Several intriguing pieces of information have started to leak as Tesla prepares to announce the availability of its Supercharger network of stations to owners of other electric vehicle brands. The first was Tesla’s request for financial assistance in the White House initiative to build a countrywide network of EV charging stations. Tesla claimed that its Superchargers should be qualified for awards so long as an equivalent stall with a CCS connector was constructed at the location.
The government, on the other hand, has demanded that it make its Supercharger network accessible to non-Tesla owners, as it does in Europe, and has even asserted that Tesla is getting ready to do so by the end of the year. Next, information about the combined Supercharger stall, which Tesla is said to be calling the Magic Dock, leaked. It has a clever Tesla/CCS connecting device that enables charging of both Tesla and non-Tesla vehicles at the same station with the simple addition or removal of an adapter.
However, the exact costs of the monthly subscription service for the Tesla Supercharger network for other electric vehicle manufacturers have now been revealed on the Tesla app.
Even though the choice was later eliminated, one astute owner was able to get a snapshot showing the new Tesla Supercharger subscription option costs:
- Pay-as-you-go Supercharger network subscription plan: no price discount per kWh.
- $0.99 monthly Supercharger network subscription plan: discounted kWh price.
The Supercharger network subscription option for other automobiles was swiftly removed from Tesla’s website, but some additional information regarding the new service was still released. For instance, each Tesla account must have a separate dedicated subscription, which entitles the member to up to five charging sessions at Tesla stations every day.
Tesla may be attempting to undercut the Electrify America network of superfast chargers, whose monthly subscription option price is now set at US$4 and decreases the individual kWh price by around 20%, even though the US$0.99 monthly subscription price looks quite low and maybe a typo.
In the Netherlands, the price per kWh for non-Tesla owners topping up at Tesla Superchargers is more than twice as high as for Tesla cars if they choose not to subscribe to the €12.99/month fee. Tesla may be preparing a similar price discrepancy for US electric car drivers as well.
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