Tesla will open some of its EV charging stations to other electric cars | Mashable.
Tesla will open some of its charging stations to other electric cars
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| Tesla Supercharger, soon to be open to all EVs. Credit: Bloomberg/Getty Images |
It's finally happening: Tesla is opening its Superchargers in the U.S. to other electric vehicles.
It's a part of a Biden administration's plan to improve the EV charging network in the U.S., made public on Wednesday. The plan includes building a national network of 500,000 EV chargers "along America’s highways and in our communities," and have EVs make up "at least 50% of new car sales by 2030."
An important part of the plan is Tesla, which will make "at least 7,500 chargers" available for all EVs by the end of 2024. Out of that number, 3,500 will be new and existing 250 kW Superchargers along highways, while the rest will be Level 2 Destination Chargers, such as those you find in hotels and restaurants, in "urban and rural locations."
Tesla has also promised to more than double its network of Superchargers in the U.S.; the company currently boasts more than 1,660 Superchargers in the U.S. according to supercharge.info.
Tesla started opening its Supercharger network to other EVs in Europe in 2021, and the company promised to open up in the U.S. as well, but hasn't yet started doing so. Part of the issue is the charging standard; Tesla uses a proprietary connector in North America, but it will add support for CCS connectors, which are the dominant standard in the U.S. and Europe, to its Supercharger stalls.
More EV charging stations planned nationwide
Other EV and transportation companies are joining in, too. For example, Hertz and bp are building a network of EV fast chargers in the U.S. Mercedes-Benz, together with ChargePoint and MN8 Energy, will deploy more than 400 charging hubs with more than 2,500 publicly accessible fast chargers in the U.S. and Canada. General Motors has partnered with FLO to install up to 40,000 public Level 2 EVE chargers in local communities, and Ford has committed to installing at least one public fast charger with two ports at 1,920 of its dealerships by January 2024.
The plan is part of Biden administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, passed in 2021, which includes a $7.5 billion investment in EV charging infrastructure. There's no word on how much funding goes to Tesla or other individual companies named in the new plan.
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Whatever you think of Tesla, leveraging the investment in the supercharger network to become the next Shell is a good business move.
ReplyDeletethey're building a whole bunch of them at Notre Dame football stadium
ReplyDeleteLooks like a lot of scrap metal coming soon
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DeleteAll for nothing!!
ReplyDeleteIdiot biden
ReplyDeleteTesla is disgusting. Could you imagine being turned away at a gas station because you drive a Ford?
ReplyDeletedoes Ford own any gas stations?
Deletethe points is, why would any businessman limit his customer base intentionally, and who wants a vehicle that the manufacturer retains control over.
Deletebecause originally the Tesla supercharger network was designed for….well…Teslas.
DeleteThey are now reconfiguring the chargers to allow other non-Tesla vehicles as they are finally becoming popular….and you are still…complaining…why?
read the article, "some chargers" . Tesla also won't allow repairs by anyone else or you get banned from their charging system.
Deleteyes. Some chargers.
DeleteBecause it’s THEIR charging network and it’s THEIR money that they are using.
If you are so concerned, use your own money and create your own charging network…my dude.
would you want to accept liability fire showering using your equipment, that you designed for your product, with 0 input on the design of their product? If someone can just plug their EV in and out isn't compatible and it's damaged, who is responsible?
DeleteWaste of parking land with empty spaces....waste of $$$
ReplyDeletewhy is that?
DeleteDo you say that gas stations are waste of empty spaces?
do you know the average foot print of each gas station occupied??
DeleteDo the match...
In reality....consumers don't have patience to WAIT for changing. They rather go home and charge overnight.....for security reasons.
when you are on a road trip with your family…and you stop to eat…what is your car doing?
DeleteSitting in a parking spot. Wasting space. Imagine if that parking spot had a charger. And your car charged while your family ate.
Is that not an effective and efficient use of time/parking space?
I let my engine rest same time I rest to feed myself...😁
DeleteI hope those customers don't feed themselves every times they have charge below freezing temperature and afraid to turn on heater in their cars.?? That's NOT EFFICIENT.
my good friend just bought tesla Y, drive down from SF to LA first time ...had to stop many times to get charged in Xmas season in cold.
And hopefully they don't eat every times they need charging....they would be overweight....🤔🤔
Not efficient enough for me...sorry
Hope that means more free gas for my guzzler😍
ReplyDeletelol. Nope. You are still subject to whatever the oil CEOs wanna charge you.
DeleteCheers.
gotta hit those quarterly numbers for the shareholders, or else.
DeleteLet's go Brandon
ReplyDeleteDon’t buy electric cars or trucks
ReplyDeleteMoney grab. Wait for it. Nothing is free
ReplyDeleteTesla charging cable is too short for other EVs, folks
ReplyDeleteToy cars
ReplyDeleteHo cares not many people buying them waste of our money they will all be scrapped when nobody buys the ev waste of money horse before the cart
ReplyDelete10 comments all being hidden, I wonder why?
ReplyDeleteWaste of money
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ReplyDeleteEven longer holiday queues then.
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DeleteLithium can literally be pulled out of salt water - and sodium batteries aren’t far away which is the same, but miles cheaper.
