Tesla Opens Charging Station For All Electric Cars, Tests Conducted In The Netherlands

Tesla's charging station can now be used for other brands of electric cars. (photo: unsplash)

JAKARTA - Tesla Inc opened their own charging network to be used for other electric cars for the first time. This pilot program was started in the Netherlands. Tesla, as the world's most valuable automaker, hopes to bring electric vehicles into the mainstream. If they can't control the car market, at least they can control the electric charging station.

Tesla, Monday 1 November, said the program will be tested at 10 locations in the Netherlands. They added that non-Tesla Dutch EV drivers can access Tesla stations, or Superchargers, through the Tesla app.

Tesla drivers can continue to use these stations and the company will closely monitor each location to avoid congestion.

Tesla currently operates more than 25,000 Superchargers worldwide, while other automakers have formed alliances or invested in start-ups for electric charging networks, as they launch new electric vehicles to market.

The supercharger is open to cars with the Combined Charging System (CCS) favored by BMW, Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler, Ford and Volkswagen, which includes Audi and Porsche.

Tesla uses the CCS standard in Europe, which allows a wide variety of cars to charge at the station without an adapter that uses a similar connector.

Pricing for non-Tesla drivers will include additional costs to support multiple vehicles and location adjustments to accommodate these vehicles, Tesla sources were quoted by Reuters as saying. The price paid can be lowered by the membership fee charged to the user.

"This move directly supports our mission to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy," a company source said.

Tesla, which surpassed $1 trillion in market cap for the first time last week, has been able to tackle supply chain issues and a global chip shortage to mark a record quarter for auto shipments as demand picks up and its investment in new factories pays off. .