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> Imagine if a shell or total decided to convert part of their fuel station franchise to EV Charger networks? There's no need to imagine it. That's what Shell,

> Imagine if a shell or total decided to convert part of their fuel station franchise to EV Charger networks? There's no need to imagine it. That's what Shell, Total, and BP are doing. And, unlike Tesla, any EV can use their chargers. Some reading: - https://www.electrive.com/2021/02/12/shell-to-install-half-a-million-charge-points-by-2025/ https://www.electrive.com/2021/02/12/shell-to-install-half-a... - https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/technology-news/shell-targets-grid-restricted-ev-forecourts-360kwh-battery https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/technology-news/shell-tar... - https://www.electrive.com/2021/04/12/shell-reveals-charging-network-plans-for-the-uk/ https://www.electrive.com/2021/04/12/shell-reveals-charging-... - https://www.electrive.com/2021/05/03/charge4europe-and-total-cooperate-for-ultra-rapid-charging/ https://www.electrive.com/2021/05/03/charge4europe-and-total... - https://www.greencarcongress.com/2021/03/20210331-bp.html https://www.greencarcongress.com/2021/03/20210331-bp.html - https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/latest-fleet-news/electric-fleet-news/2021/03/29/new-ultra-fast-ev-charging-hubs-announced-by-bp-pulse https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/latest-fleet-news/electric-... - https://freewiretech.com/bp-pulse-and-freewire-sign-exclusive-mou-for-battery-powered-ultra-fast-charging-in-the-uk/ https://freewiretech.com/bp-pulse-and-freewire-sign-exclusiv... - https://freewiretech.com/news/freewire-deploys-next-generation-ultrafast-electric-vehicle-charging-at-convenience-stores/ https://freewiretech.com/news/freewire-deploys-next-generati... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaSRn6hYOwc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaSRn6hYOwc > Your frustration is probably because the only company that gets it is tesla. No. You're caught up in the marketing and the mythology. You've lost sight of the practical realities.

tasssko 6y ago
The pandemic has definitely accelerated progress in the EV space, many places had clean air for once. Unfortunately there are very few good EVs (dedicated platform and not based on a ICE) but that is changing. Like the Porsche Taycan and Jaguar iPace both good. So this new charger infrastructure is exciting. I don’t understand why you want to diagnose me. All businesses do marketing, i am not caught up on anything. This page is a conversation based on an article about Elon Musk. I do appreciate your responses and i accept diverse views but i think people will be studying what Elon, Tesla and SpaceX have done many years from now and also what Mercedes and Volkswagen did too. I do think we will see more innovation in EV charging and I don’t think the existing business models will last. Thanks for the links. Yes what BP is doing looks good.

tasssko 6y ago

The pandemic has definitely accelerated progress in the EV space, many places had clean air for once. Unfortunately there are very few good EVs (dedicated platform and not based on a ICE) but that is changing. Like the Porsche Taycan and Jaguar iPace both good. So this new charger infrastructure is exciting. I don’t understand why you want to diagnose me. All businesses do marketing, i am not caught up on anything. This page is a conversation based on an article about Elon Musk. I do appreciate your responses and i accept diverse views but i think people will be studying what Elon, Tesla and SpaceX have done many years from now and also what Mercedes and Volkswagen did too. I do think we will see more innovation in EV charging and I don’t think the existing business models will last. Thanks for the links. Yes what BP is doing looks good.