Tesla has a major advantage in North America with the Supercharger system. Don't expect Tesla to give in and go to CCS anytime soon in North America. They did it in Europe only because they were forced by regulations to do so. Tesla could market a CCS adaptor for North America if they wanted to. The CCS to Tesla adaptor for European models uses a different style CCS plug than than the one used in North America. IF CCS does become commonplace in the US, then Tesla could throw in a CCS to Tesla adaptor designed for the US and have the best of both worlds. I expect that Tesla will simply add CCS chargers to it's current locations and charge non-Tesla vehicles at a higher rate then Tesla cars. Musk has said that Tesla wouldn't turn the Superchargers into a profit center but nothing says he won't use non-Tesla chargers to defray costs.GRA said:johnlocke said:Don't expect Chademo connectors at Supercharger sites. Expect to see a few CCS stations at one end of the lot. Musk will install just enough CCS cables to qualify for funding. Later on Tesla will go back and expand the footprint and add more superchargers after federal funding has paid for the infrastructure and hard costs. They buy a big lot and only pave enough for a few stations but install high capacity grid connections. Later they pave over more of the lot and install prefabricated Superchargers.GRA said:
I don 't expect CHAdeMO, as I consider that a dying standard in the US, and the infrastructure bill as well as the EA settlement 3rd and 4th increments only require CCS. What I expect is that Tesla will, once they no longer make up the majority of U.S. BEV sales and public chargers, switch over their new cars to CCS, and gradually replace Tesla connectors with CCS at existing stations. It seems they may already be making provision for that in the Model S/X update, redesigning the charge door and making it bigger. IEVS:In addition to the matrix headlights and redesigned taillights, you can see that the Model S has a new charge port. It's bigger, and there's no more LED lighted ring. According to Teslarati, the port seems to have enough space for a CCD [Sic.] adapter.
https://insideevs.com/news/571179/tesla-model-s-plaid-refresh-deliveries/
If you've got room for a CCS to Tesla adapter, then you've also got room to install a CCS receptacle itself. It seems that's already the case in Europe with CCS-2, and I anticipate them doing so here once their first mover advantage with the SC network loses its value:See Refreshed Tesla Model X With CCS2 Port Spotted In Norway
Both the refreshed Model S and Model X will be natively compatible with the CCS2 charging standard in Europe.
https://insideevs.com/news/562309/tesla-modelx-ccs2-spotted-norway/