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"#Washington state plans to require electric vehicle charging companies to include #Tesla's plug if they want to be part of a state program to electrify highways using federal dollars, an official told Reuters on Thursday.

Washington follows the move by Texas to mandate Tesla's technology, The North American Charging Standard (NACS), adding momentum to CEO Elon #Musk's hope of making it the national charging technology." #EV https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/washington-state-plans-mandate-teslas-charging-plug-official-2023-06-23/

Washington state plans to mandate Tesla's charging plug -official

Washington state plans to require electric vehicle charging companies to include Tesla's plug if they want to be part of a state program to electrify highways using federal dollars, an official told Reuters on Thursday.

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Jun 23, 2023 at 9:33pmWeb
Show threadGiddingsMJJun 23, 2023
@GottaLaff Why can't the damn plugs be standardized now before this goes any further?
Show threadLaffyJun 23, 2023
@GiddingsMJ I wish I knew. I've been driving an electric car since 2015 and it pisses me off when I see rows and rows of Tesla chargers at public stops, but nothing for the rest of us.
Show threadGiddingsMJJun 23, 2023
@GottaLaff Maybe we should ask Pete Buttigieg. You have any contacts with him??
Show threadLaffyJun 23, 2023
@GiddingsMJ I got nothin'
Show threadVorsosJun 24, 2023
@GiddingsMJ @GottaLaff This is another step toward standardization. Ford, GM, and Rivian have also committed to NACS.
Show threadGiddingsMJJun 24, 2023
@vorsos @GottaLaff OK. So, NACS is the Tesla plug. Are there more existing Tesla charging stations already? Is that why they are going that direction?
Show threadVorsosJun 24, 2023

@GiddingsMJ Yes. The US has 50,000 NACS superchargers (plus thousands of slower ‘destination’ chargers at grocery stores and such).
The newer competing charge plug, CSS 1, is shared by several startups (each with their own payment app) but are typically slow and often broken.

So having to pick what works best for the most people right now, and will continue to for the foreseeable future, means NACS.

Show threadGiddingsMJJun 24, 2023
@vorsos @GottaLaff Thanks so much for that information. It makes more sense now.
Show threadVorsosJun 24, 2023
@GiddingsMJ Glad to help! I’m normally wary of letting a single company set a categorical standard, but in this case we have seen traditional automakers and standards bodies fail to make a superior alternative.
Show threadGiddingsMJJun 24, 2023
@vorsos Are there adapters for cars with older plugs?
Show threadVorsosJun 24, 2023
@GiddingsMJ Yes, CSS 1 to NACS adapters are around. You may need the Tesla app until your manufacturer pushes a software update to let your vehicle do the talking (and billing).
Show threadGiddingsMJJun 24, 2023
@vorsos @GottaLaff Good to know!
Show threadLaffyJun 24, 2023
@vorsos Thanks for all that info! @GiddingsMJ
Show threadMillicentTheMagnificentJun 23, 2023
@GottaLaff I wish they’d just make them all use a standard plug that fits every electric vehicle. 🤦🏼
Show threadPedestrianError  Jun 23, 2023
@GottaLaff Of all the Orwellian bullshit the right wing propaganda machine has accomplished, “free market capitalism” = government picking winners and losers is one of the strangest.
Show threadBorderCollieGuyJun 23, 2023
@GottaLaff
I was outraged when a woman pulled into 1 of 2 charging stations at Safeway. She was driving a beater. Not EV. I almost said something to her but was in my car pulling out. The parking lot was not full. She could have parked 10 feet away. Lazy ass.
Show threadLaffyJun 24, 2023
@brentk Oy!