kdonnel
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For the moment*Based on some of the above comments I'm guessing that Tesla charging stations can on be used on Tesla's, is that correct? If that is the case it just doesn't make any sense to me, if this whole EV thing is going to work, we need to have universal charging stations that all EVs can use.
Many manufactures have recently announced a switch from CCS1 to NACS. Tesla superchargers V3 and V4 are NACS.
So in the very near future most cars will be able to use any V3 or V4 Tesla supercharger with an adapter or with later models, natively. The V1 and V2 superchargers will remain Tesla only. Teslas produced with NACS support can also use CCS1 with an adapter. Teslas made earlier than 2020 do not have NACS support and will remain limited to using only Tesla superchargers.
In theory GM and Ford EV will gain access to the V3 and V4 Tesla superchargers in February. Not sure if Tesla, GM, and Ford will really meet that announced date.
*There are a few Tesla supercharger stations currently that have what is known as a Magic Dock installed. This is an adapter that allows CCS1 cars to use the supercharger. For these few locations, CCS1 equipped cars can already charge at the supercharger using the built in adapter.
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