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I didn't say it was a good thing either. It's just... a thing. That happened.

I get that people get super wrapped into morality on this issue and rooting for the things they "support" or whatever they view it as, but that's genuinely not how I look at it or how I'm framing it.

EVs are EVs. They're a consumer product and also a part of a larger process of overhauling our energy generation, infrastructure and consumption. I do not have a horse in that race, beyond the obvious large-scale global impact, and even there I'm a lot more broad and neutral than the average online commenter, from what I can tell.

So no, it's not a good or a bad thing. A company made a very strong bet on electrifying vehicles, and as part of that bet they invested very heavily in a charger network, which was very costly but also placed them in a position to control key parts of the infrastructure. It was a bold move, and it worked, kinda. But even that big investment couldn't possibly be global, so all I'm saying is charger coverage is very uneven and there are regions where plug-in hybrids make sense as a transitional option where the charger network is moving slower in the absence of Tesla investment.

You keep trying to make this into part of an ongoing argument you're clearly having with someone else as part of some online side-taking. I'm not sure which side you're on, or the other guys are on or what the dividng lines are supposed to be. As a casual observer with an interest only in the big picture ramifications, I legitimately could not are any less about that.