Zythryn said:
I agree about Monopolies.
Your definition is faulty.
Tesla worked with the group that made the J1772 standard. They made certain proposals that were dismissed.
They didn't like the standard, so they made some adjustments which allow for a more functional and useful connector.
Standards so are wonderful, everyone wants their own.
Zythryn said:
They then started building their own charging network on their own dime (yes, money was generated through sales of product as well as through capital raises.)
No other auto company has done the same. VW may come the closest with their court ordered restitution. However, it is a minor expenditure compared to the full cost of the network.
When I bought my Leaf, I couldn't use CCS chargers?
When I bought my first Leaf, there were not any CCS chargers. So why the CCS standard with Chademo already in place? A long discussion, not part of this topic.
Zythryn said:
Does that mean Nissan had a Monopoly?
Chademo was an open standard, not controlled by Nissan. So is CCS. No car company controls the standards. Unlike Tesla SuperCharger. Any car maker can put Chademo in their car. Any car maker can put CCS in their car. Or both. Any charging network can support Chademo. Any charging network can support CCS. No car maker can forbid the use of a charging network. No charging network can forbid charging a car that meets the standard.
Zythryn said:
Or that the CCS network had a monopoly?
CCS isn't a network. CCS is a standard. Any network can support CCS, even Tesla. Any car can support CCS, even Tesla.
Zythryn said:
Are you arguing that Tesla should let other cars use their SC's for free?
Tesla controls the SC network and the SC standard. There are several ways the future might evolve. This is about the future, not the current day.
One: Tesla never gains a huge share of the car market. Other electric cars not using the SC standard are the majority by far, and some open standard supported by multiple charge network and multiple car makers is by far the widest install. So Tesla owners are usually forced to use an adapter, adding to bother and cost, and lack of usage of the SC network leads to the end of the SC standard as Tesla adopts the same standard everyone else uses.
Two: Tesla gains a dominating market share of the car market. ICE manufactures are gone, but many baling wire and chewing gum patched ICEs are still on the road. The few competing electric cars have basically no public charging available, as Tesla has either taken over or driven out of business all competing charging networks. Tesla has become the car company. And they don't have to care. And don't.
Tesla has absolutely no reason to open up the SC standard. Even if some other car company was dumb enough to install it in their cars, it would still be Tesla's standard, and Tesla could change the standard at any time. It would still be Tesla's network, and could deny or degrade usage to any competing car at any time.
