+Elon Musk deserves a lot of credit for persevering against all of the odds to…

+Elon Musk deserves a lot of credit for persevering against all of the odds to make sure +Tesla Motors survived long enough to bring the Model S to market. Unfortunately the same ego that enables people like Musk to start businesses has also led him down a wrong path when it comes to charging his cars.

It's one thing when when Apple designs a proprietary connector for its portable devices that costs $10-30. Doing that for a car without a could technological reason is just asinine. Chelsea Sexton has a great opinion piece in Wired about the dumb moves automakers are making when it comes to defining charging standards for electrified vehicles.

EV Plug Wars: Charging Ahead When What We Really Need Is More Cars | Wired Opinion | Wired.com
Electric-vehicle charging is just one giant pissing contest these days, with different companies crossing streams in a quest to prove connector, standard, or network superiority. The latest involves T…

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