With a pilot program in the Netherlands, Tesla is opening its charging network to other electric cars for the first time, as the world’s most valuable manufacturer aims to bring electric vehicles into the mainstream. The initiative will be tested in ten locations in the Netherlands, according to the business, which also stated that non-Tesla EV drivers in the Netherlands can use the Tesla app to access the Superchargers.
Tesla drivers can continue to use these stations, and the business will keep a careful eye on congestion at each location. Tesla has more than 25,000 Superchargers around the world, while other automakers have established alliances or invested in network companies as they rush to introduce new electric vehicles.
The Superchargers are available to vehicles equipped with the Combined Charging System (CCS), which is used by BMW, Daimler, Ford, and Volkswagen, which includes Audi and Porsche.
In Europe, Tesla employs the CCS standard, which allows a wide range of automobiles to charge at stations without the need for an adapter with a comparable connector.
Non-Tesla drivers’ charging charges will include additional costs to support a wide range of vehicles, as well as site improvements to accommodate these vehicles, according to Tesla. A charging membership can lower the cost of charging, it added.
Tesla, whose market valuation surpassed $1 trillion for the first time last week, has bucked supply chain challenges and worldwide semiconductor shortages to deliver a record quarter of cars as demand rises and the company’s massive factory expenditures pay off.
