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by sitkack 600 days ago
They would have to 100% open this up and give it to standards bodies, otherwise it isn't a standard. The conformity tests and testing equipment designs and protocols should be freely available.
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For that matter: who's going to be manufacturing and supplying these connectors? Tesla? I don't think so.
Generally a connector manufacturer would make these, Amphenol, Aptiv (formerly Delphi), Cinch, JAE, JST, Molex, TE Connectivity, Yazaki. See Mouser for some examples(https://www.mouser.com/c/connectors/automotive-connectors/#)

Usually they create their own design so maybe having an open standard would allow you to do contract orders with any plastic injector that has the molds.

Anyone really. If you look at the quick connect fittings commonly found on German cars they're all built to a standard (VDA not DIN in this case) but built by the NORMA Group or Parker.