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by mahkeiro 1973 days ago
It's almost certain that one brand charging station are going to be forbidden soon in Europe, as it is going to create a huge mess. Try to imagine if the gas station were only able to serve one brand...
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Yes Tesla should open its chargers to everyone before they are forced to do so. I know some Tesla owners like the exclusivity but I think it will benefit the brand more to open the chargers.
I don't see how. "yes, we can now subsidise our competitors?"
I mean, they can still charge the owners of non-Tesla cars. They should be operating the charging stations to sell charging, not to have an anti-competitive edge on the market.
If the experience at a Tesla charger is great, price is good, speed it good, you may be more interested into buying a Tesla.

If Tesla chargers continue to be only exclusive to one brand and take so much space in the parking lots on the motorway, not as much.

Ionity has a different pricing model for cars made by brands member of Ionity and other brands.