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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.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll believe it when I see it.

Even in Norway (home to a fuck load of EVs) I am using Tesla chargers for my non-Tesla on vacation.

I tried to use a hand full of other brands but they required apps and accounts that required a Norwegian citizen ID or Norwegian phone number to sign up.

Absolutely insane that it's not just a tap to pay on the terminal.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hm that seems like Problem specific to norway. I have one app with which i have access to over 250k chargers all over europe. I just checked the charging point map and indeed, in norway there are very few i can use.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does the app just find the chargers, or do you have to have the app to use the chargers?

I'm legit asking. I don't have a car new enough to have OnStar, let alone keyless ignition.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

With the App i can use the chargers. Its the App of a lange energy Provider in germany. With this App i can use all These 250k + chargers. Additionaly i have a card that i can use for starting the charging process, if i am somewhere with no mobile Internet Connection. On top of that i always pay the same price per kw/h no matter if i use a charger in germany, Italy, Sweden etc.