• ch00f@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    How do you link the adapter to the Tesla app? I’m surprised they’re ok with any 3rd party hardware.

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      2 months ago

      All the Tesla app knows is that I have a Chevy Bolt and I have an adapter, it doesn’t seem to care what adapter it is.

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        2 months ago

        Didn’t realize the cars were playing along. Thought it was some kind of spoofing or emulation.

        Sounds like this is all very new! Exciting!

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          2 months ago

          Didn’t realize the cars were playing along.

          The other brands have agreements with Tesla to allow this. My understanding is that they pay a recurring fee to Tesla.

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      2 months ago

      IIRC the third-party adapters have to be approved by Tesla, but I think there are 3 options right now. The other carmakers didn’t want to risk being hampered by Tesla production bottlenecks.