Fair points (I didn’t downvote you btw, that’s others). I don’t like the bundling of hardware and services either. But in Tesla’s case I do feel they deserve

Fair points (I didn’t downvote you btw, that’s others). I don’t like the bundling of hardware and services either. But in Tesla’s case I do feel they deserve some credit and benefits for paving the way here at great cost and in the face of a lot of naysayers. I do enjoy that I can charge anywhere, and don’t want to see exclusive networks. That being said, we need real solutions on the ground, which takes money. Consumers keep complaining “Teslas are expensive”... well, good charging infrastructure does cost money, and what you are asking for costs money. We paid some of that money when we bought our car. “Expensive” as a term in this case reflects broken thinking that does not reckon with reality. You didn’t use the word but it’s a common thing. Global climate change is not going to be a cost free event. Might as well get used to it, and be willing to share the costs a bit by not cheaping out on a bad car that isn’t helping build a charging network, closed or open.