Automotive News Discussion

[Senor_Taylor]

So Porsche says it will install 500 charging stations by end of 2019. Seems like an aggressive timeline, but okay. My question is this, are we going to see every OEM litter the country/world with their proprietary charging stations? Telsa has their own, there are DC Fast charging stations, and I believe one or two other types of charging stations. My old coworker that bought a Model X did buy an adaptor so he could charge at the generic charger at our building - it was slower than water running uphill however. I can't see how it is feasible to have every OEM charging station all over the country. 

Do we think there will be some kind of standard as electric car adoption becomes more common place?

Without either 1) Government intervention or 2) Some kind of agreement between Makers, I don't see it happening any different than computer cables in the 90s and 2000s. Eventually one will win out in the long run, but before then, it'll be painful. 


I'd bet a manufacturer would make a car that's capable of using all of the different styles of plugs before I see the makers settling on one standard one.