> "But with regulators in both Europe and the US pushing the firm to open the Supercharger network to owners of other electric vehicles, it will offer less of an advantage in the future."
How hard can this be pushed? Tesla put in all the work, took all the risk, and now they can be forced to share it and give up one of their competitive advantages? Maybe in Europe, but it doesn't seem like a U.S. kind of move, where normally you put in the work and risk, you reap the rewards rather than being forced to hand over what you've earned to the competitors.
Your parent is either misinformed or misleading. At least in the US (not familiar with Europe) there haven’t even been mentions of nationalization.
Beyond that, the “pressure” for interoperability has entirely been tied to federal funding. The feds have money available to build electric charging stations, but the catch is that it has to work with cars from other manufacturers. If you don’t take the money, you can do whatever you want
How hard can this be pushed? Tesla put in all the work, took all the risk, and now they can be forced to share it and give up one of their competitive advantages? Maybe in Europe, but it doesn't seem like a U.S. kind of move, where normally you put in the work and risk, you reap the rewards rather than being forced to hand over what you've earned to the competitors.