Tesla Supercharger network in Ireland

Maybe Tesla have estimated the demand in the area and decided that 2 is enough. Or maybe they’ve decided that the travel patterns in Ireland are more suited to more, smaller locations instead of fewer, larger locations? Who knows.

Do all Tesla's charge at roughly the same rate on the SuC (assuming pre-conditioning and same SoC)?

Could you have a situation where a 'slower' Tesla could be hogging the charger while a 'faster' Tesla waits?

From looking at the planning, both Galway and Enfield are V3, as is the Dublin SC

They only used v2 here as v3 requires a minimum of 4 stalls and they were only putting 2.

Article states 2 cars can be plugged into the same unit (V2’s with 2 cables), which is untrue….. as the design of the SuC sites, and the cable length, means only 1 car can access any charge point at any time.

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I find it hard to believe that a publicly listed company would deliberately sabotage itself for no apparent reason. I suspect that there is massive potential in becoming the global leader in public EV charging infrastructure. All the while car manufacturing is highly competitive and whilst Telsa currently enjoy an advantage at the moment in the EV world, this will be eroded as time goes on as other manufacturers play catchup

This is true. The financial markets like alternative and recurring revenue streams, too, so it could play out well for them in the long run. If Tesla becomes the de facto charging network

They have the experience and can install fairly quickly, perhaps with this new revenue stream they'll have more cash to fiance the further expansion of Supercharger network and can either build more faster or make it cheaper for Tesla owners to use.

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Does the Supercharger cable reach all EVs?

Certain Supercharger site layouts may not be suitable for some cars. Please do not obstruct other cars by parking over the lines if the cable cannot comfortably reach your car.

Hopefully, they can come up with a technology way to apply an equivalent to the Idle charge for when this happens.

If you park diagonally across superchargers, you'll be charged a per-minute fee for each supercharger that you 'ICE'

Possibly they are, but they also know that they're handing recurring revenue over to Tesla, that Tesla can use to further their expansion / growth plans.

TSLA share has gone up on this news, so obviously this is considered good for the future revenues of Tesla. Not bad.

Cost of charging for the plebs is twice as high as it is for owners of Teslas though 😂

Holy moly: TSLA up $65 today so far.

investors and financial services sector love the recurring revenue.

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/01/tesla-is-opening-its-supercharger-network-to-other-evs-for-the-first-time/

During the earnings call in July, Andrew Baglino, Tesla’s senior VP of powertrain and energy engineering, made the case that opening the Supercharger network to non-Teslas could result in lower electricity costs overall.

“Increasing the utilization of the network actually reduces our costs, which allows us to lower charging prices for our customers and make the network more profitable, allows us to grow the network faster,” he said. “And no matter what, we’re going to continue to aggressively expand the network capacity, increasing charging speeds, improving the trip planning tools to protect against site congestion using dynamic pricing, as Elon mentioned.”

I get that the Supercharger network is the envy of all other EV owners and manufacturers and opening the network to other EVs loses some of the prestige and perceived benefits of owning a Tesla. But, if it means that there's more investment, quicker, in more Superchargers around the country, is that not a good thing?

The Tesla owners will still have the superior experience of just plug and play charging, that's for sure. Less faffing with apps, etc.

Timing is everything with Tesla, COP26 is on the money.

Can't see the Tesla EV prices dropping as a result of this - isn't it about EUR 1,500 per car that went towards the Supercharger network up to now? Will this put off some potential Irish buyers?

Between SpaceX, providing insurance, new lease financing, energy trading, solar/green energy solutions, and $6Bn to the WFP is Tesla really a car company anymore?

A steady stream of income is always preferable over peaks and troughs due to delays and deliveries, and access to Biden's plan is a big deal in the US.

Too big to fail? Now where have I heard that one before....