Originally Posted by John07
Originally Posted by Shooter
I will stick with Tesla until such time as another manufacturer opens up their own network of fast chargers.



No that's not a good outcome. There needs to be a world wide unified charging system, if not it's the VHS vs Betamax row all over again and the best one might not win.

Me, I'm waiting for Electricgate to happen.
Cheers
John


There is a unified system and Tesla lost.

All of Europe decided to go CCS rather than Type 2 which is what BMW and Tesla were using originally in Europe. From the model 3 onwards all Tesla's in Europe use CCS (including newer S & X) and all new Tesla fast chargers that are being opened are are CCS only. Those of us that supported Tesla from when they Launched in Europe in 2014 still have a good range of type 2 fast chargers and it is possible to get an adaptor to charge an older Tesla on CCS.

What I was referring to is the lack of good reliable charging (besides Tesla). Many of the early adopters of Tesla, myself included, paid extra to help support the roll out of the Tesla supercharger network. Currently, every other brand of EV has to rely solely on home charging and /or the public network of chargers. I believe the public network is growing and may be getting more reliable (I no longer need to use it as there are enough Tesla units for my needs across Europe). Back in 2015 I would have to use the Ecotricity network, particularly at Chievely Services to have enough to complete one of my regular journeys. It was always a bit like playing Russian roulette as to whether it would work or not :-)

My first Euro EV trip was in March 2015 to the Geneva motor show. Managed it all on Tesla chargers and overall journey time was 1.5 hours longer than the previous year by Range Rover (in part because I was driving a bit quicker in the RR for most of the trip).

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