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To be fair, this is kind of neat-- it means the Tesla system fails "open" and, as long as there's power at the supercharger station (and all the electronics work, of course), the car will charge. I had some anxiety the first time or two I used a supercharger-- "what if it doesn't work?" -- but so far, that's been completely unfounded. When it 'fails', you get a free charge! I once found a supercharger that said "limited service" which concerned me. All it actually meant was, it charged at 75kW instead of 150. And my charge was free.


This sounds like it creates the right incentive. Maintain your chargers or pay for free electricity.




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