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Counterpoint: I use the Circuit Electrique network (owned by Hydro Quebec) and their infrastructure has been great. Level 2 curbside chargers are found througho
by Rafert 6y ago
Counterpoint: I use the Circuit Electrique network (owned by Hydro Quebec) and their infrastructure has been great. Level 2 curbside chargers are found throughout the city and they app works fine. There's a few super chargers outside Montreal but nothing worth driving out of the way for.
While digging in to how their network is built, I found out it seem their infrastructure is from AddEnergie, a Quebec company that's also the provider for the eCharge (New Brunswick) and the BC Hydro EV. They have their own consumer brand for home chargers and public charging network across Canada called FLO. They seem to be growing fast (closed their series C last year), their product seems to be pretty good, so it doesn't have to be all terrible.
- websites22 6y ago>And the app works fine The Tesla standard is so high that if your customers have to use app, you've already failed.
- adrr 6y agoI have to use the Tesla app to figure out if there is free superchargers available at 3 supercharger stations near me. ChargePoint chargers at my work just require me scan a card in my phones digital wallet.
- redindian75 6y agothe car knows where chargers are... no need to check Tesla App.
- natch 6y agoThe other reply already mentioned that the car knows where the chargers are. But it's even better than that; the car knows how many are available as well, updated in real time. As of a couple software updates ago.
- monadic3 6y agoWhat do you mean by "digital wallet"? I've never heard this term before.
- monadic3 6y agoI have a hard time believing tesla owners have such a simple unified opinion. For instance, I hear nothing but complaints about how tesla forces you to use a touchscreen. There's clearly enormous room here for a competitor willing to listen to consumers.
- mgbmtl 6y agoAs a legacy car owner (Toyota) currently shopping an EV, I already use an app for refueling, so it seems fine to use an app for an EV. Besides, I'll have 350km range and will charge mostly at home. The dealerships of Nissan, however, are terrible and don't care about EVs. I've come close to impulsively buying a Tesla from their website a few times, but the ridiculous fee for a paint job gives me a really bad impression that it's junk luxury (and I think that's unfortunately how most ordinary people view EVs).