It was not clear whether those adapters will be available to other automakers' customers. Under its new deal, Ford will distribute Tesla adapters to customers and starting in 2025 will equip future EVs with NACS. network to vehicles using CCS to potentially qualify for subsidies.Ĭomplaints about other charging companies' software bugs or broken charging hardware only opens the door to greater access for Tesla's standard, however, industry officials said. Tesla adopted that standard in Europe under pressure from regulators there, and is gradually opening a portion of its U.S. The Biden administration's push has so far supported the CCS connector favored by such carmakers as Volkswagen AG, General Motors Co and BMW. "There was already some consolidation happening in the space and now I think that will only accelerate," Lazard banker Mohit Kohli said. That financial pressure may only intensify if more companies adopt Tesla as the industry charging standard, pushing more deals like Shell's $169 million buyout of Volta earlier this year or BP's late 2021 acquisition of AMPLY Power. Most automakers have not created their own charging networks. last year, making money in charging is difficult, industry officials said. Holding back EVs has been a weak CCS charging infrastructure that many complain is inefficient or sometimes inoperable, leading prospective buyers to fear becoming stranded on the road with nowhere to charge.īut installing and maintaining a charging network is capital-intensive and, with EVs representing only 6% of new car sales in the U.S. government previously set aside $7.5 billion in federal funds to push companies to adopt CCS as part of Biden's plan to tackle climate change by converting 50% of all new U.S. The Biden administration did not respond to requests for comment, but Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told CNBC after the Ford-Tesla deal that the administration was "not going to pick winners and losers in terms of what standard prevails." He added the industry will eventually converge on one system but that adapters would allow cross usage.ĬharIn, a global association to promote CCS, said deals like the Tesla-Ford one "create uncertainty in the industry and lead to investment obstacles." Now those players face pressure to upgrade their networks to work with Tesla's at a time when many lag in customer service and lack the funds to make such a commitment. 2 seller of EVs in the U.S., will help make Tesla's technology the North American standard. Tesla CEO Elon Musk hopes the deal with Ford, the No. The Ford deal was a boost to Tesla's more widespread, reliable North American Charging Standard (NACS) and dented the value of smaller players offering the rival Combined Charging System (CCS). SS&C has invested in such charging companies as ChargePoint Holdings Inc, EVgo Inc and Blink Charging Co. will require companies who have invested in other technologies to pivot, which will be an expensive proposition," said Paul Baiocchi, chief ETF strategist at SS&C ALPS Advisors. "Tesla's head start in the space and Ford's buy-in. President Joe Biden to fall in line or spend more to up their games, according to industry executives, investors, bankers and consultants. The tie-up puts pressure on other companies and the administration of U.S. The deal, announced last month, would open more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers to drivers of Ford vehicles in North America starting in 2024. charging standard as well as the fate of charging startups that are struggling. When we got back in the game our character either is dead or floating in the sky flipping between two nearest settlement respawn points and we are unable to use /unstuck or spawn anywhere else.SAN FRANCISCO - Ford Motor Co's decision to allow customers to use Tesla's electric-vehicle charging network has sent ripples through the industry, raising questions about a national U.S. What are the steps to reproduce the issue as you experienced: After the Outpost Rush was done we could not exit the Outpost Rush and stayed in the map, after a while players still in the Outpost Rush got LAG DETECTED and disconnected back to queue.(if a bug) Please include a screenshot or video of the issue that you have experienced: 21-11-46.(if a bug) Were you able to recover from the issue: Other players had the same issue from our faction.(if a bug) How did the issue effect your gameplay: I can’t play the game anymore because I’m not able to respawn at all.Describe the issue you are experiencing: Can’t respawn after disconnecting after Outpost rush victory, I restarted the game in queue and when I got it my character is stuck spawning between two spawnpoints.What server/world did you experience your issue on: Amenti EU.
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