One of the great unknowns about EVs is what sort of charging infrastructure will emerge.

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But Musk thinks the cards were stacked against Tesla from the beginning, based on earlier stories by Broder expressing skepticism about EVs.

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Reuters also referred to recent announcements about fuel cell vehicle partnerships as another indication that EVs are on the way out.

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Here's hoping that the Ulsan team's fast-charging battery is more viable than others and spreads to just about everything -- we'd love to have EVs and laptops alike that power up in as much time as it takes to fill a traditional car at the pump.

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