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True, but as an EV driver I feel more comfortable when there are a couple of chargers available in an area — I run into too many chargers which aren’t working to enjoy relying on a single option.

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This is literally the only reason I have a J3400 adapter, as much as I hate the idea of giving money to a Musk company we have to admit that Tesla are one of only two companies installing charging stations that has an incentive to maximize coverage instead of profitability (the other being Rivian who is largely targeting off-highway areas ignored by the other networks).

Heads up, Loves is deploying their own fast DC charging network.

https://www.loves.com/ev-charging

That's great, but honestly truck stops are the most obvious places and I'd be willing to bet that the majority of those locations already have at least one if not more than one fast charging provider either at the same exit or the next one. What I mean by coverage is more of the places where they don't put truck stops. At least where I'm at if I need to fast charge locally I generally have to travel further out of my way to charge with non-Tesla providers.

When I'm traveling long distances on the interstate it's always been easy to pick my favorite provider.

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