James Foster • January 8, 2024

And Now For Something Completely Different: US Car Makers And The Tesla NAC Charge Port

And now for something completely different...

a yellow Chevrolet truck is parked in front of a house in the snow

Graham Chapman (in a top hat and tails): Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Ministry of Silly EVs. Today's discussion involves our American friends and their curious choice of embracing the Tesla NAC standard charge port.


John Cleese (sporting a fake mustache): Right-o, chaps! Apparently, our friends across the pond have decided to take a leaf out of Elon's book and hop onto the Tesla train with their charge port preferences.


Eric Idle (with a platter of fake fruits on his head): But, hang on a minute! Aren't we witnessing the birth of a splendid paradox here? American carmakers, known for their independence and patriotism, embracing a charge port from the competition?


Michael Palin (holding a rubber chicken): Indeed, it's as perplexing as trying to teach a fish to ride a bicycle! One would expect them to wave the stars and stripes while proclaiming their own charge port superiority.


Terry Jones (wearing a Viking helmet): Perhaps they've had an epiphany, a eureka moment, and realized that the Tesla NAC charge port is the Holy Grail of electric vehicle compatibility?


Chapman: Ah, but isn't it all a bit of a slapstick comedy? Picture this: General Motors and Ford, hand in hand, singing kumbaya with Tesla over charge ports! It's enough to make a grown man laugh himself silly.


Cleese: It's like watching a circus act—American car manufacturers tiptoeing around, trying not to upset the EV apple cart and desperately seeking Tesla's blessing for their charge port choices.


Idle: But wait! What happens to their pride and joy, their fervent belief in uniqueness? Are they now just another brick in Elon's electric wall?


Palin: It's the knights who say "Ni!" of the electric car world! "We demand... the Tesla NAC charge port!" Oh, the absurdity of it all!


Jones: I say, old chaps, it's a topsy-turvy world indeed. Soon, we'll be seeing a Texan cowboy riding a Californian surfboard, shouting, "Yeehaw, Elon! Hang ten, mate!" The room erupts into laughter and absurd gestures as they continue to discuss the bizarre turn of events with exaggerated flamboyance.


In the world of electric vehicles, where the unexpected becomes the norm, American car manufacturers opting for the Tesla NAC standard charge port is just another skit in the comedic play of automotive evolution. Stay tuned for more farcical adventures in the electrifying world of EVs! And remember, always look on the bright side of electric life!


PS Monty python did not have anything remotely to do with writing this and we apologies to them unreservedly for being so utterly awful copy cats! but we love you so xx The Great Monsterio!


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