The free adapters may have been funded by NEVI or some other grant/byproduct of IRA. And unlike defense spending, most govt. grants aren't bottomless. I say that in jest. Even defense spending isn't completely bottomless. Either way, it's just not financially sustainable to provide free adapters forever. Someone had to pay for them.
Yeah, not really.
Wut? not like Tesla Supercharge is the only place to "fill up". Dial down the drama. And even for those who have no alternative options, besides Supercharger, they can buy an adapter from Rivian, A2Z or Lectron. $225 shouldn't put anyone—who bought a $80k+ vehicle—in the poor house. The adapter was never advertised or implied as part of standard equipment and is not included in the bill of sale.
I always thought it was a mistake for Rivian to give away free adapters. If they are cash flow positive, then sure, fine. But they are not. They need to get cash flow positive as soon as possible and giving away free stuff is not the right way to do it.
Are you really saying that EVERY Tesla owner you know has purchased a CCS adapter? Wow, that is the exact opposite experience that I've had. I know many(dozens/hundreds?) of Tesla owners, and not a single one of them has acquired a CCS adapter. The Tesla supercharger network is everywhere, not sure why any Tesla owner would bother with an adapter.
But we don't know if they are truly giveaways out of their own pocket. If no grants are involved, they are at the very least a tax write-off.
It's all anecdotal. I have seen Teslas charging at CCS1 networks. Only means those particular owners have the adapter. Nothing else.
I did the CCS retrofit myself on my 2020 Model 3 (changed out the Charger ECU) and bought an adapter. It's come in handy about 2-3 times now especially on a last-leg charge in Missouri at an EA station where the superchargers were quite out of the way.
In addition to an R1T we also own a Model Y. We have a J1772 adapter and use it a lot (mainly for charging at home), but we have not purchased a CCS adapter and have no plan to). We tend to be more adventurous with the R1, so have a wider set of adapters.
Sure I get that anecdotally a random Tesla or two might have a CCS adapter, but @Southern R1S seemed to imply that EVERY tesla owner they know has one, which I think is way out of the norm.
I’ve owned Teslas since 2013 and have met many owners, very few of whom have a CCS adapter. I own one (3rd party, not Tesla) and used it once in Port Alberni (Vancouver Island, Canada) two years ago but this year when I was passing through while towing my trailer there was a new Supercharger station so I didn’t need it.
I ordered my R1s on the 14th or 15th of Jan, took delivery on 1/30 and got notification 2/14 that adapter has shipped.I placed the order for my R1S on Jan 15th and was notified today that I am receiving the NACS DC adapter free of charge
