Elon Musk confirmed that other automakers are now “low-key” to using Tesla’s supercharger network for their own electric vehicles.
The CEO did not confirm the extent of the auto tomakers or “low-key” agreement.
In the past, Tesla has always indicated that they are open to the idea of sharing the supercharger network with other auto tomers, but that will depend on the agreement on cost sharing.
The automaker has been rumored to be in discussions with other automakers to come up with such deals in the past, but we have never seen any real results.
Now Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that this is indeed happening.
When asked on Twitter why no other auto tomakers took Tesla on offer, Kasturi replied that they are but a “low-key”:
Kasturi has not confirmed what kind of automaker or what kind of contract is used for their electric vehicles using Tesla’s supercharger network.
In Europe, the integration of other vehicles will be fairly easy as Tesla began using the CCS connector for its supercharger station last year.
It’s so simple that there was even an error that allowed any other electric car to be charged for free on Europe’s new superchargers earlier this year.
In North America, other automakers who want to take advantage of Tesla’s supercharger network will have to accept a Tesla-owned charge connector or take an adapter.
Interestingly, there are reports that other automakers using the supercharger network are “low-key” a week after Aptara took its super-efficient electric car out of range of 1000 miles and out of solar power.
In the video unveiling the vehicle, Te Ptera showed an image of the Tesla connector while talking about charging his electric car:
However, the company currently has a prototype of its electric vehicle and it is not clear whether the connector is the result of a partnership with Tesla on superchargers or a startup using only Tesla parts.
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We always thought it would make sense for other electric vehicles to use the Tesla supercharger network as long as it grew fast enough to support more vehicles.
Tesla already has some capacity issues in some regions, especially during high travel days.
But that problem can be fixed if more people contribute to the network and Tesla can grow it faster.
I’m excited to see which auto tomakers have taken Tesla on offer – even if it’s just a “low-key”.
What do you think? Let us know in the comments section below.
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