https://www.engadget.com/elon-musk-tesla-open-superchargers-other-evs-035136832.html
Owners of non-Tesla EVs may be able to use some Superchargers
<https://www.engadget.com/2019-06-19-tesla-supercharger-network-for-all.html>
by
the end of 2021. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed
<https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1417593502351826946> on Twitter that
the company is opening up its Supercharger network to other EVs later this
year. Musk has long talked about making the network accessible to other
electric cars and, as *CNBC*
<https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/20/elon-musk-says-tesla-will-open-its-chargers-to-other-electric-vehicles.html>
notes,
he mentioned late last year that some brands have are already seeking
access to Tesla's charging stations. Now, we have a better idea of when
that might happen.
Opening up its network to other companies won't be simple, seeing as Tesla
uses a proprietary connector in North America. It has to make sure the
stations will work across brands and that secure software handshake between
a non-Tesla car and a Supercharger is possible. The transition could be
easier in Europe where the automaker already uses standard CCS connectors.
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*Electrek*
<https://electrek.co/2021/06/24/tesla-confirms-plan-open-supercharger-network-other-automakers-next-year/>
reported
back in June that Tesla is already in talks with authorities in Norway, and
that it applied for incentives to deploy charging stations that will be
available even to non-Tesla vehicles "from the third quarter of 2022."
Germany's minister of transport also previously revealed
<https://electrek.co/2021/06/16/tesla-talks-open-supercharger-network-other-automakers-germany/>
that
he was in direct contact with Tesla and other companies to make sure
existing infrastructure like the Superchargers are "also opened up to other
manufacturers."
Musk unfortunately didn't elaborate on his tweet, so we've still yet to
know which Superchargers will be accessible by other vehicles first. He did
say, however, that the network will open up to other brands in all
countries where it's available over time
<https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1417593771730948096>.
