The White House officially announced that EV giant Tesla committed to launching its prominent Supercharger network to non-Teslas for the first time in the United States as part of the administration’s new plan. At the same time, the Musk-led automaker confirmed that it will expand its network twofold by 2024 in the State.
It is worth noting that the Supercharger network is regarded as the best DC fast-charging network in the US.
Tesla plans to launch at least 7,500 Superchargers for all EVs
Tesla had been using a particular power connector to allow non-Tesla EVs to utilize Superchargers via an adapter. Now, as part of the deal with the White House, Tesla will deploy at least 7,500 Superchargers for all EVs in the US by 2024.
Per the official guidance, the chargers will be accessible to all EVs via the Tesla app or website.
“Tesla, for the first time, will open a portion of its US Supercharger and Destination Charger network to non-Tesla EVs, making at least 7,500 chargers available for all EVs by the end of 2024. The open chargers will be distributed across the United States. They will include at least 3,500 new and existing 250 kW Superchargers along highway corridors to expand freedom of travel for all EVs, and Level 2 Destination Charging at locations like hotels and restaurants in urban and rural locations. All EV drivers will be able to access these stations using the Tesla app or website. Additionally, Tesla will more than double its full nationwide network of Superchargers, manufactured in Buffalo, New York.”
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As stated, the planned total of 7,500 units will be divided into 3,500 new and current 250 kW Superchargers and 4,000 slower chargers at commercial places like hotels and restaurants.
Notably, the excellent news emerged a few days after the Tesla boss had a discussion with the Biden administration about EV charging infrastructures in the US.
It is good to see that President Biden and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have now come to an agreement, despite their previous public feud. The US President even acknowledged Tesla’s role in building the country’s EV charging network.
The White House has yet to reveal the details of official funding it would commit to the world’s most valuable automaker for the said project. Nonetheless, the project will indeed aid EV drivers across the US. It will be interesting to see how Tesla would work to make it happen, which will boost the country’s target of having 500,000 EV chargers across highways by 2030.
