[jerry455]

The stupid thing about the whole charger situation is that Tesla chargers are only for Tesla cars. Instead of an SAE standard charging plug for all auto makers, like a universal gas filler nozzle for unleaded gasoline, there could have been more chargers for everyone to use no matter what brand of EV they buy.

[Formulajones]

Originally Posted by jerry455

The stupid thing about the whole charger situation is that Tesla chargers are only for Tesla cars. Instead of an SAE standard charging plug for all auto makers, like a universal gas filler nozzle for unleaded gasoline, there could have been more chargers for everyone to use no matter what brand of EV they buy.

Yeah that does sound pretty silly.

[sdbob]

Reading what you guys post trying to see if EV are efficient. I read article by Toyota keeping ice/ev vehicles.
Just saw on news 2 Tesla drivers got into a fight at a recharging station.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Elon pulled a page from the iPhone playbook with proprietary receptacle.
But on a grander scale.
If you invent an adapter to use a Tesla charger , you still need a Tesla account to use it.
Probably need a confirmed VIN to start an account.

Toyota is deeply involved in hydrogen powered vehicles right now.

[Jay S]

Last weekend there was a 20 something year old dude (I think it was a dude anyway) racing in the trophy class with a Tesla at our 1/8 mile track. It was running 7.50s, which isn’t bad, but not exactly quick (would be in the very high 11s in the 1/4 mile). It lost first round to a NOS injected Fox body running in the upper 5s. It was the most cheering I heard all night. I’d say Tesla has their work cut out for them to convince the rest of the automotive world that an EV car is always cool and belongs in the same category as all IC vehicles. Watching the Tesla race in the trophy class felt like it was a man dress as a woman competing with other women, or vice versa. Seemed off. I am not a fox body fan at all, but I was rooting for that fox body.