Not sure what "debated" is, assume "derated". Never experienced "derating" with Tesla network and I have charged dozens of times in hot and cold weather in a Tesla.
For my Rivian R1S experience, in all cases where charging rates slowed to 10KW, the charging speed started as expected and...
It was 70s to 93 degress starting in the AM until afternoon. Only used Tesla charging... Rivian NAV for the route and one time when close to a charger, the car started preconditioning the battery.
Took family in our R1S from Ohio to Destin Florida are, yesterday. I was looking forward to the trip knowing I would have access to Tesla's network with by A2Z adapter, and I could avoid Electrify America, due to occasional reliability and charging speed issues. Have to say, yesterdays...
I just tried a supercharger near me after signing up for the Tesla membership this AM to make sure all would go smoothly ahead of a long road trip over the next 2 weeks. Tesla said it delivered 16kw at $0.39/kw, $6.24 total. My Rivian app said it gained 13kw... Not sure which is correct. If...