Long post - apologies.
I’ve considered iX, EQS, EQE, Model Y and Taycan, but the seemingly real world range of the Air GT is a major factor to me. Plus I love the way it looks.
I really want an electric car as our main car (my wife had an i3S and it was a blast). I figured that in the U.K. it would take until 2023 until charging infrastructure had been built out sufficiently and manufacturers had brought some interesting and new cars to market (4680 model Y?) I’m running a stop-gap car that goes back in April 23 as a result.
The talked about Tesla charging network opening up to non Tesla’s sounded a bit like lots of other things supposedly coming from them - until yesterday, when they opened up a ‘trial’ number of superchargers to non Tesla’s. It’s real, they’re there on the Tesla app and it appears you can just charge like you would via the app if you were driving a Tesla. I could be wrong as I haven’t tried.
This raises the question of how the charging port position of many EV’s is going to work with the short cables that superchargers seem to use? I’ve read some fairly strong views on the U.K. and Ireland section of teslamotorsclub.com
Maybe some of the Tesla owners and electrical engineers on here have a view? Might some kind of extension cable work?
I always thought that Tesla built their charging network for the benefit of their cars only as a solution to patchy and inconsistent offerings from others. Maybe Tesla have decided they see a business opportunity in being a charging network and are now working at their customary speed to maintain their USP? People on the Tesla forum I’ve looked at feel they’ve paid for the infrastructure and see it as a key differentiator which makes some a bit aggressive about it. I certainly think it’s a big reason in the U.K. to buy a Tesla. They seem like they are about to give it away for the greater good - at least I’ve seen Elon quoted as saying that.
If it’s possible to use the Tesla supercharging network that will be a game changer for me.
I’d be interested in the forum view why if they’re rolling it out in Europe Tesla wouldn’t also do it in the U.S.?
I’ve considered iX, EQS, EQE, Model Y and Taycan, but the seemingly real world range of the Air GT is a major factor to me. Plus I love the way it looks.
I really want an electric car as our main car (my wife had an i3S and it was a blast). I figured that in the U.K. it would take until 2023 until charging infrastructure had been built out sufficiently and manufacturers had brought some interesting and new cars to market (4680 model Y?) I’m running a stop-gap car that goes back in April 23 as a result.
The talked about Tesla charging network opening up to non Tesla’s sounded a bit like lots of other things supposedly coming from them - until yesterday, when they opened up a ‘trial’ number of superchargers to non Tesla’s. It’s real, they’re there on the Tesla app and it appears you can just charge like you would via the app if you were driving a Tesla. I could be wrong as I haven’t tried.
This raises the question of how the charging port position of many EV’s is going to work with the short cables that superchargers seem to use? I’ve read some fairly strong views on the U.K. and Ireland section of teslamotorsclub.com
Maybe some of the Tesla owners and electrical engineers on here have a view? Might some kind of extension cable work?
I always thought that Tesla built their charging network for the benefit of their cars only as a solution to patchy and inconsistent offerings from others. Maybe Tesla have decided they see a business opportunity in being a charging network and are now working at their customary speed to maintain their USP? People on the Tesla forum I’ve looked at feel they’ve paid for the infrastructure and see it as a key differentiator which makes some a bit aggressive about it. I certainly think it’s a big reason in the U.K. to buy a Tesla. They seem like they are about to give it away for the greater good - at least I’ve seen Elon quoted as saying that.
If it’s possible to use the Tesla supercharging network that will be a game changer for me.
I’d be interested in the forum view why if they’re rolling it out in Europe Tesla wouldn’t also do it in the U.S.?