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The author's mistake was not buying a Tesla EV The commenter's mistake was not reading the...part where the author cannot buy a Tesla in their home country. N
by mikestew 6y ago
The author's mistake was not buying a Tesla EV
The commenter's mistake was not reading the...part where the author cannot buy a Tesla in their home country.
Nissan Leaf and BMW i3 owners face the same hassles in the US.
What hassles are you referring to? You just outlined how one taps a card and charges at ChargePoint stations, which doesn't seem like a hassle? The only hassle I've encountered in nine years of Leaf ownership is a non-operative charger.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoTLDR Blog post should be “I made a mistake buying an EV in Croatia” If you can’t buy a Tesla, and settle for another EV, you can’t complain about the garbage third party charging experience. They’re (Non Tesla EVs) perfectly fine golf carts (<100 miles round trip) if you never make long trips with them though. Non Tesla level 2 chargers can be out of order (as you mentioned), causing range anxiety or exceptionally slow travel plans for Leafs, i3s, and other EVs without a manufacturer provided charging network. I’ve never had a Supercharger or destination charger be out of order upon my arrival and need to charge (it happens I’ve heard, it just much more rare than neglected third party charging stations). I opportunistically charge at ChargePoint stations, but don’t need to due to having 300+ miles of range; them being out of order doesn’t impact me in our S, X, or Y. I can always Supercharge, other EVs have limited options (as this blog post demonstrates). Anyway, I think the case is really “don’t buy an EV if you need to travel and the charging infrastructure doesn’t exist”, and being of low quality is just as bad as not existing.
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