In a recent interview with the Financial Times, Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla’s Supercharger community within the US (and in North America, generally) will divulge heart’s contents to non-Tesla EVs.
This may develop the Non-Tesla Supercharger Pilot, which was launched final November and is presently obtainable in France, Norway, and the Netherlands.
Whereas Elon — being Elon — didn’t disclose a selected timeframe, he did trace on the addition of a special connector:
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“It’s somewhat trickier within the US as a result of we’ve a special connector than the remainder of the trade. However we can be including the remainder of trade connectors as an choice to Superchargers within the US.”
This could solely point out the CSS sort 1 plug, the usual charging connector within the North American market.
It’s unclear how this modification can be applied, however it’ll absolutely want an infrastructural change.
The Supercharger stalls may find yourself having a dual-head, with Tesla’s personal connector and a CSS1 connector. It’s additionally doable that we’ll see a particular adapter from Tesla to CSS1.
That’s a bit extra difficult in comparison with Europe, the place all new Tesla fashions are outfitted with a CSS2-compatible charging inlet — the usual connector within the European market.
In any case, it’s protected to imagine that non-Tesla EVs will have the ability to use the corporate’s community via the Tesla app as effectively.
When requested if this selection is placing the corporate in danger, Musk displayed his standard “world savior” angle:
“We’re attempting as finest as doable to do the precise factor for the development of electrification; even when that diminishes our aggressive benefit.”
But when we transfer previous his messianic remark, the growth of the Supercharger community is certainly a very good factor. Improved entry to quick charging websites is essential to facilitating the EV adoption irrespective of the supplier.
And no, we’re not gonna cry over Tesla’s ‘loss’, because it’s going to revenue from the charging fares.
You possibly can watch the total interview under, however begin at 1:03:40 in case you don’t have one hour and 20 minutes to spare.
