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General Discussion / Re: Interesting read on electric cars
« Last post by prodigyrf on May 02, 2024, 01:06:12 AM »Smart move by Elon to rollout the supercharger network to flog Teslas but there's no economic case for them long term as he would well know-
https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/news/tesla-axing-its-supercharger-team-puts-the-entire-industry-in-the-dark/ar-AA1nWeuT
So he gave away Tesla's NACS charging protocol for free and now most of the carmakers are adopting it as a Standard. Ultimately all EV owners have to share a ubiquitous system and rely on taxpayer handouts to fund it. Consequently public charging will always lag EV sales with city congestion and severe shortcomings in remote and regional areas. Meanwhile Toyota San chuckle as the long order book keeps rolling in and they hybridise their complete range while the EV lossmakers scramble to do likewise to stay afloat.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/news/tesla-axing-its-supercharger-team-puts-the-entire-industry-in-the-dark/ar-AA1nWeuT
So he gave away Tesla's NACS charging protocol for free and now most of the carmakers are adopting it as a Standard. Ultimately all EV owners have to share a ubiquitous system and rely on taxpayer handouts to fund it. Consequently public charging will always lag EV sales with city congestion and severe shortcomings in remote and regional areas. Meanwhile Toyota San chuckle as the long order book keeps rolling in and they hybridise their complete range while the EV lossmakers scramble to do likewise to stay afloat.