J1772 is the US universal plug, and uses the same protocol as the tesla for AC charging. The adapters go either way and just bridge the wires to the right connections. EU uses Mennekes, which again is the same protocol.

having your picture taken at the airport does not breach your constitutional rights, this is almost as silly as those sovereign citizen nutjobs.

Those of us who have been promoting EVs for decades had hopes early that the market would simply adopt the elegant and powerful Tesla Supercharger connector as the standard. Elon Musk supported the idea by offering patent-free use of the technology.

There is a charging plug standard, called Combo CCS. Everyone except Tesla is using it. (Except some Asian brands like Nissan that use CHAdeMO)

Thanks for this post. My daily driver is a 2015 Chevy Spark EV, 110V charger, bought used 14 months ago with 15K miles on the odometer. I was nervous about the range. Boise, ID is a small city, I find that with a little planning I can do virtually all my driving in the Treasure Valley on an overnight charge. You’re…

I walk five or ten steps from my charger to my front door; like most EV owners who live in houses I have installed a “Level 2" (240V “dryer circuit’) charging connector. Yes, most EV owners (as opposed to people who borrow one for a few days to write a short-term “review” article) charge at home, and schedule charging…

My first job paid $14/hr, provided two (2) vacation days per year, and the owner of the company described health insurance as a “bonus” which entitled the company to extra effort.

Cars are depreciating assets. Buy the cheapest thing you can and bank the rest that you saved. Invest it in mutual funds. Compound interest is your friend.

The best advice for depreciating luxury items is this: if you can’t afford to pay cash, you can’t afford that car. Anything more than a $5k car is luxury.