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It's funny you say that because that's the exact reason Superchargers exist. The other chargers in question charge incredibly slowly compared to a Supercharger.

It's funny you say that because that's the exact reason Superchargers exist. The other chargers in question charge incredibly slowly compared to a Supercharger. Teslas main advantage was that they had to foresight to realize that people wouldn't swap to electric vehicles unless they could have a similar experience to pulling up, filling up your tank, and driving off. A Supercharger is the closest thing - 0 to full in 20 to 25 minutes. The Blink/Chargepoint/WhateverElse networks are a full charge in 8 to 12 hours.

ryacko 8y ago
Realistically, people who could afford an electric car are more likely to take a plane and rent a car when traveling, unless they travel all the time as part of their job, then they’d be using ridesharing exclusively. But people tend to be dominated by edge cases instead of giving up a small amount of mobility.
- dpkonofa 8y ago
  >people who could afford an electric car are more likely to take a plane and rent a car when traveling, unless they travel all the time as part of their job, then they’d be using ridesharing exclusively. What is this based on? I know several people with electric cars and none of us take planes and rent cars on trips unless they're to another country. I drive to California and Austin all the time and the Tesla is the first car that I don't have to stay the night charging for.
  - user9995 8y ago
    >What is this based on? This is the "everything is Silicon Valley" view of the world. Another hilarious one is: "why doesn't everyone just bike to work?"
shaklee3 8y ago
20 to 25 minutes is still an eternity compared to gasoline. Yes, it's faster than the other chargers, but that's about the same amount of time an oil change takes. That's something people have to plan around since it's not 3-4 minutes.
- ethbro 8y ago
  That seems like a perk to hosting businesses.

ryacko 8y ago

Realistically, people who could afford an electric car are more likely to take a plane and rent a car when traveling, unless they travel all the time as part of their job, then they’d be using ridesharing exclusively. But people tend to be dominated by edge cases instead of giving up a small amount of mobility.

dpkonofa 8y ago
>people who could afford an electric car are more likely to take a plane and rent a car when traveling, unless they travel all the time as part of their job, then they’d be using ridesharing exclusively. What is this based on? I know several people with electric cars and none of us take planes and rent cars on trips unless they're to another country. I drive to California and Austin all the time and the Tesla is the first car that I don't have to stay the night charging for.
- user9995 8y ago
  >What is this based on? This is the "everything is Silicon Valley" view of the world. Another hilarious one is: "why doesn't everyone just bike to work?"

shaklee3 8y ago

20 to 25 minutes is still an eternity compared to gasoline. Yes, it's faster than the other chargers, but that's about the same amount of time an oil change takes. That's something people have to plan around since it's not 3-4 minutes.

ethbro 8y ago
That seems like a perk to hosting businesses.