We need a standard, but why CCS and not the Tesla one? One of those plugs has a network of great chargers, the other does not.

I’m not an EV owner yet, but CCS looks like a monstrosity compared to NACS.

NACS is the Tesla physical connector, plus a new 1000V capable revision, using the CCS communication and billing protocols.

I mean either one would be fine when the transition is done, since they’re both now open standards.

CCS is inferior it’s a huge clunky connector with no performance benefit over NACS.

They renamed it that when they pushed into the IEC standards process (the same standards body in charge of CCS standards), so it isn't entirely doublespeak, but a clear sign of intent for the standard.

I like that the Tesla connector is smaller than J1772 or CCS. Since DC fast charging is still a pretty new technology, if companies were required to defer to a standard we would still have giant CHAdeMO connectors.

I don't think we should be surprised that the company that brought us "Autopilot" chose to market its proprietary connector as the "North American Charging Standard". Marketing-wise, I think the name is pretty good, though it is cringe-worthy revisionist doublespeak.