Over a period of three weeks, multiple automakers followed in Ford’s footsteps. General Motors, Volvo, Honda, Nissan, and Mercedes-Benz announced they’d change. It must have hurt to admit that one of the youngest automakers in the world did a better job than all of the legacy brands mentioned above. Still, that hurt means nothing if you can give your customers a better ownership experience.
And Musk didn’t just teach the legacy automakers a lesson. As you might know, other charging networks are available in America, and state grants have exposed a dirty little secret. In Texas, charging companies could apply for a grant to reduce the cost of installing a charging station. The grant was for 70% of the total cost, but only to a maximum of $150,000. Every other company asked for the full $150k, but Tesla only applied for $30,000.
According to Electrek, this means Tesla superchargers cost no more than $43,000 to erect.
