I haven’t used the Tesla network (don’t have a Tesla, and they haven’t opened up to non-teslas yet), but their network really does seem to be significantly better. For one thing, supercharger stations pretty much universally have WAY more available stalls than anyone else’s. Anecdotally they seem to be more reliable, but even if they weren’t just the sheer number of stalls would make it less of a problem.

They also tend to be in more consistent locations, which makes them a lot easier to find. I’ve found CCS chargers in the corners of Walmart parking lots, tucked into alleys, stuck behind a gas station, inside a parking garage, and in a weird little spot behind an admitted very cute little museum of local history in a tiny town in Oregon. Supercharger stations are usually out in the open, are larger and more visually obvious from a distance, and are often either in their own lot, or are a significant chunk of an existing parking lot. I will say they don’t tend to be near anything interesting, but they are quite a bit easier to find than the somewhat hidden ones from other networks.

The biggest thing though is just how many of the damned things there are: Tesla’s Supercharger network is larger than every CCS network combined.

I don’t love their layout (few are pull-through, they don’t have card readers and rely entirely on an app/in car interface, and their super short cables are going to be a problem for most people who don’t drive Teslas, once that becomes a thing), but they undeniably have their shit figured out compared to any other charger “network.”