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Interesting blurb from the linked article (not Reuters, despite the link's name: https://carbuzz.com/news/germany-will-make-it-law-for-gas-stations-to-fit-ev-ch
by flohofwoe 3y ago
Interesting blurb from the linked article (not Reuters, despite the link's name: https://carbuzz.com/news/germany-will-make-it-law-for-gas-stations-to-fit-ev-chargers https://carbuzz.com/news/germany-will-make-it-law-for-gas-st...)
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Interestingly, earlier this year, Tesla dragged Tank & Rest, a large gas station corporation in Germany, to court over its monopoly over service stations along the Autobahn, as the company has the right to decide where chargers can be installed. Tesla feels that it should be allowed to install Superchargers where they're most needed. With this new law, Tank & Rest may be pressured into working with Tesla to save on installation costs for mandated chargers.
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The actual Reuters article has even less information though:
https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/germany-launch-massive-expansion-ev-charging-network-says-scholz-2023-09-05/ https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/germany-launch-mass...
- hef19898 3y agoWhy forced? Tank and Rast can still install whatever they want as soon as they install enough. Tesla has nowhere near the lobbying power in Europe to turn that law into a monopoly.
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