Although at the moment it is a pilot project in the Netherlands, Elon Musk’s idea is that the SuperChargers of the American company begin to give electricity to all electric cars on the market.
The biggest problem that electric cars have, since their invention, are chargers. The shortage of charging points, the waiting time, etc. Without a doubt, we are facing the weak point of EVs.
But at Tesla they are willing to end this handicap, and for that launched a pilot project in the Netherlands this week in which they will allow non-Tesla electric vehicles to use their network of Super Chargers.
For the first time, the number one car manufacturer in the electricity market opens its charging stations to vehicles of other companies.
The Super Chargers network Tesla’s SuperCharger is often the best possible example of an electric vehicle charging network: fast, reliable and abundant. The downside is that it was exclusive to their vehicles.
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has been talking for years about opening up the vast SuperCharger network to other electric vehicles in order to begin to standardize the electricity sector, in a movement in which everyone wins.
The project that has just started involves only 10 SuperCharger stations in the Netherlands, and to enjoy these vehicle owners will have to download the latest version of the Tesla smartphone app (version 4.2.3 or higher).
Once the application is downloaded, users will need to select Charge Your Non-Tesla (Charge your non-Tesla car) to find the closest participating SuperCharger.
Of course, Tesla owners will be able to continue to use the stations normally, In addition, they are going to ask users if this openness to other brands has affected their loading experience.
Elon Musk explained that in Europe, where standardized charging cable connectors are required, it was the ideal place to start your tests. We hope that this will spread to the rest of European countries and that we will see it soon in Spain.