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Electrify America is also having an issue getting replacement parts. Some chargers are down for an extend period because the parts are on backorder.

The most common reason for derated chargers is failed Huber+Suhner cables (often the temperature probe inside the cable). The cables are consumables and need to be replaced regularly. That said, I do think that Electrify America needs to consider getting cables from another supplier (maybe...

Electrify America now uses BTC Power exclusively for new installs. ABB is terrible. The boards kept dropping dead and Electrify America couldn't get enough replacement boards. SK Signet have power modules that kept failing.

Electrify America also has more flagship stations planned San Diego, CA (Under construction): https://www.plugshare.com/location/604044 Santa Barbara, CA: https://www.plugshare.com/location/607002 Beverly Hills, CA: https://www.plugshare.com/location/607007

Check out Electrify America's flagship station in San Francisco https://www.plugshare.com/location/496634

It looks like Electrify America waited until after Memorial Day to initiate a lot of the upgrades.

You can see in the video what is happening. The cable wouldn't click because of ice buildup. It is likely that moving the cable holder from the front to the side caused an increase in snow deposit. Electrify America probably need to install a cover above the cable holder.

...pretty sure that I have never seen any of these on TV

We are going to need nationwide charging stations for electric semi(s) that are the equivalent of truck stops

I have an update on this topic. Francis Energy is still planning to these DCFCs (at least in New Mexico), but the lack of transformers is causing delays.

Electrify America said that it will replace 300+ chargers by the end of the year. That implies that Electrify America plans to replace more next year. Electrify America will be replacing all the non-CHAdeMO dispensers at each charging station that it is upgrading. Obviously, Electrify America...

...and the Tesla Mobile Connector too

Or you just provided different data from different source

https://www.kbb.com/car-news/tesla-dominant-electric-car-competition/

That's like saying: If you don't Microsoft's monopoly, just switch from Windows to Linux.

Please provide the link to the official North America Tesla website where one can get the Tesla CCS1 adapter.

harum.io is out of stock https://www.harum.io/products/tesla-ccs-combo-1-adapter-chademo-adapter and third-party adapters are potentially unsafe Your argument is a strawman. I said that 3rd party adapters are potentially unsafe, as in, they might not have gone through sufficient safety...

The Tesla Proprietary Connector (TPC) is proprietary. Tesla would have to license the TPC to the DCFC suppliers.

Read the FTC's example of Microsoft. Tesla makes it difficult to fast charge elsewhere other than the Supercharger. Yes, as you point out it is difficult, but not impossible. I could fly to South Korea to buy an official adapter or buy one of the potentially unsafe 3rd party adapters. I could...

Example from the FTC's website: Also, Tesla bundles a navigation system in every (modern) Tesla vehicle that automatically navigates to the Supercharger instead of other fast chargers.

If Tesla includes the CCS1 adapter with every North America Tesla vehicle, there wouldn't be a problem, but Tesla doesn't

Tesla doesn't sell the CHAdeMO adapter anymore in North America and it is limited to 50 kW, providing a sub-par experience. Tesla also doesn't sell the CCS1 adapter in North America. Then there are third part CCS1 adapters that may be unsafe to use. The FTC's website gives an example of...

Tesla has ~75% of the market share of BEVs: that's a monopoly. Now, it is not illegal to be a monopoly, but it is illegal to abuse a monopoly. Making it difficult for Tesla drivers to fast charge elsewhere other than the Supercharger is abusing a monopoly. In a "free market", Tesla drivers...

That's the case for the adapter.

Excerpts from: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/alternative_fuel_corridors/nominations/90d_nevi_formula_program_guidance.pdf

Clearly, you don't know much about the wireless industry. Vell towers are often owned by third parties who sell services to wireless carriers. These cell towers often serve customers from more than one wireless carrier.

This is false. 'Good faith' agreement ≠ open source

Tesla is, in fact, a monopoly in the BEV market. Now, being a monopoly in itself is not illegal. Rather, abusing a monopoly is illegal. Making it difficult to fast charge at non-Tesla chargers would most certainly be illegal and is similar to the example given by the FTC's website.

Let's use this example of monopolization from the FTC's website: In the same way, Tesla is using its dominant position in the BEV market to make it difficult to use other fast charging networks with Tesla vehicles.

In some cases, Electrify America is much cheaper. Regardless, the issue is Tesla preventing Tesla drivers from fast charging elsewhere other than the Supercharger.

A monopoly usually requires that the company has >60% of the market share. Samsung has a market share of 19.8% of TVs.

...and there are no judges and justices here in this forum

In the real world, the court of law means: who can afford the best lawyers. ...and Tesla can sure afford much better lawyers than I can

Tesla-like ≠ Tesla Also, CCS-compatible Charge Port ECU needed for some vehicles

So what you saying is that, if I am in Minot, ND, I should only charge from level 2 chargers even though there are non-Tesla DCFCs there.

Your argument is a strawman. I said that they are potentially dangerous, not knowing if they have been sufficiently safety tested (or not).

There is a reason that Tesla doesn't sell the CCS adapter in North America.

Are you saying that the Tesla Supercharger is not a monopoly because Tesla drivers can use potentially dangerous third-party adapters that might harm them and damage their vehicles?

Except that it's not available now, and even if it's available some unofficial channels in the future, Tesla might cut that off at any time. Yes, there are third-party adapters available, but you just implied that you don't recommend them. Any way you said it, Tesla locked Tesla drivers from...

That's not even what this thread is about.

...and what does that have to do with Tesla owners fast charging elsewhere other than the Supercharger?

...not sure what that has to do with the current discussion

...because Tesla uses the Tesla Proprietary Connector (TPC) that no one else uses so (North America) Tesla drivers can't anywhere else besides the Supercharger

Irrelevant. It exists doesn't mean that every North American Tesla driver has access to it. Also, Tesla doesn't even sell CCS adapter in the US. So why are you recommending that Tesla drivers use potentially unsafe third-party adapters? You can make it navigate to other fast charging...

The CHAdeMO adapter isn't available anymore and is only limited to 50 kW. Tesla doesn't sell the adapter in North America. So if the third-party adapter catches on fire (because the manufacturer uses undersized wires) and damages the vehicle, is Tesla going to repair the vehicle for free?

The charging equipment needs to be able to talk to the vehicle and it can’t because the “language” is proprietary.

Everyone here knows that the CHAdeMO connector that the Nissan Leaf uses is on the way out. Also, this discussion isn’t about the Nissan Leaf.

In Europe, many Tesla drivers rarely fast charge at the Supercharger because they can fast charge elsewhere for less €.

They can't because the Tesla Proprietary Connector (TPC) is, well, proprietary.