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AlexB_SSBM t1_iydcipa wrote

Reply to comment by PracticableSolution in Competitors chip away at Tesla's US electric vehicle share by Sorin61

Considering that literally every single other EV agreed on a standard charging port that Tesla refuses to use, "dominating the charging network" is just anti-competitive garbage.

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alc4pwned t1_iydv7w6 wrote

That’s kinda an insane stance to take considering a) Tesla began building their charging network long before anyone else and b) they offered to allow other manufacturers to use their connector. I can see why other manufacturers didn’t take them up on it, but calling Tesla “anti-competitive” over this situation is beyond delusional.

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AlexB_SSBM t1_iye33qh wrote

Because literally every single other manufacturer has agreed on a standard which Tesla refuses to adopt. They built their charging network without allowing other manufacturers to use it in hopes to completely monopolize the electric car market - once they failed that, they "offered" other manufacturers to completely abandon everything and use theirs so taht they could save face. It's astounding that this sub can see why this is awful with Lightning/USB-C, but somehow it's different when Tesla does it.

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alc4pwned t1_iye4onq wrote

Tesla still represents a larger portion of the EV market than all their competitors combined though. They built their charging network first. I don’t think they should be expected to abandon the existing connector, that’s insane. It looks like Tesla will be allowing other EVs to use their charging network via adapters anyway so it’s hardly an issue.

I also think you’re wrong - I’m pretty sure it was very early on that Tesla offered to allow others to use their charging connector.

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Bensemus t1_iyehu4v wrote

> They built their charging network without allowing other manufacturers to use

Unless they helped build it too. Tesla wasn't going to build a network with their own money and then just give away access for free.

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