rjstractor wrote:
Reisander wrote:
Non Tesla EV’s like Nissan Leafs, Chevy Bolts, Jaguar, Porsche etc will probably never have access to the Supercharger network as they haven’t paid a dime into it.
And therein lies the problem I mentioned earlier that needs to be sorted out before EVs will dominate the market. A private, proprietary network that can only serve one brand of car might work great when less than 3% of new vehicles sold are electric and that brand dominates that small market. But for EVs to garner 50% or more of the market, proprietary charging networks need to go away. I imagine at some point the Supercharger network will be bought out, and all EVs will be able to charge fast at any charging station, just like gas stations today.
Could be. Who knows what the future will bring. But right now the defacto standard is TESLA as all other EV sales combined don't come close to Tesla sales. So although it is proprietary is it also dominant. Tesla has also offered to open the Supercharger network to any car manufacturer that wants to invest in the network with them. There have been no takers to date. I personally believe that CCS and Chademo will become dominant eventually as other manufacturers get into EV building. But that is probably a decade away. Ford and GM are projecting they will build 320,000 EV's combined by 2026, or a little less than Tesla built in 2019. For the next 10 years I think you'll see a continued build out on all three standards and they will co-exist in healthy competition. Healthy competition among charge providers will also keep rates competitive. This is already starting to happen.
Cheers.
