Tesla to open up its charging network

[d000hg]

Don't forget he sold off about 80% of Tesla so he's now gambling with other people's money, which is the really smart part.

Well it's pretty unusual to own even 20%. Hardly gambling, deciding big strategy is literally his job

[Mordac]

It's also great free advertising for Tesla specifically - IIRC they don't advertise at all? And arguably will drive EV adoption generally, maybe Tesla has a smaller slice of a bigger market. Elon's pretty smart at this stuff and also not seemingly that bothered about wealth as much as getting things done.

Don't forget he sold off about 80% of Tesla so he's now gambling with other people's money, which is the really smart part.

[d000hg]

It's also great free advertising for Tesla specifically - IIRC they don't advertise at all? And arguably will drive EV adoption generally, maybe Tesla has a smaller slice of a bigger market. Elon's pretty smart at this stuff and also not seemingly that bothered about wealth as much as getting things done.

[ladymuck]

Do Teslas have a proprietary connector? Would you need some kind of adapter to get it to fit your Kia?

I can see how this could push connector standardisation (a good thing) but also lead to an extra income stream for Tesla as I suspect the connection bit would need to be licensed if a manufacturer wanted to use it.

[_V_]

Looks like it. Are the Tesla chargers 'better' in some way than standard chargers? Or are they just going to fry your batteries a bit faster?

They were better because there are a lot of them, and not too many Tesla cars, so they weren't busy or broken, like the other ones.

Now they will likely be busy and broken as some pauper with a Renault or Nissan abuses them.

[Mordac]

ta makes sense. Like M$ I have noticed Tesla knows how to monetise things effectively.

However, there will also be additional costs for those with non-Tesla drivers.

Looks like it. Are the Tesla chargers 'better' in some way than standard chargers? Or are they just going to fry your batteries a bit faster?

[vetran]

I think it's more he looks at every party of the market separately.

So if the Tesla charging network can be made more profitably by allowing none Tesla drivers access when it's quiet he will do so.

I suspect what will happen is Tesla will allow Tesla cars to book access, while none Tesla drivers only have access if, when they arrive, a charger is free and not reserved...

ta makes sense. Like M$ I have noticed Tesla knows how to monetise things effectively.

[eek]

Its good for the market , maybe not so good for Tesla. Musk is however known to work in an altruistic way not sure whether its arrogance or just ignorance of the outcome.

I think it's more he looks at every party of the market separately.

So if the Tesla charging network can be made more profitably by allowing none Tesla drivers access when it's quiet he will do so.

I suspect what will happen is Tesla will allow Tesla cars to book access, while none Tesla drivers only have access if, when they arrive, a charger is free and not reserved...

[vetran]

Its good for the market , maybe not so good for Tesla. Musk is however known to work in an altruistic way not sure whether its arrogance or just ignorance of the outcome.

[d000hg]

I think this will affect Tesla car sales badly, since one of the USP of owning a Tesla car is the network. If you are buying one of the most unreliable electric cars to be sat waiting for a line of Renaults, KIAs, Nissans and Hyundais to charge up, why bother?

Cos it's a Tesla. Hasn't history showed us that standardisation is good for competition and business?

[_V_]

I think this will affect Tesla car sales badly, since one of the USP of owning a Tesla car is the network. If you are buying one of the most unreliable electric cars to be sat waiting for a line of Renaults, KIAs, Nissans and Hyundais to charge up, why bother?

[saptastic]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59122605

Great news - the existing non tesla chargers are so slow and often broken - it soooooo painful.