Tesla has just announced that its test of opening its charging stations to other electric vehicles will be extended to Norway and France. From now on, it is therefore possible to charge your electric vehicle from a brand other than Tesla in Superchargers. Of course, Tesla vehicle drivers can continue to use these stations as they see fit.
Tesla offers attractive prices compared to competitors
Last November, Elon Musk’s firm explained that it was opening ten of its charging stations to other vehicles for a pilot test in the Netherlands. It is this same test which is now extended to nearly forty Superchargers located in Norway and France. In order to recharge your vehicle at a Tesla station, all you have to do is download the company’s application (version 4.2.3 or higher), create an account and then select the option specific to drivers of other vehicles than Tesla to find a suitable Supercharger. The car must also be equipped with a CSS socket.
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” Pricing for non-Tesla drivers reflects the additional costs incurred to support charging a wide range of vehicles and adjustments to our sites to accommodate these vehicles. Pricing varies by location and you can view charging prices in the Tesla app. The price of charging per kWh can be reduced thanks to a membership “, explains the company in his press release. According to the specialized media InsideEVsthe prices offered by Tesla are very attractive and are lower than in most other networks.
The manufacturer opened its first charging stations in 2012, and now has more than 30,000 worldwide. ” We’re starting with a small number of sites so we can gauge the experience, monitor congestion, and gauge feedback before expanding. Future sites will only be open to non-Tesla vehicles if capacity is available “, he explains.
Tesla now has more than 30,000 Superchargers around the world. Photography: Trac Vu / Unsplash
Europe before the United States
Logically, the opening of Superchargers to other vehicles should then be extended to the rest of Europe. For the United States, the task is more complicated because the majority of charging stations located in the country use the specific Tesla plug, and not the CSS standard. The firm should nevertheless remedy this: the use of a station by more than one manufacturer is indeed a mandatory criterion to be able to benefit from the 7.5 billion dollars in subsidies that the government has planned to boost the vehicle sector. electrical.
” More customers using the Supercharger network allows for faster expansion. Our goal is to learn and iterate quickly, while continuing to aggressively grow the network, so we can accommodate Tesla and non-Tesla drivers in all Superchargers around the world. writes Tesla.
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As a specialist in electric vehicles, the company wants to play a key role in the development of the sector, which represents one of the biggest changes ever experienced by the automotive industry. In a few years, electric vehicles will be the norm, and this is already visible when we observe the results of Tesla, which is experiencing explosive health with almost 1 million vehicles delivered in 2021, a record for the company. .
For their part, the historical manufacturers do not want to miss the boat and are investing massively to carry out their transition, this is particularly the case of General Motors or the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, which have each made important announcements moving in this direction recently.