Tesla is testing the opening of its superchargers with vehicles from other manufacturers in the Netherlands, according to Autoweek . The company decided to do it with only 10 units, thus confirming some rumors in this regard that have been brewing since the middle of this year . In this country, as in many parts of Europe served by Tesla’s charging network, the connector of the stations is the same one used by electric vehicles from other manufacturers, thus ruling out the use of an adapter and facilitating this process that can result very beneficial not only for Tesla but for the entire automotive industry.
Despite having been sustained by these rumors, the idea of increasing the availability of Tesla’s charging network to electric vehicles of other brands has been present in the speech of Elon Musk , CEO of the company, for a long time, it had even been confirmed by himself when he assured that this opening plan would be carried out this year. Indeed, its promise was fulfilled but favored by the context: in the Netherlands, electric vehicles have been a mobility option for a long time and the variety of them is really significant compared to the United States, where this type of vehicle is barely gaining popularity.
“With this pilot, Dutch drivers of non-Tesla electric vehicles can access 10 stations through the Tesla app (version 4.2.3 or higher) ”, said the automaker . “Tesla drivers can continue to use these stations as they always have, and we will be closely monitoring each site for congestion and listening to customers about their experiences.”
Although the test involves very few stations, means a great progress on the way to the availability of this cargo network —the largest in the world— which until recently was exclusive to the company. With the opening of the Supercharger network, some experts consider that, like the other manufacturers, Tesla could benefit greatly, but others argue that this decision could affect the company since exclusivity is one of its points in favor when it comes to It’s about sales.
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