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Re:Investors conclude that Tesla is a carmaker, not a tech firm by musasabi on Thursday January 05, 2023 @10:34AM (#34261101)
They also have by far the best charging network. IMO Teslas have the best long range driving experience. This detail is important although not the only thing to consider. However, it looms large in how Americans think about their cars.

I say this as someone who owns an electric car by a different manufacturer.

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Re:Investors conclude that Tesla is a carmaker, not a tech firm by oblio on Thursday January 05, 2023 @10:42AM (#34261266)
> They also have by far the best charging network.

In the US.

And the US drives these crazy valuations.

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Re:Investors conclude that Tesla is a carmaker, not a tech firm by toomuchtodo on Thursday January 05, 2023 @11:16AM (#34261996)
Of course, the US and China are the biggest global markets accounting for need and purchasing power. Europe has 400M more people than the US, but not the need for cars like the countries mentioned.
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Re:Investors conclude that Tesla is a carmaker, not a tech firm by diblasio on Thursday January 05, 2023 @11:44AM (#34262525)
Supercharger network is also much better than the other networks in Europe as well in the current state.
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Re:Investors conclude that Tesla is a carmaker, not a tech firm by oblio on Thursday January 05, 2023 @01:37PM (#34264351)
Yeah, but there it doesn't matter. You can take your €15k Dacia Spring there and use the Tesla chargers :-)
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Re:Investors conclude that Tesla is a carmaker, not a tech firm by diblasio on Thursday January 05, 2023 @02:03PM (#34264774)
It's true, but the cost is much higher. Normally I see folks using another vendor nearby in the same parking lot as as the Supercharger as they can get a better rate. In the future I think the other vendors will catch up unless some EV bubble bursts.
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Re:Investors conclude that Tesla is a carmaker, not a tech firm by mikeryan on Thursday January 05, 2023 @11:38AM (#34262423)
They also have by far the best charging network

This isn't a defensible position though for Tesla. New charging networks are coming online at a furious rate. I'm not sure maintaining their own network makes sense unless everything becomes compatible and they use it as an additional revenue stream. But for them to compete when every other auto manufacturer is subsidizing shared networks is risky.

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Re:Investors conclude that Tesla is a carmaker, not a tech firm by judge2020 on Thursday January 05, 2023 @02:48PM (#34265470)
A pretty easy choice when the other charges don't work on some of the busiest travel days in the US: https://youtu.be/S4e8GfBzqSk
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