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This would probably drive me away from buying a Tesla. They can't even keep up with demand for their superchargers when they're only serving Teslas[1]. Opening

This would probably drive me away from buying a Tesla. They can't even keep up with demand for their superchargers when they're only serving Teslas[1]. Opening them up to any random EV would make make their charging network a complete mess. [1] https://www.thedrive.com/news/31274/more-teslas-on-the-road-meant-hours-long-supercharger-lines-over-thanksgiving https://www.thedrive.com/news/31274/more-teslas-on-the-road-...

cure 5y ago
Well... Tesla have said they are planning to triple the size of the supercharger network over the next two years. Cf. https://electrek.co/2021/10/21/tesla-plans-triple-supercharger-network/ https://electrek.co/2021/10/21/tesla-plans-triple-supercharg... And they did have a 79% market share of all EVs sold in the US last year (though, that is expected to be lower this year, and the EV market segment is growing very fast). Cf. https://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2021/08/as-ev-sales-double-tesla-market-share-starts-to-slide/ https://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2021/08/as-ev-sales-double-.... In Canada, Tesla is deploying supercharger stations with separate, dedicated chargers for all other brands to take advantage of government subsidies. I wouldn't put it past them to prioritize their own cars in some way when they finally open up to other makes.
mpalczewski 5y ago
Are only Tesla's allowed to charge at Tesla charging stations? I had always assumed these were like gas stations where you can bring any car to fill up. If each manufacturer is going to have their own network, this doesn't seem like a good path forward.
- neogodless 5y ago
  To my knowledge, Tesla has the only proprietary network. Everyone else jumped on board a (different) standard connector (CCS). Though this is reportedly going to change, with Tesla switching to CCS and opening up their charging stations to it. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-plans-open-up-its-charging-network-other-evs-later-this-year-2021-07-20/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-...

cure 5y ago

Well... Tesla have said they are planning to triple the size of the supercharger network over the next two years. Cf. https://electrek.co/2021/10/21/tesla-plans-triple-supercharger-network/ https://electrek.co/2021/10/21/tesla-plans-triple-supercharg... And they did have a 79% market share of all EVs sold in the US last year (though, that is expected to be lower this year, and the EV market segment is growing very fast). Cf. https://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2021/08/as-ev-sales-double-tesla-market-share-starts-to-slide/ https://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2021/08/as-ev-sales-double-.... In Canada, Tesla is deploying supercharger stations with separate, dedicated chargers for all other brands to take advantage of government subsidies. I wouldn't put it past them to prioritize their own cars in some way when they finally open up to other makes.

mpalczewski 5y ago

Are only Tesla's allowed to charge at Tesla charging stations? I had always assumed these were like gas stations where you can bring any car to fill up. If each manufacturer is going to have their own network, this doesn't seem like a good path forward.

neogodless 5y ago
To my knowledge, Tesla has the only proprietary network. Everyone else jumped on board a (different) standard connector (CCS). Though this is reportedly going to change, with Tesla switching to CCS and opening up their charging stations to it. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-plans-open-up-its-charging-network-other-evs-later-this-year-2021-07-20/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-...