What Tesla and Apple Do Not Have in Common | Notion

You might have heard that Tesla is going to let other EV cars be charged at its extensive network of Tesla Supercharger stations. Tesla use their own proprietary car charging port called "North America Charging Standard" or NACS while other EVs often use something called "Combined Charging System" or CCS.

While if you own a non-Tesla car, you can charge it at any of the 1,271 charging stations (For California, this number is a whopping 14,040 stations!)

While the numbers are indeed in favor or non-Tesla EVs, it’s the charging quality that ultimately makes them a subpar experience compared to Tesla’s Superchargers. For example, Tesla chargers respect the nominal charging power (e.g., 150 kWh) while the non-Tesla chargers often don’t, so you end up getting less power (e.g., 80 kWh), meaning that your EV charges much slower.

Therefore, Tesla’s partnership with other EV manufacturers to is a good example of firms keeping their proprietary features while opening them up for the competition. It's a win-win for Tesla and its competition because:

Leave a Comment