Well...they suck. Cleantechnica not quite as much as the Tesla propaganda site Electrek though. Both sites have shown an anti-GM slant in their "articles"...but especially Electrek.
But why? The battery is always in a 'happy' temp range if it has been plugged in or in use in recent history, correct?
It's winter. The streets and tires are cold and slide easier. The roads could be wet and/or icy, salty, sandy.
I really hope that taking an hour plus to charge as being fast, because if you are charging a TESLA to full even at a super charger that is what you face. A hour is not quick
Correct. We still have a ways to go. That's why we own a 2017 Volt and 2017 GMC Acadia. The Volt as my DD averaging over 97% all electric and the 2017 Acadia as out families long distance truck'ster averaging over 29 MPG on LONG trips with all the safety toys.
Why should an EV manufacturer be involved in a charging network? And there are so many EV brands.
Good point, but didn't he say any other brand can use the supercharger network (if they contribute to building it)? Also, Tesla has installed a lot of destination chargers that include open J1772 connections. So Elon has not thrown the doors wide open on the network, but this does seem reasonable, given the economic reality of building the network.
But with a Tesla he wouldn't have been charging to full, which generally no one does unless they really have to. There's a six stall Supercharger in Harrisburg, much closer to his destination. You'll note that even as things were neither of his sessions was charging to full, and that the Bolt's much more draconian ramp caused the slower session initially. The typical Supercharging session is 25-30 minutes.
So Tesla should spend their own money to build charging stations for standards they don't support to allow only other company's cars to charge on Tesla's electricity to promote industry growth?
That's pretty much what I did.
