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The article claims that the supercharging stations are solar. The whole point of the article is about independence from oil, if you ignore the hyperbolic title.
by lox 14y ago
The article claims that the supercharging stations are solar. The whole point of the article is about independence from oil, if you ignore the hyperbolic title.
Jason isn't saying Tesla isn't out to make money, simply that they are out to make money from great cars, rather than the oil industry.
I'm still skeptical that the charging stations will scale up to a national scale, but I admire Musk trying.
- elemeno 14y agoAs another comment on here points out, the power produced from the solar panels is nowhere near enough to power the charging station. At best, it helps them offset the costs slightly due to the difference between the price they sell the (solar) power to the grid, and the price they pay for power from the grid - there's a 18-20 cent/kWh difference in their favour.
- alberich 14y agoSo, actually the tax payers are paying for the "free" ride :)