Normally, when someone talks about Tesla’s Superchargers, it’s assumed that they’ll live at a Tesla station. So far, that assumption has held true, because the company has been too busy building out its own charging network to even consider selling any of the stations. Plus, until recently, Tesla’s charging hardware only worked with Tesla’s cars, so it would have been pointless for anyone else to buy them.
But, things have changed. First, Tesla opened up the design of the company’s proprietary connector, calling it the North American Charging Standard and making it compatible with CCS charging protocols. Then, seeing major problems with CCS charging reliability, manufacturers decided to not only adopt the Tesla connector in North America, but also negotiate (and pay for) access…
Read the full article originally published at cleantechnica.com.