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I am not forgetting that. I said the problem of other OEMs getting on board was cost. CharIN gets royalty fees from CCS connectors. As a general rule in capitalist countries you get paid for your work. You don't give it away for free. The pool of federal funds have changed the economics on...

Tesla proposed to all OEMs they use the Tesla plug and Supercharger Network. For many years. Before they rebranded as NACS. Not revisionist history. Rumor has it that the legacy OEMs thought the price was too expensive. Now rumor is Tesla will sell the port to others at cost and charge other...

Federal Funds can't save CCS forever. If Congress doesn't pull CCS funding, it will be an example of stupid government spending. People will point and laugh for decades. Much worse than Solyndra. Trying to force an inferior German standard on the American public when there was a Superior...

Tesla Supercharger Network is reliable in Europe for non Tesla cars. In Germany, 69 of 153 Supercharger Stations are open to non-Teslas.

Lucid will adopt NACS within months of Tesla announcing 800v+ Superchargers. Rumor is Cybertruck will be near 1000 volts. There are currently a handful Superchargers dispensing 800v. Probably for testing. Like Rivian,GM and Ford they will give their current CCS car owners a free adapter.

You can pick up a quad motor large pack R1T truck within two weeks from ordering. There is a long 4-8 month waiting list if you want the R1S SUV or R1T pickup with standard or max pack. Or dual motors instead of quad motors. Rivian is not demand constrained. Rivian continues to be production...

The joke is Lucid fans throwing shade at Tesla for being vaporware.

A sports car and a sports sedan are two different things. At $250k there is probably more demand for a sports car form factor. At this price point it is highly likely this is not the buyers one and only car. At $250k, the Tesla Roadster will have SpaceX package. That should make it at least...

1) That is the snarky remark common today. Particularly of people who don't have an MBA. But that is not objectively true based on any scientific analysis. It is part of America's disdain for formal education in large parts of the country. 2) No one knows the particulars of how effective the...

It is not human nature to refer cars to acquaintances. Tesla has had many variations of the referral program and no program. Obviously they see a bump in demand when they have it. If not they would not bring it back. I think the OP meant some MBA know the inexact science of Marketing. Not...

1) No they can't. Currently non-Teslas can only pay and charge at only limited number of magic-dog Superchargers. Copycat NACS port can plug into a non-magic doc Supercharger but they won't be able to charge. 2) Not right now, but with these Ford/GM deals going forward GM/Ford customers with...

This render makes it look like it would have a vestigial 3rd row.

BTW An SEC investigation was just recently concluded on the Lucid-Churchill merger. Companies and Executives get investigated all the time. Companies with deep pockets are always being sued. Trial attorneys always looking to shakedown somebody. Doesn't mean the company nor its executives did...

Complete Horse Feces. Tesla's bankers threatened to cut off funding if Elon didn't settle with bogus SEC complaint. Everyone should be free to speak their mind on Twitter. Even billionaires. The same rules that applies to every C-suite executive about disclosing internal confidential...

You can install a NACS port on your vehicle without permission from Tesla or paying a royalty fee to Tesla. You would still be software locked of using the Supercharger Network. In the same way Rivian fast chargers use the CCS port but only Rivian cars can access the Adventure Network...

Lightning starts at $60k and Mach-e at $44k. Ford BEV owners can't afford $150? Tesla has been the best at building fast charging stations. Now they will have IRA subsidies to boot. Plus monies coming in from Ford and GM. I trust Tesla more than CCS Alliance to build out a fast reliable...

If you are a Ford customer you will still have FordPass and plugncharge with EA and the current CCS Networks in the system. You will have to buy the adapter for CCS once Ford switches. And you will gain full and easy access plugncharge and payments to the Supercharger Network through FordPass...

At Del Amo Mall in Torrance, CA there is a Supercharger Station and EVgo station right next to each other. This is across the street from Lucid Store in Torrance and the mall where there is a Tesla store. Heavy density of EVs. Tesla is $0.50 per kWh and EVgo is $2.99 + $0.66 per kWh.

CCS is dead in North America. With Tesla/GM/Ford using NACS it is now the de facto standard in North America.

For some reason neither GM nor Ford want to plain speak to this. Reading the corporatese as a whole Ford and GM will continue to use CCS through 2024 model year and provide CCS to NACS adapters to all their customers who bought/ will buy CCS cars. In 2025 model they will switch all or some...