GoGoGadgetMachE
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- Michael
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right now at this exact point in time, I one of the concerns with this map type of thing is that the EA network seems to be unreliable. (I say "seems" because I admit I just don't have a good feel for typical experience vs. "reported on the Internet" experience - how many people have experiences that are just fine and never say so? I have no idea!)
from my personal viewpoint, I don't care what the Tesla network looks like or if it's reliable or truly fast, because in the context of a Mach-E on its own, it doesn't matter.
In the context of Mach-E vs. Model Y, which is this thread's reason to exist essentially, it does potentially matter. I've said elsewhere on here that even though the Supercharger network seems to be not all it's cracked up to be from a reliability and availability viewpoint, it still exists in some places like WY and SD. Places that I, personally, doubt I will literally ever care about, but I'm not the whole world. From that point of view, it is objectively a potential positive point in the Tesla column.
also one other thing is that this map is EA only (right?), which is the big name but isn't the only name. there's other valid map views as well that change some of this. CCS/J-1772 PlugShare map:
Filtered to 70 kW minimum:
but again, how many of those are working right now?
the whole thing, even for Tesla owners (because of the many online points about slow charging, broken charging, etc.), is still kind of a mess. Less of a mess for Tesla arguably as I type this, but for someone that is buying a BEV right now, it's a mess and will be until charging density comes anywhere near gas stations. There's so many gas stations that I can't seem to get Google Maps to actually do a reasonable map of them at any kind of zoomed out level that would be comparative; it seems to hit a number and just kind of give up and say "good enough."
Speedway alone has over 2800 stations in the US and that's just the leading retailer. so EA charging station density has some work to do. Even for Tesla.