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> Tesla vehicles, for better or worse, are the majority of EVs in the US currently. That doesn't mean they always will be. Not everyone can afford a Tesla; if

> Tesla vehicles, for better or worse, are the majority of EVs in the US currently. That doesn't mean they always will be. Not everyone can afford a Tesla; if your response to "not everyone drives a Tesla" boils down to "lol just buy a Tesla", then your response is the precise opposite of useful to the vast majority of current drivers in the US.

toomuchtodo 4y ago
> "lol just buy a Tesla” Of course not! I expect legacy automakers to commit financial resources towards charging networks if they want to encourage their development. Less share buybacks, more investment to move the EVs they supposedly want to sell. Tesla is used as an example because they don’t fuck around. No network existed, so they built the supercharger standard and then went and built the charging network. Legacy automakers just flail about half heartedly. Innovator’s Dilemma and all that jazz. The lower half economically speaking will be waiting for some time for an affordable EV unfortunately, until the manufacturing flywheels pickup steam, pushing down costs. The evidence clearly shows folks will stretch to buy more expensive EVs (like Teslas) versus buying Leafs and Bolts.
- yellowapple 4y ago
  > I expect legacy automakers to commit financial resources towards charging networks Sure, whereas I additionally expect those financial resources being put toward networks from which all EV owners benefit rather than ones which rather transparently act as monopolistic vendor lock-in. It's entirely asinine on Tesla's part to push a proprietary network that only Teslas can use, and it's entirely asinine on the part of EV advocates to respond to "there are no generic charging stations on this route" with "but Tesla put one of its proprietary ones on it so why are you complaining?".
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> Tesla vehicles, for better or worse, are the majority of EVs in the US currently. That doesn't mean they always will be. Not everyone can afford a Tesla; if

by yellowapple 4y ago

toomuchtodo 4y ago
> "lol just buy a Tesla” Of course not! I expect legacy automakers to commit financial resources towards charging networks if they want to encourage their development. Less share buybacks, more investment to move the EVs they supposedly want to sell. Tesla is used as an example because they don’t fuck around. No network existed, so they built the supercharger standard and then went and built the charging network. Legacy automakers just flail about half heartedly. Innovator’s Dilemma and all that jazz. The lower half economically speaking will be waiting for some time for an affordable EV unfortunately, until the manufacturing flywheels pickup steam, pushing down costs. The evidence clearly shows folks will stretch to buy more expensive EVs (like Teslas) versus buying Leafs and Bolts.
- yellowapple 4y ago
  > I expect legacy automakers to commit financial resources towards charging networks Sure, whereas I additionally expect those financial resources being put toward networks from which all EV owners benefit rather than ones which rather transparently act as monopolistic vendor lock-in. It's entirely asinine on Tesla's part to push a proprietary network that only Teslas can use, and it's entirely asinine on the part of EV advocates to respond to "there are no generic charging stations on this route" with "but Tesla put one of its proprietary ones on it so why are you complaining?".
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