Elon Musk Offers Details On Tesla Supercharger Network

Tesla CEO, Elon Musk has indicated that he plans to open the Supercharging network its extensive global network of fast-charging stations, to electric vehicles from other automakers.

Musk on Monday released more details about how non-Tesla electric cars owners are going to be able to use the Supercharger network once the automaker opens it up later this year.

It has been a controversial idea within the Tesla community as some owners worry about the impact on the charging network’s traffic, which already results in some significant wait times in some markets.

Tesla has been working over the last few months to open its mobile app to non-Tesla owners, and one way to onboard them on the app is going to be through access to the Supercharger network.

Non-Tesla EV owners will be able to sign up for a Tesla account through the app, add a credit card to the account, and manage their charging sessions:

Musk explained that non-Tesla owners will be able to register with the Tesla app and use this to activate charging at a Tesla stall.

We are thinking about a real simple thin where you just download the Tesla app, you go to the Supercharger, you just indicate which stall you are in, you plug in your car, even if it’s not a Tesla, and you just access the app to tell “turn on the stall that I’m in for how much electricity”, and this should work for almost any manufacturer’s electric car.

The CEO confirmed Tesla will be opening up worldwide. In Europe, Tesla uses the same CCS charging connector as everyone else, and in USA Tesla will make a Tesla to CSS connector available.

Non-Tesla EV owners will be able to buy it, and Tesla will also make it available at the Supercharger stations.