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Nope. NEVI funding is pretty much only for newly built sites, and is handed out by the individual states via contract for specific locations. It can also be used to upgrade existing sites to be NEVI compliant, if the state chooses to use the funds that way. But there currently isn't a single...

It would be easy, just like right now a site open to Ford can't be used by Rivian. (Even if you are a Ford EV owner and activate/pay for the charging via the Ford Pass app.) In other words, it appears that Tesla can tell what brand vehicle is actually trying to charge. But I don't think Tesla...

No, it can't still function normally. (For example, it would no longer be able to fast charge as it couldn't provide proper isolation to pass the pre-connection tests.) And doesn't that leave one leg of the HV DC exposed at the charge port for anyone to be able to come in contact with? I can't...

I'm not sure I understand your point. Does it really matter if the HV is exposed on the upper or lower section of the port? In either case the vehicle has to open the main contactors and disable the vehicle until it is repaired. (At which point no HV is exposed outside the vehicle.) You can't...

So, what happens in a CCS EV when one of the fast charge contactors fails and welds shut? That leaves HV DC exposed on the charge port, if the main contactors are closed does it not? Doesn't that single electromechanical failure result in having to disable to vehicle to maintain safety? Maybe...

Address it how? They can't change the standard that would result in it being incompatible with the existing vehicles on the road. Tesla has already addressed this in their standards documents...

CCS does not exchange the VIN. The only information shared that can track a vehicle, besides Plug&Charge which sort of has to share info for billing purposes, is the MAC address of the Ethernet adapter used on the CCS port. But Rivian has you covered there, every Rivian is set to use the same...

Do you have any reference to what they had to change or what vehicles it impacts? I have never heard of that. (And it doesn't seem to be supported by existing Teslas being able to be retrofitted to support CCS with just an adapter and a charge controller update to enable PLC communication.) That...

Polestar and EA announced support for NACS today: https://media.polestar.com/global/en/media/pressreleases/669136/polestar-will-adopt-north-american-charging-standard-to-enable-access-to-tesla-supercharger-network https://media.electrifyamerica.com/en-us/releases/223

Has everybody seen that Polestar and EA have announced support for NACS today as well? https://media.polestar.com/global/en/media/pressreleases/669136/polestar-will-adopt-north-american-charging-standard-to-enable-access-to-tesla-supercharger-network...

I think that they absolutely will be dumb adapters. Nothing. Communication would happen, they would start the test and see that the HV pins on the vehicle weren't connected to the charger and abort with an error. I'm pretty sure that the CCS standard has plenty of safeguards in place to...

And I'm pretty sure that they have said that it will be Plug&Charge, or at least activated via their own app. They may require having updates applied to the vehicles. (Rivian has already said that they will have updates to integrate compatible Superchargers into the navigation system.) How...

And now the SAE is saying that they will fast track making NACS a standard: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-charging-technology-put-fast-track-become-us-industry-standard-2023-06-27/ Which might bypass CharIN's involvement.

Software integration is probably a big thing. As at least Ford/GM have said that charging will be started/paid for via their own apps, not Tesla's. (And probably Plug&Charge like capabilities.) It also takes time to get an adapter made and produced in sufficient volumes. (It took a long time...

And now we add Volvo to the mix. I assume that this means Polestar is going with NACS as well...

Sure, those are some options. The first three go against what Rivian says the RAN will be, and the second two aren't inexpensive either. (Though at least they would be a mostly one-time expense.) Though PV really isn't going to add much unless you install a lot of it.

Trying to make sure you get the last word, after you said you weren't going to post anymore? I guess we really can't trust anything you say. 🤷‍♀️

Another state saying that they will require NACS connectors on state/federal funded DC fast charger installation: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/washington-state-plans-mandate-teslas-charging-plug-official-2023-06-23/

No, if you want to make the claim, it is up to you to support it, assuming you want to be taken seriously, otherwise everyone will just assume you made it up/exaggerated, like you do for a lot of your claims.

Then if that is their plan, why aren't they applying for NEVI funding? Oh, right. Because they don't meet the requirements to qualify for it. Even then, "along highways and roads" doesn't exactly mean their plan is along the specific corridors, AFCs, that have been identified for NEVI funding...