Polestar get access to Tesla’s Supercharger network in China

Polestar has entered into a charging infrastructure cooperation with Tesla in China, which gives owners of Polestar electric cars access to the Superchargers that have been activated for other brands. (Update at the end of the article)

According to a report by the portal CnEVPost, Shen Ziyu, CEO of Polestar China, made the announcement at an event. Polestar aims to make charging widely available in China through its own devices and access to third-party devices. According to Ziyu, Polestar aims to build 60 of its own charging stations by the first quarter of 2024 and provide access to more than 550,000 charging stations from third-party providers – including Tesla’s Superchargers.

SAIC-GM also entered into such a cooperation with Tesla in China a few days ago. In North America, Polestar – like many other electric car manufacturers – cooperates with Tesla to gain access to the Supercharger network there. Polestar will install the Tesla charging port in its electric cars for the North American market from 2025.

Polestar currently manufactures exclusively in China. Just this week, the manufacturer announced that the first series-produced Polestar 4 has now rolled off the production line at the Geely plant in Hangzhou in the Chinese province of Zhejiang. The first deliveries within China are scheduled to follow before the end of the year.

Update 21 March 2024

Polestar customers in China can now also use Tesla charging stations. As part of the announced cooperation, approved Superchargers and Destination Chargers in mainland China can now be searched for and activated via the Polestar app. Polestars can be charged with up to 120 kW at the Superchargers. Tesla has currently approved more than 450 of its 1,900+ Supercharger locations for third-party brands. There are also more than 350 destination chargers.

cnevpost.com, cnevpost.com, weibo.com (both update)