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> There are currently 474 supercharger stations in Europe vs. 150 for Ionity

But the difference is Ionity is CCS and all EVs can charge at its chargers. CCS cars can use any CCS provider like Ionity, FastNed, Allego, etc. which is the correct approach. I can fuel my ICE car at any fuel station and I should be able to charge my EV at any charging station.

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While accurate, your post only serves to underscore Tesla’s strategic advantage here.

There are no long term advantages to closed networks. They either become dead infrastructure or they get converted to the common standard.

Tell that to Facebook and Apple.

You mean two companies that run their businesses on a global, standardized, interoperable computer network aka The Internet?

You're making the case for CCS. I agree with you. A common charging standard is better for everyone, just like common internet protocols allow Facebook and Apple to be successful.

No, I mean two companies that are notorious for vigorously defending their proprietary walled gardens.

Tesla's current charging network is more like the early days of AOL or Prodigy. They both eventually converted to being internet providers.

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