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Re:The Lithium Mine Buildup Is Outpacing the Electric-Car Boom by clouddrover on Monday July 29, 2019 @01:06AM (#20551658)
> Tesla still doesn't have a rival in charging network

Depends where you are I suppose. In addition to Tesla's network, Europe has:

- Ionity: https://ionity.eu/

- FastNed: https://fastnedcharging.com/en/

- Allego: https://www.allego.eu/

- GIREVE: https://www.gireve.com/en/

And more. All standardized on CCS type 2 plugs which is another plus.

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Re:The Lithium Mine Buildup Is Outpacing the Electric-Car Boom by WorldMaker on Monday July 29, 2019 @12:08PM (#20556066)
It's the US where there currently isn't a strong "second place" to Tesla yet. There are a lot of competitors depending on region, but that's also the problem is that there are so many competitors that quality is a very broad spectrum and margins are low. VW's (US EPA mandated) Electrify America (and its alliance in turn with players like ChargePoint) is probably the one to watch for up-and-coming national second place competitor to Tesla's charging network, but they are years behind in build out right now.
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