Tesla’s value plunged nearly $200 billion since mid-July – and the EV maker faces a bumpy road ahead::Tesla shares closed Tuesday at just over $233, well down on their 2023 peak of $291.

  • Staccato@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Honestly, as long as Tesla maintains its supercharger network, it will continue to blow its competition out of the water. I say this as someone who got a Korean EV instead of a Tesla.

    Electrify America DCFC stations have been slipping in quality quite noticeably, just in the past year. EVgo is still catching up in the DCFC world, with a lot more slow 50 kW cabinets than genuinely fast 150+ kW chargers. Non-Tesla cars using the supercharger Magic Dock often aren’t charging as fast as a Tesla, likely due to the difference in electronics.

    I think you have to be the sort of person who doesn’t mind tinkering a bit and putting in planning and effort to thrive in a non-Tesla, unless you simply never plan to road trip far enough to need DC fast charging.

    So a lemmy user will probably be fine. The general public might do better with a Tesla for now.

    • Obi@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      EU says hi with our regulations mandating Tesla to make their chargers inter-operable with other brands.

      • Honytawk@lemmy.zip
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        1 year ago

        Gods, I love the EU.

        It may not be perfect, and has a lot of improvements to make.

        But damn does it actually work for the population instead of the corporations.