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Fuck everything about that clown Musk, but no one can deny that Tesla makes a compelling case when you just look at only the cars and the network.
The funny thing is that one of the biggest advantages that Tesla has had - namely that charging network - will now be open to basically everyone since North America seems to be switching all to their adapter. So in one fell swoop, they have lost their biggest advantage.
And as more vehicles come on-line from other car makers, they will lose their other advantage, but they are still Top 3 in all the categories they compete in. To claim otherwise is ridiculous. And I say that as someone who would never consider a Tesla to a large degree because of Musk and their god awful build quality and anti-consumer and anti-worker tactics.
Losing their biggest advantage to sell cars, sure; but that network still costs money to use, right? Presumably all those other non-Teslas looking to use it will be paying to do so? I mean, talk about making it up in volume.
OTOH, I don't know about the economics of this; I'm happy to learn things that might invalidate my thoughts here.
Chargers are not like gas stations. Most people will do the vast majority of their charging at home. I only use a public charger when I am doing a road trip. And even then, I still have the option of using Electrify America or Chargepoint chargers. So yes, it would be amazing for me to access the supercharger network if it allows for a more efficient route than relying only on Electrify America, but realistically I would only be charging there once or twice a year, maybe $30 each time.