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Their charging infrastructure is pretty good lock in, especially if you install one of their chargers in your house.

• notJim 7y ago
  Once your house is wired for the charger, how hard/expensive is it really to swap it for a different one?
  • extrapickles 7y ago
    If you can do basic electrical wiring, you may still need to get a permit and have the change inspected. What exactly is needed is highly jurisdiction dependent. If you are not handy, it requires hiring an electrician to make the change (~$100-500)
    • notJim 7y ago
      Spending $500 on an electrician for a $50–80k car doesn't sound like lock-in to me…
    • chris11 7y ago
      That's a decent amount of money, but it's not that much compared to the cost of an electric vehicle.
• _ph_ 7y ago
  At least here in Europe, they are using the same plug for charging as everyone else, so any other car can charge at a Tesla wallbox (and you can buy your wallbox by any supplier).