Ok, I’ll concede that Tesla might have a greater number of >50kw chargers out there, but VW is being forced to dump $2B into a CCS charging network over the next few years due to dieselgate. Walmart has announced 150kw and 350kw chargers -
https://corporate.walmart.com/newsr...s-nationwide-with-plans-for-further-expansion
If I select just DC fast chargers, it looks to me like there are plenty to get around, unless you want to drive through Wyoming or the Dakotas.
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Surely there is charging in the Dakotas, perhaps just not from Electrify America. Checking my ChargePoint app seems to confirm this, filtering out for J1772 plugs.
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The cars themselves actually contain the chargers, so mainly this is a battle of connectors and payment methods. I also found it interesting that in Europe Tesla uses CCS connectors and there’s much greater compatibility between Tesla and non Tesla networks. It would be nice if we could all settle on one connector instead of having adapters.
At any rate, my intention was not to quibble over whose network was better, just that there is healthy competition. I personally didn’t see the Tesla charging network as the killer differentiator when there are so many J1772 compatible stations and so much investment going on now.