That's something I had overlooked before. Using Maryland EV council figures, high-speed charging is only 0.3% of the charging need.
Free electricity is great business thinking by Tesla! Say the car is good for 15k miles a year, then 0.3% of that is only 45 miles or per year per average EV car. Or about $2 per car. Not a bad cost for the PR they gain! But of course, this assmumed the average EV... not the highway-ready Tesla, which can consume $10 in a single fill up. I guess the Maryland 0.3% figure for fast interstate charging maybe did not fully appreciate how quickly the Tesla might encourage EV's beyond local travel... But for a DC to NY weekly business traveler, the potential to do all their business travel on free superchargers will surely SKEW the business model quickly. But then Tesla knows who they are! Bob Free electricity from Tesla for their Superchargers along the Highways -----Original Message----- From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of robert winfield via EV Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 1:00 PM To: [email protected]; brucedp5 Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Several Tesla-S EV Software & Hardware Updates Since 2012 http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Elon-Musk-Wants-To-Open-Tesla-Supercharger-Stations-To-All-EVs-tp4669911.html a few thoughts on Tesla open sourcing. it looks like they will become the defacto fast charge, forcing other car makers to conform to Tesla standards, etc etc. long ev trip. Tesla, along with Solar City, will become energy management company(s) open source will force other companies to use the supercharger business model ("free" paid up front) (how far can you drive an EV on between $1,500 - $2,500 electricity)(appx 15,000-25,000kWh) the majority of charging will still be at home or work from a prescient article 15 months ago, 3/26/2103. a snip from a seeking alpha post [IP is intellectual property, patents] ===========================snip============================== Burying the SuperCharger cost in the vehicle price and delivering 'free' recharging is powerfully competitive for the following reasons: • Tesla can encourage participation and SuperCharger compatibility as a condition for partners and licensees accessing Tesla's best-available EV technology. • The synergy between Tesla style battery design, thermal control, SOC management, and SuperCharger functionality naturally precludes cars of different design using the system. • SuperCharging at a price of 'free' leaves little room for competing fast recharge service providers. The rapid-recharging business offers at least as great an opportunity for Tesla as the electric car business. While Tesla's advanced electric car technology and IP gives them competitive advantage in the car business, Tesla would need to raise vast amounts of capital and displace powerful, established incumbents before reaping the benefits of industry dominance building cars. By building only enough cars to demonstrate the superiority and lower costs of their technology, licensing partners, then taking on the rapid-recharging business, Tesla can grow dramatically without having to compete against existing car companies and without needing to raise outsized amounts of new capital. Pursuing the SuperCharger business, leveraged by their electric car expertise, IP, large car maker partners, and innovative 'free' pricing, positions Tesla to dominate the rapid-recharging business and profit from disruption as electric motors and batteries replace ICEs and gas tanks. While their partners and licensees drive disruption of the car business, Tesla can make a bundle for their shareholders by dominating the rapid-recharging business that enables electric car road trips - _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
