COdogman
Well-Known Member
I’m not moving anything nor did I say what you claim I did.You seem to be moving the target.
I thought your complaint was that NACS "by design, is limited to 500v" and that anyone who adopts the standard would "be forced to go back to 400 or 500v"?
Or is it just that Tesla has not built enough 1000 volt chargers for your liking?
Those are very different arguments.
And the second one doesn't hold much water either as an argument against using a NACS port since today's vehicles with NACS ports can charge at both Tesla stations and CCS stations and GM specifically said that their vehicles would continue to be able to use CCS chargers after the switch. If you want to continue to use Electrify America or other existing CCS charging stations, nothing about manufacturers. Switching to NACS ports will prevent you from doing so.
Also there are the same number of 1000 volt NACS chargers as there are 1000 volt CCS chargers along the routes i frequent for long distance road trips. There are a bunch of 500 volt NACS chargers on the route though.
The Tesla stations do not currently charge at 800-1000v do they? So the point is their plug should not be the “North American standard” until they have a significant number chargers that can do that. I’m not saying they can’t or won’t do that - rather they have none that do it right now.
If your excuse is that CCS can serve those owners with EV6s/ Ioniq 5s/ etc. (800v vehicles), then it sounds like Tesla’s plug isn’t ready yet to be the “standard” and the NEVI bill should remain as it is currently written.
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