Mercedes-Benz is the latest automaker to announce today that they are adopting Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), allowing their Electric Vehicles (EVs) to be charged at Tesla's charging stations. Mercedes joins Ford, GM, Rivian, Volvo and Polestar in recent days who have all announced that they are turning to the North American Charging Standard that Tesla has developed. This sudden change in the automotive industry to adopt Tesla's charging standard has happened very quickly. This clearly appears to me to be another method of having the Government attempt to record and track every aspect of our lives, and the one product that has given Americans the most independence over the years has been the ability to own a vehicle and be able to drive it anywhere one wants, anytime one wants to. Being able to fuel your non-electric vehicle with diesel or gasoline by paying with cash, is still an option. But unless you own your own EV charger at home, and choose NOT to connect it to the Internet, it is impossible to fuel your electric vehicle anonymously with cash, because almost all charging stations require an app on your cell phone device to unlock and use a charging station connection. EV charging stations require no humans to operate, and they can be regulated or even shut down remotely, as they record your location, name, vehicle identity, and how much electricity you are purchasing. In times of "crisis," they can basically shut down your ability to move about freely in an EV. Tesla already has this technology in place. Get ready for the next stage of lockdowns, which will probably be "climate lockdowns," and the people who will be the easiest ones to force to be locked down and be restricted in travel, will be owners of EVs.