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Re:Japan is holding back as the world rushes toward electric... by kube-system on Sunday August 22, 2021 @01:28PM (#28267530)
I am not suggesting that Tesla has prevented anyone else from building charging stations. I am using the word monopoly in the non-antitrust sense here.
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Re:Japan is holding back as the world rushes toward electric... by tene on Sunday August 22, 2021 @04:32PM (#28269315)
In what sense do you mean it, then?

Are any of these what you meant? https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monopoly

None of those seem to apply to Tesla's charging stations to me. Could you explain more about what you're trying to say here?

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Re:Japan is holding back as the world rushes toward electric... by kube-system on Sunday August 22, 2021 @05:56PM (#28270049)
> To dominate or use to the exclusion of others.

https://www.wordnik.com/words/monopolize

Tesla's network of fast charging stations are owned by the manufacturer of the car, and they exclude others from using their network.

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