EatsShootsandLeafs
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There are currently no other networks because there are no other EVs.WetEV said:EatsShootsandLeafs said:There is no reason whatsoever to think it will monopolize the EV market, IMO.
Charging networks take time and money to build. Tesla's charging network is by far the best. Assuming Tesla maintains the current 80% market share, Tesla can maintain a far better private charging network, allowing them to sell cars for a premium, which they can use to subsidize increasing market share and subsidize the charging network. It is not just the car.
" As of October 2019 the electric vehicle network consisted of 14,658 individual Supercharger stalls at 1,659 locations worldwide with an additional 115 locations under construction worldwide (64 in the USA)." - wiki.
$250k to build each station
https://cleantechnica.com/2019/08/23/how-tesla-is-supercharging-itself/
So if this is right Tesla has spent half a billion dollars on this infrastructure.
That is a rounding error. That is a terribly low barrier to entry if we're talking about the resources of the rest of the world's auto manufacturers, if they actually have to compete in this space.