Sir, – Your correspondent (Letters, July 1st) asks where are the Tesla drivers.
When comparing the chargers at Birdhill the “non” Tesla free chargers are only a modest speed of 50kW while the v2 Tesla Superchargers at that site can deliver approx 130kW which on some Tesla models allow charging at over 1,200km/h.
So Tesla drivers don’t need to hang around because the infrastructure they funded through the purchase of their car is so fast. They get the top-up they need quickly to get them on their way home to likely cheaper night-rate electricity.
If other brands want better, faster infrastructure they too have the option to fund it.
Also, if you are getting electricity for free you might lower your expectations in terms of reliability and availability like the bad old days of all-day charger hogging. You get what you pay for.
– Yours, etc,
GAVIN TOBIN,
Celbridge, Co Kildare.