Supercharge stations developed by Tesla for electric vehicles are very popular in the electric vehicle world. The pilot program was expanded so that these charging stations can also be used by non-Tesla vehicles.
In this context, previously valid at certain stations in the Netherlands, Norway and France. Non-Tesla Supercharger Pilot The program is now available in the UK, Spain, Sweden, Belgium and Austria.
It is possible to use Supercharger without Tesla
in Belgium and Germany Electric vehicle owners who do not use Teslawere only able to take advantage of this service when traveling to a country where Superchargers were available. With the inclusion of Belgium in the program a strange situation has occurred: Electric vehicle owners in Germany can use Tesla Supercharge stations abroad, but cannot benefit from this service in the country.
One of the biggest problems in charging stations is different connections. in North America Tesla models and SuperchargerThe vast majority of all EVs in Europe (including Tesla) support Does not use the CCS2 standardTesla’s proprietary charging plug is used instead.
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Worse, other electric vehicles in North America often have CCS1 connectivity. Vehicles like the Nissan Leaf make things even more complicated by relying on the CHAdeMO standard. Elon Musk, who wants to expand this charging program in the USA, finally made a statement for different connections.
Musk said in an interview with the Financial Times last week that they plan to add standardized connectors used by other electric vehicles to US Supercharger stations.
If you live in one of the pilot countries, you can use the Tesla app to take advantage of the network and quickly charge your electric vehicle even if you are not using Tesla. It is stated that additional charges can be obtained from vehicles other than Tesla for electricity.
– What do you think about the possibility of using Supercharger without Tesla?