For the charger funding issue:
In Europe, Tesla has opened a few charging locations to non-Tesla
vehicles. If that trend continues and comes to the USA, it could be that
Tesla might then be eligible for federal infrastructure funding.
Part of the issue is competing standards. It's easier to open up Tesla
fast chargers to other EVs in countries where Tesla already uses the
local standard. A bit more problematic in the USA where the Tesla
connector is proprietary. Tesla's solution seems more elegant than CCS
but that's unfortunately irrelevant in this context since it's not
accessible to all EVs.
If Tesla adds CCS connectors or dedicated chargers to their USA
locations, it could be that they may become eligible for federal funding
for those chargers.
Going the other way, there have been adapters allowing USA/Korean Tesla
owners access to other charging networks. But from what I gather the
Chademo one is expensive, somewhat slow, and hard to get, and the CCS
(model 3 & Y only) adapter might not be available in the USA yet.
Correct me if I'm wrong about that. If Tesla can supply a working CCS
adapter in the USA, that would open up other charging networks to at
least some Tesla owners.
For the EV tax issue:
Alabama's tax seems high. How would that compare to a non-EV's yearly
average gas tax there? In Colorado the EV surcharge fee is $50/year.
Depending on how much you drive, that may also be too high.
I don't think states and feds have figured out the most balanced way to
tax vehicles overall so that it's fair to all vehicle owners, funds
driving infrastructure sufficiently, and discourages emissions.
Cheers,
-Jamie
On 2/12/22 6:37 AM, paul dove wrote:
They should reimburse Tesla for their charging network if they’re gonna
put chargers in for all the other companies by the way I paid $200 a
year tax on my electric vehicle in Alabama
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On Friday, February 11, 2022, 5:16 PM, jamie via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org>
wrote:
A couple of relevant data points:
-Biden recently publicly credited Tesla as America's leading EV
manufacturer. Yes, it took a while, but that talking point is over.
Meanwhile we'll see if Ford, VW, GM, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan and others
can
catch up, as their new models arrive.
-The government is also making people who do not support fossil fuels
pay for fossil fuel tax breaks and cleanups.
As a wider view, perhaps the thinking is that supporting nation-wide
transportation initiatives offers benefits for overall American
competitiveness, which benefits everyone. Even while recognizing that
each subset in the transportation universe may not currently have
individual support or direct use by every single person.
Cheers,
-Jamie
On 2/11/22 3:22 PM, Willie via EV wrote:
>
> On 2/11/22 5:04 PM, nathan christiansn via EV wrote:
>> The only problem that I see with this is that the government is
making
>> people who do not support ev’s pay for ev charging. I say that
we wait
>> for
>> mass ev adoption to happen(which will happen very soon). After this,
>> businesses and apartment building owners will pay for ev charging
>> stations
>> out of their own pocket because having ev charging as an amenity
will
>> attract more customers/tenants. Some hotels are already starting
to do
>> this.
>>
>> A government that is 28 trillion dollars in debt should not be
spending
>> billions of dollars that it does not hav
> ABSOLUTELY! In addition, government contributions are not needed
and
> any government money would almost certain to be misspent. Examples
> abound. Tesla has the charging problems solved. Compare
SuperChargers
> with EVGO and the VW system. All Tesla needs is a small fraction
of the
> money that Biden wants to spend. Tesla knows the charging
problem and
> how best to solve it. Instead, Biden wastes his efforts denying the
> existence of Tesla while proclaiming the EV dominance of GM. Why
does
> Biden expect credibility?
>
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