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Originally Posted by Dake
Tesla hit and showed there was real money on the table, and "suddenly" (by automotive standards) we have a number of different options to choose from.
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What Tesla did that mattered was commit to infrastructure. Had they not done the charging network, they would still be a niche product for " the see we care" people that first bought the Prius.
The big three didn't do this because they don't consider themselves in the fuel business and it probably never even got to the "what if" stage. Tesla had no choice because that was the only way they were going to sell their cars in any volume
Of course, if Tesla really wanted to change the world instead of sell vehicles (as they claim) they would open their chargers up to any electric vehicle, at a higher cost of course which is fair.