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The Netherlands is home to 30% of all public EV chargers in the entire European Union. [0] They are in no way the "dominant charging provider", probably not ev
by apexalpha 5y ago
The Netherlands is home to 30% of all public EV chargers in the entire European Union. [0]
They are in no way the "dominant charging provider", probably not even for Tesla's.
What's more likely is that there are so many public and private EV chargers in the Netherlands that the superchargers sit mostly idle and Tesla needs to open them up to try and recoup some of the capex.
[0] https://www.acea.auto/press-release/risk-of-two-track-europe-for-e-mobility-with-sharp-divisions-in-roll-out-of-chargers-auto-industry-warns/ https://www.acea.auto/press-release/risk-of-two-track-europe...
- davedx 5y agoYou started with providing a source, then go on to make an unsubstantiated claim about Dutch supercharger use? Whenever I've plugged my Model 3 in at superchargers in the Netherlands, they're not mostly idle.
- apexalpha 5y agoI was trying to say that the claim above me about Tesla wanting to build a "charging monopoly" make no sense whatsoever in the Dutch market. Furthermore, the few times I've been to a fast charger they were mostly empty or at least not full. Most of the people at my work (who have Tesla's) also rarely visit them because you can charge pretty much everywhere. No need to for a detour if you can just charge at your destination or at home. Granted, this is still anecdotal, but would Tesla open their superchargers if they didn't have excess capacity? I think probably not, and therefor my theory seems more likely than trying to build a charging monopoly in the country with the most chargers in the EU.