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>The big thing about Tesla is they have their supercharger network What is so unique about Supercharger technology that can't be replicated by 1) the other aut
by compcoffee 8y ago
>The big thing about Tesla is they have their supercharger network
What is so unique about Supercharger technology that can't be replicated by 1) the other auto manufacturers or 2) the oil companies who will need to replace their fuel station income?
It's a plug, not exactly rocket science. Superchargers aren't even state-of-the-art anymore.
- AtlasBarfed 8y agoSo where are all the competing charging stations? The other manufacturers have dealer networks but nothing has appeared. This is where the squabbling politics of main manufacturers will start to appear, both in wrangling the dealer network and getting the company to invest dollars to build that out rather than stay with the tried and true ICE business. If anything, this will result in a constant several-year lag of competitiveness with manufacturers with true EV commitment.
- rconti 8y agoThey easily can replicate it with time and money. However, Mercedes is still talking about the car they'll start building Real Soon Like Now. Yet, oddly silent about their fast charging network.
- xedeon 8y agoSurely, anyone with deep pockets can replicate it. However, it will most likely take a lot of time since getting city permits tend to be bureaucratic, at least in the US. In the case of MB, they haven't even announced anything (I think) of the sort.