Tesla releases Supercharger for other electric cars

Until now, Tesla drivers have had the e-car market leader's Supercharger fast-charging stations to themselves.

Then, in December 2020, the announcement was made that the Superchargers could also be available to e-car drivers of other brands. Now it's getting serious. Tesla is releasing Superchargers for other electric cars. However, only in the Netherlands. There, non-Tesla drivers can use the Superchargers via an app.

The Supercharger network, which covers most of the major motorways and motorways in the USA and most of Europe, is considered a decisive factor for Tesla's standing as the leader in the electric car industry. Until now, Tesla drivers have had the network exclusively for themselves, and some may be disappointed by an opening to third parties, which Tesla has already promised several times, and Tesla would lose a significant competitive advantage. At least in the Tesla scene, the reactions to the opening in the Netherlands are not exactly positive.

After initially opening ten Superchargers there in November, as a kind of test balloon, the American e-car manufacturer is going one step further. At the end of January, the test project was extended to Norway and France. It is now possible for electric car drivers from the Netherlands, France, Norway as well as Germany and Belgium to use the Superchargers in the three countries. Nothing changes for Tesla drivers themselves. On the contrary, there are advantages, as the prices for non-Tesla drivers reflect the additional costs for supporting other vehicles and thus do not have to be borne on the neck of Tesla drivers. The e-car manufacturer does not name concrete prices - these can be viewed in the app.

However, Tesla states that it is closely monitoring the status of the individual locations, exchanging information with customers and incorporating corresponding experiences. The manufacturer's ambition is to encourage more drivers to go electric. "The more customers use the Supercharger network, the faster it can be expanded. Our goal is to learn and improve quickly while aggressively expanding the network so that we can eventually welcome both Tesla and non-Tesla drivers at every Supercharger worldwide," the company said in a statement.