invited other automakers to build cars with charging ports that can work with Tesla’s …

1 year ago·Panama City, United States

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Business Standard

Tesla opens electric vehicle connector design to other automakerss

It is half the size, twice as powerful, and has no moving parts compared to Combined Charging System (CCS) connectors

1 year ago·India

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TechCrunch

Tesla opens its EV connector design to other automakers

Tesla is sharing its EV charging connector design in an effort to encourage network operators and automakers to adopt the technology and help make it the new standard in North America.Tesla said in a blog post Friday that its design and specification files are available for download. The company said it is “actively working with relevant standards bodies to codify Tesla’s charging connector as a public standard.”The charging connector in all Tes…

1 year ago·United States

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