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fmfbrestel t1_j8o4aq7 wrote

Reply to comment by lebastss in Tesla Agrees To Open Thousands Of Its Chargers To Other EVs By 2024 by 10MinsForUsername

They're not on actual "rest stops". Those don't even have gas stations. They're talking about the hunks of commercial real estate at highway exits with fast food and gas stations. Lots of times a single developer owns the whole area and just leases spots to other people looking to cater to weary travelers.

The claim being made here, which I haven't heard before but wouldn't surprise me, is that when Tesla leases a hunk of land from one of these developers they do so with the agreement that no other charging station will be allowed to lease on the same property.

No public land involved.

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lebastss t1_j8of850 wrote

Oh thanks for the clarification. Thats a misuse of the term test stop, at least in California. I'm a real estate developer and started out doing commercial land off freeways in rural areas and we specifically could not refer to ourselves as a rest stop in advertising.

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creepyswaps t1_j8oucn1 wrote

>we specifically could not refer to ourselves as a rest stop in advertising

"service plaza"

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bayarea_fanboy t1_j8s0l8z wrote

OK, thanks for the clarification. Still a dick move from the point of view of EV proliferation, so good to hear this may be changing.

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