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> They're fitting a curve between expense of (installation and maintenance) vs (profit from charges sold). Interesting, as there's clearly a high up-front cost
by mft_ 3y ago
> They're fitting a curve between expense of (installation and maintenance) vs (profit from charges sold).
Interesting, as there's clearly a high up-front cost from some of: contract negotiation/land purchase or rent/electricity infrastructure/charger parts/charger installation, and an ongoing cost of maintenance and electricity.
I wonder how big the fixed upfront costs are (especially land-related, and electricity infra) versus the physical charger itself? I have a sneaking suspicion that the chargers themselves may be a surprisingly small part of the overall cost.
This[0] suggests that Tesla may also have optimised the cost of their superchargers (assuming they weren't pricing them down for the bid discussed.)
[0] https://electrek.co/2022/04/15/tesla-cost-deploy-superchargers-revealed-one-fifth-competition/ https://electrek.co/2022/04/15/tesla-cost-deploy-supercharge...
- Ekaros 3y agoLooking at how new motorway here was build ~15 years ago. The road and land might be most expensive parts. Ramps, and possibly bridges don't come cheap. Or then you need duplicated infra. That is separate charging stations on each side. Next part is probably power. Transmission new substation are likely needed to supply for demand. And it is unlikely to be available. Lines might or might not be present.