On 29 Mar 2021 at 22:46, Jukka Järvinen via EV wrote: > I heard Tesla SC is going to be open in Europe to all cars. I'm not sure if > it already has happened.
Jukka , thanks for the post. I hope it has happened, or will soon. It would make a lot of sense. EU seems to have somewhat less regulatory capture than we have in the US, and it's significantly more pro-consumer. Remember that it was EU that pushed for mobile phone interoperability (GMS system). I am not an expert on this but it appears to me that major western European nations (perhaps bar Italy) are promoting EVs to some extent or another and have plans to (almost?) phase out ICEVs some time between 2030 and 2040. They've been building charging points rapidly, but requiring Tesla to fall into line for universal CCS interoperability would clarify the EU's commitment, and help expand the charging network. Now can we get them to support the use of a simple credit card to pay for charging, without this RFID and charging-club nonsense? I've bought gasoline with a credit card at fully unattended / automated filling stations in Europe so I don't see what the problem is for charging points. Maybe someone can illuminate this. With simple credit payment, no apps, no RFID, EV driving across the EU will become a lot easier. That and maintaining the charging points so that they actually work when you get there! And while we're dreaming, more >100kW points, and more renewable energy powering them ... The wild card is recent political gains made by nationalist political parties across the EU. It could change but now I think there's at least 50% chance that French presidency will fall next year. I worry that that could lead to weakening or even backtracking on EV adoption. But it looks as if despite bojo and company the UK is holding firm thus far, so perhaps that won't be a major issue after all. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = If all our bicycles turn into cars, that's a horrible figure. It would scare the world. -- Zhai Guangming, China National Petroleum Corporation = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
