.Rivian joins Ford and GM in embracing Tesla's North American Charging Standard ports.
Tesla posits the industry stampede to its chargers as a win-win for both parties, and it might be, financially. In Tesla's statement about the Rivian news, Rebecca Tinucci, Tesla's senior director of charging infrastructure, said, "We look forward to welcoming Rivian owners to thousands of our Superchargers across North America."
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe was understandably cheery about the announcement, saying, "The adoption of the North American Charging Standard will enable our existing and future customers to leverage Tesla’s expansive Supercharger network while we continue to build out ourThe optimistic view is that if every electric car can use every charger, then everybody is better off. Right? Sure, unless you drive one of the cars that formerly had its own walled garden of charging competence.
But if you're on the other side of these announcements, and the Supercharger drawbridge is on the way down, the prospect of reliable fast-charging would relieve a huge EV-ownership pain point. Neil Mandt, who drives a , says: "The biggest nightmare about this car is that I can't get to fast-chargers. I always have to wait in line like it's the gas embargo from the 1970s. Opening up the Tesla chargers to everybody would be amazing."Coming Right Up
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