It's a smart move. Like releasing iTunes for Windows.
Sounds like we've had vastly different experiences with this piece of software
Supercharging will obviously be a hassle for non-Tesla owners, but they'll sit there and watch people effortlessly using the system as it was meant to be used, and that will have an effect.
But in Europe, China, etc, Tesla are well positioned to offer a top-tier user experience.
For one thing, Tesla designs and manufactures all it’s own charging hardware. The other networks often consist of a mix of charging equipment from multiple different manufacturers, which contributes to bugs, unreliability, and higher servicing costs.
My brother bought me iPod as a present, it was cool device, but I failed to upload music to it.
On normal MP3 players I just moved files onto the player and it just worked.
Apple on the other hand... I never figured out how to do it with iTunes, I still don't know.
Some years later after installing Ubuntu I had an idea of using Rhythmbox to try to put music on that failed iPod and that worked like a charm.
Ubuntu instillation was easier for me than iTunes.
Well, I never even thought about buying Apple device ever since.
They all charge faster, sure. Where? I can drive two hours and reach 5 V3 superchargers. EA is notorious for chargers frequently glitching or failing altogether.
CarPlay and Android Auto are nice if your built-in infotainment are awful. Tesla has excellent infotainment, so need to lose functionality by bringing in a third-party vendor. That's less of a selling point than you may think.
The Kia EV6 does look absolutely marvelous, and I'm looking forward to driving one. The Taycan is a gorgeous car, and I'd like to check it out as well. Hyundai has been doing great things in the EV space, and they're some of the only cars that can match the Model 3 for WH/mile. Cool stuff.
We'll see if Rawlinson can pull Lucid out of production hell, and how well the end product stands up.
Point is: Tesla is being smart. They have a better product for less money than the competition, and unlike several other OEMs, they don't lose money per EV sold. Making people who are already EV owners stare at Tesla vehicles for hours is a smart move.
Everywhere there's a 350+ kW CCS charger. Even Teslas charge faster on CCS chargers: https://insideevs.com/news/507489/tesla-model3-charging-fast...
There is much better data out there which demonstrates that if you keep the variables under control, superchargers and CCS2 chargers with the same peak power availability have nominally identical charge rates.
There is no false interpretation. It's a flatter charge curve with a higher average charge rate. Similar to how the Mercedes EQS charges faster than the Model S Plaid:
https://insideevs.com/news/522577/mercedes-eqs-fast-charging...
> superchargers and CCS2 chargers with the same peak power
But they don't have the same peak power. 350 kW CCS chargers are common. Some are 400 kW. No Tesla charger offers that yet.
Tesla switched to CCS in Europe a long time ago. Tesla ought to switch to CCS in North America too. Cutting your customers off from easy access to an additional 4,550 CCS charging locations is not doing right by your customers:
There are millions of electric cars on the road. People charge these cars fairly often. If your interpretation has merit, it could be substantiated by hundreds—if not thousands—of data points. If you really want to rehabilitate your interpretation, maybe start by finding a handful of them.
As for the rest of your post, you are responding to an argument I did not make and have never made. I never claimed that CCS chargers cannot be faster than Tesla chargers.
I love your pomposity. Here's the Model 3 charging slower than three other cars:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gxcukAhIAU
Even the Audi e-tron beats it. How? Flat charging curve.
Should have put that Model 3 on a CCS charger.