Tesla won the plug war - and that's good news

A surprisingly good series of events have unfolded, and this video is my mea culpa. Also, Sorry, John! Links 'n' stuff Here's a playlist to all of my EV-related videos. Please ignore the bits where I confidently state Tesla's connector is silly. /playlist/PLv0jwu7G_DFV47UBHArs6fiwVHvstp9ja Technology Connextras (my second channel where stuff goes sometimes) /@ TechnologyConnextras Technology Connections on Mastodon: https://mas.to/@ TechConnectify This channel is supported through viewer contributions on Patreon. Thanks to the generous support of people like you, Technology Connections has remained independent and possible. If you'd like to join the amazing people who've pledged their support, check out the link below. Thank you for your consideration! https://www.patreon.com/technologyconnections 00:00 Intro 02:25 What is NACS? 08:43 Technical pros (and cons) 11:51 A little history 13:59 Tesla opens it up, for realsies 15:38 Best of all, it will speak CCS 19:36 The many reasons we are switching 27:01 Why I'm cool with it 30:38 800V cars present a wrinkle 33:52 My spicy thoughts on the future of charging networks 43:22 Plug-and-charge for slow charging 46:54 A footnote on V2X technology and the NACS connector

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