Tesla lags behind on promise to open Supercharger network to 3rd party users

A year after the charging infrastructure agreement surrounding Tesla's NACS (North American Charging Standard) was set to open the path for a unified charging standard in the USA, many non-Tesla drivers still find themselves barred from the Supercharger network.

More than a year has passed since the first car manufacturers announced that they would be using Tesla’s fast-charging system in North America to offer their customers access to the Supercharger network. However, the plan to open up Tesla’s charging network is making very slow progress.

The New York Times has now published a report on delays in the implementation of the software and the delivery of the adapters. Tesla’s network of nearly 30,000 fast-charging stations in the US and Canada is still largely inaccessible to most people who don’t drive a Tesla. Tesla did not respond to a request for comment and the other automakers did not comment in detail.

The delays are so extensive, that there is growing speculation that Elon Musk may have reconsidered opening up Tesla’s charging network to others, after all.

nytimes.com (paywall)

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about „Tesla lags behind on promise to open Supercharger network to 3rd party users“

Michel

30.08.2024 um 09:30

In Europe almost all Tesla Super chargers are already open for third party access. That will be the example also for US, where they might have some additional challenges with the connector, but the technology to support 3rd party access is made, available and working. As it also generates a return on investment when more cars will charge and pay at their stations, I see no reason why Tesla would reconsider it.