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Author | The Way
Edited | Mumi
According to foreign media reports, Tesla has opened most of the charging stations in the Netherlands to facilitate the use of non-Tesla vehicles, and has also piloted the program in several European countries and China.
Of course, the opening is also conditional, and the charging station gives priority to meeting the charging needs of Tesla users. Tesla charging stations are only open to other brands of electric vehicles when there are enough charging places.
On November 12, 2021, Tesla officially announced that Tesla's global open supercharger pile has exceeded 30,000. Among them, in the Chinese mainland, Tesla has opened more than 7600 superchargering piles, with more than 1750 destination charging piles, covering more than 360 cities.
While striving to seize the market share of traditional cars, Tesla is also constantly expanding its influence in terms of electric vehicle charging stations.
First, non-Tesla vehicles can use Tesla charging stations in the Netherlands has been introduced to France and Norway
Tesla has officially opened the Dutch charging station to other electric vehicles, which means that any manufacturer's electric vehicle can take advantage of Tesla's charging station for charging.
In November 2021, Tesla officially launched a pilot program for non-Tesla electric vehicles in its own charging stations in the Netherlands. The pilot program gives Dutch drivers the opportunity to charge non-Tesla electric vehicles at ten locations at Tesla charging stations: Sassenheim, Apeldorendon, Melkerke, Henglo, Tilburg, Duyvin, Brecken, Naarden, Emmes and Zwolle.
Subsequently, the program was rolled out to France and Norway, but the open spots remain limited.
▲ The official account of tesla charging station announced the opening of the Dutch charging station on Twitter
Second, Tesla will become the first operator in the Netherlands will open more charging stations
Tesla announced this morning that most Tesla charging stations in the Netherlands will be open to non-Tesla electric vehicles.
According to Tesla's charging station map, it has 54 charging stations in the Netherlands, including Locations such as Amsterdam, Bergen Opzom, Den Bosch, Deventer, Groningen, Haarlem, Howten, Maastricht, Niederwirt, Riedkerke, Roermond, Rosendal, Simdam, Spear, Ullecht, Zuttermit and Zurich.
Tesla's charging stations in the Netherlands are not all open, and they are gradually opening up more sites to test how other electric vehicles affect the overall experience and increase traffic at sites, which could make Tesla one of the largest fast-charging operators of electric vehicles in the Netherlands.
Since non-Tesla EV drivers have access to all charging stations in the Netherlands and cover a wide range of groups, it may give Tesla a better idea of how much the participation of these EV drivers will have on the national EV charging network.
Currently, the Netherlands, France, Norway, Germany and Belgium are piloting Tesla charging station opening programs. Tesla said more charging stations will open elsewhere, but whether they open depends on whether other vehicles are available. They start testing from selected sites to view the experience, monitor congestion, and evaluate feedback before a large area opens. Tesla also said on its official website that it will only be open to non-Tesla vehicles when there are more charging quotas.
Map of Tesla's charging stations in the Netherlands
Third, download the application and install the connector to use the Tesla power station
Because Tesla uses CSS standard connectors in Europe, not Tesla's self-developed connectors, it is less difficult to open. Owners of other Brands of Electric Vehicles in Europe can use Tesla charging stations by simply downloading the Tesla APP and installing CCS standard connectors. Tesla is expected to allow other electric vehicles in Europe to use Tesla charging stations and use the new gains to accelerate the expansion of the charging network.
It is estimated that Tesla will also open charging stations in North America, but Tesla in the region uses proprietary plugs, so non-Tesla EV owners will need to install an adapter to use existing supercharger stations.
Tesla's new V3 supercharger station can charge up to 1500 electric vehicles per day
Conclusion: Tesla is also promoting charging standards while opening up charging stations
Tesla's open charging station has received the support of a large number of users. Netizens commented that opening the charging station will bring benefits to Tesla, so that there is money to build a faster supercharger station. At the same time, users of other brands of electric vehicles believe that Tesla's open charging station will be more convenient for car owners to charge, because Tesla charging station location is easier to find than other charging stations.
While enjoying the convenience of Tesla charging, owners of other brands of electric vehicles are also silently voting on the charging standards of electric vehicles with their feet. At present, Tesla's charging infrastructure network has ranked second in the ranking of charging companies in the United States.
In addition to opening up charging stations, Tesla is also building supercharging piles in various countries, thereby occupying the electric vehicle charging market and continuously promoting Tesla's charging standards. In the future, Tesla may be able to unify the charging interface and become the "Apple" in the electric vehicle industry.