As part of Volvo Cars’ aim to be a fully electric car maker by 2030, the company is the first European car maker to sign an agreement with Tesla, giving current and future electric Volvo car drivers access to Tesla’s vast Supercharger network across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Then again, if it will be, as it is supposed to be, an open standard Tesla will not have special advantage except as first mover. They start price gouging the charging, they will get price under cut by competing charging networks. The competing network might not be amazing every where, might be a small regional player. However dammit they do offer the electrons at 15% discount compared to Tesla Station today.
So Tesla will make money, but not amazing money. Since charging (like fueling) is a commodity market selling same common item electricity at high DC voltage (or petrol incase of fueling stations). Just as gas stations don’t make their money from the Dino juice. It is sold at amazingly tight margins. They make their money from selling the driver caffeine juice or other biological entity fuels in addition to the cars Dino juice.
This is where Telsa will be making her actual money. That network is so valuable and they have a little head start.
Then again, if it will be, as it is supposed to be, an open standard Tesla will not have special advantage except as first mover. They start price gouging the charging, they will get price under cut by competing charging networks. The competing network might not be amazing every where, might be a small regional player. However dammit they do offer the electrons at 15% discount compared to Tesla Station today.
So Tesla will make money, but not amazing money. Since charging (like fueling) is a commodity market selling same common item electricity at high DC voltage (or petrol incase of fueling stations). Just as gas stations don’t make their money from the Dino juice. It is sold at amazingly tight margins. They make their money from selling the driver caffeine juice or other biological entity fuels in addition to the cars Dino juice.