tesla offers charging tech to the workd !! good news ???

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branstone

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http://www.techhive.com/article/2361403/tesla-offers-its-charging-tech-to-the-world-but-theres-a-catch.html


will this maybe open up the availability for a fast charge port on our Rav4 EV's?
 
branstone said:
http://www.techhive.com/article/2361403/tesla-offers-its-charging-tech-to-the-world-but-theres-a-catch.html


will this maybe open up the availability for a fast charge port on our Rav4 EV's?

Not from Tesla or Toyota on the soon to be discontinued Rav4 EV, but maybe a future Toyota car might have the Supercharger port.
 
If it happens, I cannot stop from imagining supercharge station have long line likes Costco gas station. Except now the wait will be few hours inline. :lol:

Imagine you are the owner of a model S & you think you can make a quick 1/2 hr stop for 80% charge during your trip from SF to La. When you pull in to the station, you found that all superchargers are occupied with leafs & you see a Mitsubishi miev just pull in & begin charge. It will be staying there for 5 hours because it has a 3.3kWhon board charger to charge its 16kWh (pretty sure a $20k car (after fed rebate) is not going to upgrade with two 10kWh onboard charge which cost $3k a pop let alone the proposed additional charging cost for life on top of the price tag).

I don't think that will fly with current & future tesla owner.

Increasing use will in crease wear & tear! I just met a model s owner who have to unplug my RAV4 in Carmel because he just make a come back trip from LA-Bay Area & he is short on juice on his trip. He told me that not all supercharger station are operational 100% free of trouble. Some of them are down & he have to wait for a repair @ one charging point of his trip.
 
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