Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter that the trial project to open Tesla’s supercharging station to other electric vehicles has begun. According to the official announcement, at least in the Netherlands. Start to support, more details are unknown.
In an online communication event held by Tesla last year, Tao Lin, Tesla’s global vice president, said that the current Tesla charging pile can only charge Tesla’s own cars, and Tesla does not rule out the possibility of charging in the future. The pile is open to other brands of electric vehicles.
Select Superchargers in the Netherlands are now open to all electric cars. https://t.co/DwPxc1vcF4 pic.twitter.com/BveSRZUsC3
— Tesla Charging (@TeslaCharging) November 1, 2021
However, she also emphasized that the premise of Tesla’s opening of charging piles is that cars using Tesla charging piles must pass Tesla’s technical verification to ensure safety and charging experience. As early as 2015, Musk emphasized that Tesla did not have a plan to monopolize the supercharging network. Musk said that as long as other automakers are willing to launch vehicles that can match the power of the supercharger, they can use Tesla’s supercharger. Other car companies also have to pay for the cost of charging the vehicle.
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Today, we will start a pilot non-Tesla supercharger station at 10 supercharger stations in the Netherlands.
Obtaining an extensive, convenient, and reliable fast-charging network is critical to the large-scale adoption of electric vehicles. This is why, since we opened the first supercharging station in 2012, we have been committed to rapidly expanding the network. Today, we have more than 25,000 supercharging stations worldwide.
Through this pilot, Dutch non-Tesla electric car drivers can access 10 gas stations through the Tesla app (version 4.2.3 or higher). Tesla drivers can continue to use these sites as usual, and we will closely monitor the congestion at each site and listen to the customer’s experience.
Our goal has always been to open a network of supercharging stations to non-Tesla electric vehicles, and by doing so, encourage more drivers to use electric vehicles. This initiative directly supports our mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.
The more customers use the Supercharger network, the faster the expansion speed. Our goal is to learn and iterate quickly while continuing to actively expand the network so that we can finally welcome Tesla and non-Tesla drivers at every supercharging station in the world.