Re:Tesla’s charging stations left other manufacturers in the...
by GuB-42 on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @03:59PM
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It is not that Tesla is good, it is that their competitors are terrible.
I knew that Tesla is all integrated, you don't even realize you are paying. But I naively expected competition to work like a gas station: insert your credit card to start charging, or, if there is a counter, you can also go there and pay cash.
But no, it doesn't work like that. There are competing standards, you have to download apps and all of that nonsense.
And why should automakers deal with charging stations? Automakers have to come up with a standard plug, and it looks like we are almost there with CCS2. Now it is up to the charging stations to provide a better experience. Gas cars and electric appliances do it right, why does it have to be worse for electric cars?
I knew that Tesla is all integrated, you don't even realize you are paying. But I naively expected competition to work like a gas station: insert your credit card to start charging, or, if there is a counter, you can also go there and pay cash.
But no, it doesn't work like that. There are competing standards, you have to download apps and all of that nonsense.
And why should automakers deal with charging stations? Automakers have to come up with a standard plug, and it looks like we are almost there with CCS2. Now it is up to the charging stations to provide a better experience. Gas cars and electric appliances do it right, why does it have to be worse for electric cars?