Tesla's Rivals Still Can't Use Its Superchargers

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/27/business/energy-environment/tesla-electric-vehicle-charging.html

by mikestew • 2 years ago

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mikestew• 2 years ago

Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/27/business/energy-environme...

steveBK123• 2 years ago

As a former Tesla driver / current non-Tesla EV driver, I was excited by the prospect of them opening up their chargers. They are above & beyond the competing US charging networks on just about every measure.

What I didn't understand was why Elon would give away their competitive advantage, even for the tax money coming off the IRAs various green provisions.

The slow roll, mass firing of the charging team, and ongoing delays bring me back to my original cynicism...

andsoitis2• 2 years ago

What I didn't understand was why Elon would give away their competitive advantage

Because the mission of Tesla is to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy.

Besides Tesla's own words on the matter[0][1][2][3], much has been written on their mission[4].

From that higher perspective, it is natural that they would look for ways to expand the utility of EVs generally because it helps them accomplish their mission and also makes Tesla cars even more attractive to potential EV buyers.

[0] https://www.tesla.com/about

[1] https://www.tesla.com/impact

[2] https://www.tesla.com/blog/master-plan-part-3

[3] https://www.tesla.com/ns_videos/Tesla-Master-Plan-Part-3.pdf

[4] https://businessmodelanalyst.com/tesla-mission-and-vision-st...

peutetre2• 2 years ago

Besides Tesla's own words on the matter

Their words don't matter. Musk and Tesla lie routinely. They plainly don't want to be credible and they've lost all credibility.

Tesla's Rivals Still Can't Use Its Superchargers

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