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First of all, nobody is forcing anybody. Those manufactures that want to use a standard are free to use one. This is intact what happened, the waste majority i
by nickik 6y ago
First of all, nobody is forcing anybody. Those manufactures that want to use a standard are free to use one.
This is intact what happened, the waste majority is standardized and that mostly without regulation.
Market forces are driving standardization. Tesla however is special because they have in incredibly dominate position in the market and they don't have to relay on 3rd parties creating charging stations.
They can offer their costumers a premium experience and support their own growth. Eventually once charging is more universally available Tesla can simply expand to allow others to charge there and make a lot of money.
Tesla has invested huge amount of money and this is their reward. Not sure why regulation needs to come in and force everybody to do things. Specially when early on a lot of things were not very clear. Also, government regulation defined API standards for payments are usually terrible.
- worldsayshi 6y ago> Eventually once charging is more universally available What if Tesla ends up with more or less a monopoly? > Tesla can simply expand to allow others to charge there and make a lot of money. But will they? I agree that it's fair that Tesla gets return on their investment. But if we end up with a situation where infrastructure is disjointed or where it's infeasible for anyone else to launch any competetition then Tesla have gained a market position that might be "fair" to them but unfair to everyone else.
- znkynz 6y agoCan't comprehend how your sensible, rational post has been downvoted.
- ogre_codes 6y ago> What if Tesla ends up with more or less a monopoly? Tesla has "Open Sourced" their designs. > But will they? I don't know if Tesla will allow others to use their supercharger network, but anyone can use their designs for building a charging station for Teslas.
- nickik 6y agoBut this is total fantasy argument. Tesla will not have a monopoly. Why should they? Nothing is stopping other people from creating charging stations. Certainty not Tesla. > But will they? Yes, eventually it will be a financial make sense, but that is to 5-10 years away. > But if we end up with a situation where infrastructure is disjointed or where it's infeasible for anyone else to launch any competetition then Tesla have gained a market position that might be "fair" to them but unfair to everyone else. But this isn't the case. And will not be the case. So I don't get why you are making that argument.