Re:Tesla Delivers Record 97,000 Vehicles in Q3
by jm4 on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @07:09PM
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And where the heck do you charge a Taycan or any other EV that’s not a Tesla? Never mind the fact that the Tesla beats every other EV on the road for a moment. The killer feature is the supercharger network. Are other manufacturers going to build 12000-15000 chargers all over the country that can top off the battery in 10-15 minutes before or after they build a decent car? You can’t take these other cars on anything but local trips if you can’t charge quickly. Most public chargers only charge at about 30 mph.
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Re:Tesla Delivers Record 97,000 Vehicles in Q3
by clouddrover on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @07:15PM
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> And where the heck do you charge a Taycan or any other EV that’s not a Tesla?
On any CCS charger. Here are some examples of Taycan road trips:
- https://www.carscoops.com/2019/09/porsche-taycan-makes-408-m...
Re:Tesla Delivers Record 97,000 Vehicles in Q3
by jm4 on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @08:21PM
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A road trip where Porsche selected the route with one charge stop isn’t impressive. It’s not a long range car until the typical owner can drive the continental US - or at least most of it. I’ve never seen a fast charger anywhere besides a Tesla supercharger.
Re:Tesla Delivers Record 97,000 Vehicles in Q3
by clouddrover on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @08:28PM
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There are a number CCS charging networks in the US. Electrify America, EVgo, and ChargePoint have roaming agreements so the one account can be used across all networks:
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/evgo-electrify-america-ch...
Tesla should convert their chargers to CCS now rather than sticking with a propriety plug. They've already converted their European chargers to CCS, although they're still not allowing non-Tesla EVs to charge at them:
https://insideevs.com/news/343728/most-tesla-superchargers-n...