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Originally Posted by nfotiu
I think you can get all models in less than a month now. I test drove a model x and while it is well outside my price range, it sure felt like you were in a car that is 20 years ahead of what anyone else is making. It's not just that it's electric, but the R&D and software isn't going to be matched by anyone in years.
I'm shocked at how many I see on the road these days. I can't drive more than 5 minutes without passing one or two. They are starting to turn a profit too, so I think they'll a viable long term company or they could sell themselves off, I suppose.
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Tesla could license this all to other EV manufacturers now that it has been somewhat proven in by the early adopters.
What's really needed is scaling up the infrastrucutre. You can't just have 1 or 2 stations between Calgary and Kelowna when you start imaging the number of EVs that will be on the road. The only way around that is to build up those places with entertainment and have valets to deal with the car charging. I wouldn't want to get to, say, Revelstoke and have 5 EVs in front of me waitin to be charged. That's a long wait.
The best would be for stations to have a fresh batteries that can be swapped in for depleted ones and recharged later to get people moving.