Car companies like Honda, BMW, and Hyundai are banding together to build an EV-charging network bigger than Tesla’s Supercharger empire::Tesla has been building out its Supercharger network for over a decade. Now legacy car companies are taking a page from Elon Musk’s playbook.

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    1 year ago

    Pretty ridiculous to have multiple standards for this anyway. Imagine if you had to hunt down a gas station that served whatever proprietary fuel you needed.

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    1 year ago

    I’ll believe it when I see it.

    Even in Norway (home to a fuck load of EVs) I am using Tesla chargers for my non-Tesla on vacation.

    I tried to use a hand full of other brands but they required apps and accounts that required a Norwegian citizen ID or Norwegian phone number to sign up.

    Absolutely insane that it’s not just a tap to pay on the terminal.

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    1 year ago

    Ok, but I want more public transportation and rail. Thanks.

    Edit: or at least just give me a robust charging network and then make an EV version of the Dacia Sandera without all the fancy lane departure, self adjusting cruise control or any other sophisticated nonesense, thanks.

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    1 year ago

    It should be a national standard and thats that. Also cash options to charge. Why do we have a standardized sizes for gas and diesel nozzles but not w/ electric?

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    1 year ago

    I’ll believe it when I see it.

    Honestly I’m surprised companies like Exxon, BP, and Chevron aren’t opening charging stations under shell companies with new brand names.

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    1 year ago

    This has got to be the death knell for Tesla, right? They used to be the only game in town if you wanted an EV with a long range and a design that looks like a regular car, but that hasn’t been the case for the last few years. The only real selling point they have now is the robust network of charging stations, and if that advantage goes away, there is literally no reason to buy a Tesla vehicle instead of a comparably priced EV from a traditional car company.

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      1 year ago

      As a Tesla owner myself, that’s mostly how I feel. The only thing I would add from my experience with my current EV is that their driver assist and auto steer are still better than most other car companies but not by much at this point, their integration with the car and the charging network makes long trips easier, and I feel the build quality is pretty bad still.

      If there are enough chargers using CCS stations across the continent then Tesla then my next EV will not be Tesla.

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      1 year ago

      Correct. Tesla will get destroyed in the future when other car companies have fully stepped up. Nobody is buying a shitty made Tesla over BMW or Mercedes or even Hyundai or Kia at this point. The Hyundai iconic 5 N and Kia ev6 or gt6 slaps Tesla In build quality and performance to boot.

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        1 year ago

        Assuming that consumers will be rational is a bit premature.

        Tesla wants to position itself as the Apple of cars, and it’s largely succeeded. Most techies or people more in the know might be quick to dismiss them, but I don’t think that’s the opinion shared by the public at large.

        There’s still a wait time for pretty much any new Tesla