Comment by placatedmayhem

Comment by placatedmayhem 2 days ago

While I have no information here, I'd bet/conspiracy theorize that Tesla is looking to maintain exclusivity/low-ish congestion of its Supercharger sites for as long as possible, and using its position as a supplier of NACS adapters to do that. Demand for and purchasing of Tesla cars has gone down considerably[1], and I'd assert that Superchargers, which have historically been a positive for Tesla, catching a reputation for being "busy" would hurt Tesla even more. There are already regularly lines for charging at some of the busier Supercharger sites.

[1] https://www.coxautoinc.com/market-insights/q1-2024-ev-sales/

LeoPanthera 2 days ago

Just like how the Hyperloop was a scheme to prevent development of trains. Tesla doesn't try to make the best product, they just try to hurt the competition.

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robertlagrant 2 days ago

Supercharger is the best product, and without Tesla we wouldn't be half as far as we are with car electrification. I don't get the ludicrousness of statements such as yours.

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- LeoPanthera 2 days ago
  
  Then I will try to defend myself.
  Superchargers were the best product, yes. But then Tesla fired its entire supercharger team, demonstrating how little they care about it right now. They've been simultaneously dragging their feet on allowing third parties access to the network, as originally promised.
  The Hyperloop was indeed intended to stop California extending its rail network - Elon himself admitted as such: https://x.com/parismarx/status/1571628269555826688
  
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  mensetmanusman a day ago
  
  Hyper loop failed to stop California from building their network. They have a few hundred feet of rail added I believe.
  
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