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Charging. The network of chargers and the billing is a shit show. Also service which is somewhat variable.

If I fast charge anywhere reliable here (instavolt) in the UK I’m better off driving a petrol car. Helm a coal powered one is probably cheaper. So that limits me to home charging which I can’t do any more because I live in an apartment block.

Owned a model S and have rented a Polestar numerous times.

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Yeah, charging when 'out and about' in new places is a total shit show. It worked for me economically because I had free charging at work, and could also charge cheaply at home.

There were some stressful events when I went to like 3 public chargers in a row that were broken or missing, and almost ran out of range before finding one.

Ooh yeah fuck that last one. Especially when you have 2h to return a hire one. Urgh.

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