GetOffYourGas said:
I've even seen negative marks on PlugShare (in this case, it was an EVgo charger) that the plug would not fit the driver's brand-new Model 3. So she marked the unit as could-not-charge (reducing the score). It turns out, she was trying to use her J1772 adapter with the CCS plug. Clearly that is not going to work. She didn't even know a CHAdeMO adapter exists.
This does sort of highlight the problem with charging and EVs, and moving from early adopters to the "rest". If you pull your gas er up to a gas station you expect to be able to fuel. As long as you don't accidentally use a green handled pump...
But with EVs we have multiple connectors, brand specific... and now Rivian will have a CCS that nobody else can use.
I almost wonder if we don't need the feds to step in and mandate one universal charging standard, open to all. Perhaps allowing companies like rivian or tesla to set higher prices for other brands, but never leaving any stranded.
I totally get the value of the tesla charging network, and rivian to follow, for their brand. But I'm not convinced it's helpful to EV adoption as a whole.