Why Did Tesla Open-Source Its Charger?

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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, remarked in part two of his response to President-elect Joe Biden's tweet that

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Tesla has made its charging connector open-source so that other electric vehicle producers and operators of charging stations can use it.

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President Biden heard from Elon Musk Tesla is expanding its network of Superchargers.

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But after Tesla opened up its charging port, the plans were unclear.

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Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, has previously discussed expanding the company's charging infrastructure, which is utilised by vehicles other than Teslas.

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If the car manufacturer updates the technology in its electric automobiles

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that will provide owners of these cars access to Tesla's North American Supercharging network.

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together with destination fees. Then, their automobiles would be charged at Supercharger stations owned by Tesla Motors, an electric vehicle manufacturer.

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Elon Musk's investments in open-source are yielding better returns. Tesla Motors, according to Elon Musk

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an electric vehicle company is unable to enter the market on its own and thinks

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that other businesses creating electric automobiles could benefit slightly from his technology

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