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> They still keep a competitive advantage by having their cars have faster charge times due to having the latest charging tech.

Teslas are middle of the pack for charging. Hyundai's E-GMP platform cars for example (Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6, Kia EV6, Genesis GV60) are capable of 10 to 80% in 18 minutes at their fastest:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J46mG7I78Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Cil3seCHM




Own a Hyundai Ioniq. The whole fast charging thing is cool but you also need to find a charger that can do it, reliably. Things are getting better on that front but it’s not quite as good as the Supercharger network yet.


That's only useful if the fast chargers for them are actually available though.




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