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Buzz (not verified)    February 2, 2014 - 11:51PM

In reply to by Aaron Turpen

Calm down Aaron. None of the comments I've seen seem to call for such snippiness.
Tesla provided me with a J1772 adapter (free!) which I used twice when I first got the car. Then the Superchargers were installed along a 350 mi route I take a few times a year and I haven't needed it since.
My LEAF has a Chademo QC port which I've used twice. QC'ing around Southern Calif has been difficult. The prime location, downtown, has a QC charger that is often behind a locked gate (parking lot). The other location is a dealer that closes at 10pm.
Tesla's connector is better than J1772 and far far better than the Chademo behemoth. Tesla has offered to license the tech to other car manufacturers. I don't know why you have to drag Apple into this.
So, to your main point: Tesla's system is better for Tesla owners and any manufacturer that makes a car with a large enough battery can license the tech. My LEAF can't even make it to the Superchargers I would use so it's pretty useless for that kind of trip. For me to buy a Chademo adapter from Tesla is $1000. But I see no point now that Superchargers are becoming ubiquitous on routes I would like to drive.
Owning both EVs and having used both charging systems under real-world conditions, Tesla's charging tech is much superior and I'm glad they didn't go J1772 or Chademo.
Call me a "Tesla lover", don't care.
I also love my Nissan LEAF. They're just very different EVs.

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