This is a rather silly anti
This is a rather silly anti-GM article that even manages to resurrect the EV1 experience, which had little to do with EV development. EV development has depended 100% on the cost of batteiries, which neither GM nor Tesda has had anything to do with. And if Porsche could produce a recharger that is more than twice as fast at Tesla's in a few months, there is no reason GM cannot use that technology, which Porsche has offered to others. Tesla is using a soon-to-be obsolete Supercharger protocol , while practically every other automaker is using CCS. Telsa atttempted to create a monopoly charging system but the rest of the automakers banded together and committed to CCS , which is clearly superior to Tesla Superchargers. Nor can Tesla use only solar for their Supercharger stations ,nor is anyhting gained by doing so.Solar is a primitive, unreliable, and not-so-low carbon power generation technology which only exists because of massive govt subsidies, which are a specialty of Tesla Motors. Anyone with any knowledge of power technologies realizes that molten salt small modular nuclear reactors is the
future of power generation. Any country stupid enough to commit to "renewables"
will find themselves at a very distinct disadvantage enconomically against China and India, who are both rushing molten salt technology to market.. As for recharging speed, Tesla has been completely outdone by Porche's CCS 350KW charging protocol, more than twice as fast as Tesla. There are no big mysteries about recharging technology and GM can easily match Tesla, with or without their
400KW solid state system. Referring to a technology that superior to Tesla as "lukewarm" is an absurd claim - the timeline indicates availability that will not be
detrimental to GM's electric program - battery costs are far more important for EVs to make major inroads. Tesla has no patents of any importance to other automakers and already the first competitors, who will have an inherent $7500
price advantage over anything Tesla sells in the U.S. also are displaying 100 to 120KW charging capability. And, as everyone should be aware, public fast chargers are seldom used by EV owners - over 98% of charging is done at the owner's residence. Tesla'sSupercharger network is doomed - it only can service one brand, while the 400 or more electric plug ins coming to market over the next several years all (except Nissan) will be usng CCS chargers, which will be located uniquitously at nearly every street corner, while Superchargers will
be sparsely located . Right now 90% of Americans are within 150 miles of a Supercharger - that is ridiculous, and not going to get any better anytime soon - Tesla has already cancelled planned expansion of the Supercharger network for lack of money.