Tesla has been building out its Supercharger network for over a decade. Now legacy car companies are taking a page from Elon Musk's playbook.

Car companies like Honda, BMW, and Hyundai are banding together to build an EV-charging network bigger than Tesla’s Supercharger empire::Tesla has been building out its Supercharger network for over a decade. Now legacy car companies are taking a page from Elon Musk’s playbook.

  • reddig33@lemmy.worldEnglish
    231·
    1 year ago

    I’ll believe it when I see it.

    Honestly I’m surprised companies like Exxon, BP, and Chevron aren’t opening charging stations under shell companies with new brand names.

    • stevehobbes@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      Most of the time they don’t own the actual gas stations, they’d need to get their franchisees to do it and invest in it.

    • dutchkimbleEnglish
      15·
      1 year ago

      Shell is their competitor so it wouldn’t make sense to do it under their companies for these guys

      • Caculon@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        I think they ment shell companies as in companies they own. E.g. Exxon create a company called ElectricCo and ElectricCo charging stations are what customers see.