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Old 02-03-2016, 05:25 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Jack Rikard in the most recent EVTV opines that the cost isn't all that great, and Elon Musk has said that other manufacturers are welcome to his party. So if GM buys in to the preexisting alternative, then Tesla eats their lunch and the network can stay free to Tesla customers.

The Powerwall home product can be ganged together and palletized to make a Supercharger-in-a-box. So Solar City and the Gigafactory come into play, while GM is still thinking in terms of powertrains. So who pays Tesla, GM or the Bolt owner?

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