Deletespeak up again when an ev gets 300+ miles a charge and can fully recharge in under 5 minutes... Until then you need to take a seat 🤣
Deleteit’s always the people that can’t afford them that have a negative opinion
Deleteand yet it’s still slower than a crossover SUV.
Deletemaybe in 20 years. But you do realize the great majority of those charging stations are powered by fossil fuels, don’t you?
Deletethat's alot of copper cords to cut off for the copper bandits.
Deleteno they aren't
Deletesupplied by coal lol
Deleteyou do realize majority of the parts seats dash n such are made of petroleum.
Deleteyou going to strip mine the world to get the minerals you need?
Deletesupply me with an update that shows fossil fuels aren’t the primary source of energy powering EV recharge stations. Hint - you won’t be able to, because that hasn’t changed.
DeletePromising, but that doesn't make him a philanthropist yet.
ReplyDeleteCars with charging ports on the right, will be occupying 2 spaces, seen in Europe.
ReplyDeleteOh no, Elon Musk lied. Whoever would have imagined such a thing 🤣🤣🤣
ReplyDelete[Insert dad jokes of “Who’s ‘In Charge’ here?”]
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So long as my shares keep going up I don’t care. 😊
ReplyDeleteYeah, not enjoying this news. One of the main reasons I bought my car was knowing there are a plethora of charging stations within 5-20 minutes of everywhere I go on a regular basis. The other fast charging networks are a nightmare and hardly work...which means all those cars will be filling up the superchargers and I'm stuck waiting because EVgo and Electrify America can't figure out to keep ALL chargers at a station up and running for more than a day at a time.
ReplyDeleteTesla is doubling their network in the next year. They are only opening 7500 chargers. It shouldn’t be a problem.
Deletethey likely aren't retrofitting old ones unless they get replaced. It's more likely additional new chargers.
Deletethanks. That's better news.
Deleteto put it more clearly. There are currently 17,000+ superchargers. In 2024 they will double this number and they only have plans to open 7500 to the non Tesla public.
DeleteCome to South Africa Tesla, I'll buy one or two.
ReplyDeleteHow long does it take for a full charge?
ReplyDeletefor a car that has a 60kwh battery and can utilize 150+ DC offered by the Tesla Superchargers …. Maybe 30 min.
DeleteWhat about floods?
ReplyDeletewhat about them? You do realize gas pumps rely on electricity to function, right?
Deletelmfao, open my eyes? You've just linked to a map of where chargers are? Nothing about how they generate there own power at all? Mainly because they don't 🤣🤣🤣 did you also now, from one app alone, shows that 10% of all those chargers are currently unavailable...yeah, open YOUR eyes. 🤣👍
Deletesorry. My mistake. I was simply responding to your question about where you could find charging stations because that was the topic of my posts.
DeleteI believe the answers to any of your questions can be easily found on the internet.
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you live in CT and you're asking about charging stations in the UK?
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DeleteYes, I live in the u.k, not a single charging station produces it OWN electricity, not here anyway, so what was with that link that provided zero information regarding charging stations generating there own power? 🤣🤣🤣
Deletewell, you claimed they produced electricity (see your own post) they do not, and as I've also stated, nearly all u.k petrol stations are self sufficient in the event of power cuts, how does that work with electric vehicles charging when theres power cuts? OPEN YOUR EYES 😄👍
Deleteand yes, 10% most likely much more are not in use at the time of writing this!!!
Deletevery first line of that is 'COULD' are you really this silly? Even a whole field next to a charging station full of solar won't work? Who taught you basic electrical skill?
Deleteyou poor dude. You seem to have a problem with progress. ❤️
Deletenot at all, but I can read, read what you've posted, and it's all opinion pieces? Also evs out date ice...so you know, not really progress is it? 🤡
Deleteyour absolutely right...not one single charging station is fully self sufficient...not one...Google is indeed your friend, guess you need to be able to understand exactly what your reading though 🤣🤣🤣 and no response for ev's out dating ice vehicles? No didnt think so, guess that shows exactly how little you do understand about the ev fad 🤣🤣🤣
Deleteelectric cars are not the answer too many problems with them.And they are charged by fossil fuels which totally negates the pros!
Deleteis my phone battery a thousand pounds?No but electric cars batteries are!I think 3 phone models three TV versions are all you need.I would ban making any new cars until all new cars are sold.
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Deletehuh?
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ReplyDeleteDoes the White House dictate what services businesses should offer?
Deleteno
DeleteWait they were only for Tesla?
ReplyDeleteTesla owned them, so yes…?
Deletegood old Musk bait and switch.
DeleteThat was one of the selling points for Teslas: lots of infrastructure and “only Teslas use it”
You ideally want 1 car per charger for the fastest charging experience. When 2 cars are at one charger, then... it's slow (like other chargers) for everyone involved.
DeleteThe plugs aren't even the same. Everyone has their own standard, and Tesla recently removed their patent on their plugs so that they can encourage others to use the same plug because supposedly theirs is more superior (read: slimmer)
DeleteThey have one of the largest electric charging network out there. They want some of that infrastructure money. They'll screw over their customers to get it.
Delete🙄🙄
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