3 ms·
I'd call the charging market far from nature. Installing random apps, practically per charging point? Or requiring a second wallet for all the 'network' cards?
by brnt 3y ago
I'd call the charging market far from nature. Installing random apps, practically per charging point? Or requiring a second wallet for all the 'network' cards?
Wake me up when I need nothing more than the payment card I already carry.
- DoesntMatter22 3y agoIt's solved because you just use Tedla super chargers and that's it.
- brnt 3y agoThese don't exist in Europe.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- nsteel 3y agoRubbish. > The stations are primarily deployed in three regions: Asia Pacific (over 2,000), North America (over 2,000), and Europe (over 1,000). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Supercharger https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Supercharger Some supercharger stations also work with other cars. I used them over Christmas with my Kia. Surprisingly they were faster and cheaper than anything else in the area.
- brnt 3y agoThose in Europese arent what they are in the US, they're just, of ten individuap, stations with the common plug, just like the other ones.
- nsteel 3y agoWhat are they like the in the US? I've searched and on the face of it they look just like the ones I used in the UK with two types of connector (like in the picture at https://thedriven.io/2022/02/27/where-can-you-charge-a-tesla-or-other-electric-car-for-free/ https://thedriven.io/2022/02/27/where-can-you-charge-a-tesla...)
- andoma 3y agoCorrect. I've lived both in US (Cali) and EU (Sweden) with a Tesla. And apart from that's is a different plug there's virtually no difference at all. 250kW DC charging. No problems.
- brnt 3y agoHere in NL they are few and far between. It's a diverse market, with dozens of companies (hence the hassle with cards). And still nowhere near the coverage of gas of course. I'm sure they are the best, those Tesla stations, you're just gonna have to go out of your way for them, around here at least. Hope you got the right card. Or your leasing company. Or your car rental. Etc.
- baud147258 3y ago1000 stations is nothing. Like there's more than 10000 gas stations in France alone, with just a fraction of a 1000 you won't get anywhere (or at least nowhere near as easily as with an ICE).
- DoesntMatter22 3y agoYou can still get anywhere you need to go with them and they are adding more locations all the time
- petre 3y agoIt only works with Teslas, forget the other ones. That's part of why the others have failed to deliver a useful EV: only Tesla has a reliable charging network. The others are reliant on half assed solutions made by third parties.
- brnt 3y agoIm in Europe, so that doesnt matter. And even if they had then here top, they'd be useless to me, because Teslas are too large for me.
- petre 3y agoWhich part of Europe? See the map. If it's SE Europe, Cyprus or the Baltics, you are basically screwed. Western, Central and Northrn Europe (the populated areas) not so much. https://www.tesla.com/en_eu/findus https://www.tesla.com/en_eu/findus Model 3 is a normal sized compact car, but if you live in Italy or on an island, it could be too big.
- closewith 3y agoThis a case where the markets are so different that the names diverge. The Tesla Model 3 is a Medium car by NHTSA standards and a Compact by EPA standards. However, in the EU Euro Car Segment standard, the Model 3 is a D-segment or "large car".
- robertlagrant 3y agoMaybe you'd be a 2025 Model 2[0] customer? [0] https://www.whatcar.com/news/tesla-model-2/n25636 https://www.whatcar.com/news/tesla-model-2/n25636
- closewith 3y agoIt really is a shame that Musk has tarnished the Tesla brand so much, because this looks like a great car.