Reply To: Tesla to open Supercharger network to other EV brands

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gothitjulie
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    Elon made the offer years ago & the other manufacturers turned him down, they only have themselves to blame & it’s a bit rich the European manufacturers running to the EU to put in place dictates to resolve a situation that they themselves caused. Elon already equipped the european Tesla Superchargers with CCS, if VW group keep making proprietary systems & expecting everyone else to follow & pay for them then they should expect resistance.

    The situation in Norway is the one to watch, Norway stops selling fossils in 2025, 5 years before the UK and 10 years before the EU. Norway will make the decisions on chargers & we will follow.

    Companies such as Gridserve & Fastned who are using the latest ABB chargers will be able to use “Fastcharge” – https://www.greencarcongress.com/2017/10/20171018-abb.html (this is the system that we saw Toddington Harper use at Toddington northbound services when he plugged his BMW i3 in & the charger communucated with the car & the session started automatically without needing a debit/credit/RFID/App.