I take on Alex Guberman, the host of the YouTube channel, E For Electric, to debate whether or not Tesla made a mistake in allowing other EV makers to use its NACS connector.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
3:58 Is the NACS better than CC1?
4:50 What is Tesla getting out of the deal?
7:28 Is this a good or bad thing for current Tesla owners?
9:45 Will this drive EV buyers to other brands?
11:10 Is it OK to let one company control the charging standard?
13:02 Is this an admission of defeat from the other brands?
18:55 NACS is just better – it works and the others don’t
24:40 Will other automakers adopt the NACS also?
28:27 Comparing the two connectors
29:20 Summary
31:23 Outro
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