Toyota to adopt Tesla charger for North American EV models

3 years ago by stopthatgirl7 to c/technology

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it will adopt Tesla Inc.'s charging standards for its electric vehicles to be sold in North Ameri

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robocall 32 points 3 years ago

Makes sense. Why not use infrastructure that's already available?

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thisisbutaname 20 points 3 years ago

Because using proprietary standards puts you at the mercy of the technology owner

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Actaeon 64 points 3 years ago

It was made an open standard about a year ago

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thisisbutaname 17 points 3 years ago

Didn't know that, that's fine then

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