[Blu Angel]

Hurray!

Fabulous news that Tesla Inc has finally decided to open up
its SuperCharger Network in the USA to other EV vehicles

This is the best news and what will be a blessing for Fisker Ocean owners
Nothing even comes close to matching the Tesla SC network

Tesla will add CCS connectors to Supercharger stations in the US, says Elon Musk

Tesla will add CCS connectors to its Supercharger stations in the United States to let non-Tesla EV owners access the extensive charging network. The company already announced plans to open its Supercharger network to all-electric vehicles globally, but the rollout of the initiative has been...

electrek.co

 

[Blu Angel]

Tesla Supercharger Network in the USA

In the U.S., there are over 1,200 Supercharger stations, though the number of stalls at each station varies widely. Larger stations – in areas where EVs are more popular – may have over 50 stalls. In other areas, stations may only have a few stalls

i believe the average number of stalls is 9 Tesla Supercharger which would
give a total of over 10,800 SC stalls

Tesla CEO Elon Musk met with Biden administration regarding EV charging, along with Mary Barra and other auto leaders

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and several other auto industry leaders, like GM’s Mary Barra, met with the Biden administration regarding electric vehicle charging infrastructure, according to a new release from the Department of Transport. Last year, Tesla and Musk weren’t invited to a meeting on the US...

electrek.co

 

[narknousig]

That should really push Electrify America, etc., to implement Plug & Charge.

 

[S7davis]

Once this becomes more available this might push me to go electric as their are 3 supercharger stations 10 minutes from house

 

[Blu Angel]

@S7davis

there (sic) are 3 supercharger stations 10 minutes from house

I thought you already reserved your own Fisker Ocean!

 

[lukazojr]

I had a reservation back in i think 2019 but cancelled as it was suppose to come out in 2021 and I thought my lease ended in 2020 but didnt end until now. But they also extended the car from a 2022 model to a 2023 and that was too long for me to not have a car so cancelled reservation and haven't redone the reservation yet as I do not want to waste $25 lol. Did that once already now going to wait and see how things look and hopefully they open a experience center close to me. I am @S7davis my home computer is logged on a different user lol.

 

[Blu Angel]

@lukazojr @S7davis
hmmm…dual personality!
Feast your eyes on this Tesla SC station…
better up the $250 to reserve your spot

 

[Blu Angel]

haven't redone the reservation yet as I do not want to waste $25 lol.

it’s only “wasted” if you don’t follow through with your own
bona-ride Fisker Ocean order!

 

[Blu Angel]

There are three basic fast charging systems in North America today — CHAdeMO, CCS, and Tesla.
They each have their own plug. CHAdeMO is nearly obsolete.

Tesla owners can now buy an adapter that lets them use a fast charger equipped with a CCS plug.

Tesla is seriously considering opening its Supercharger network to all EV drivers, but non-Tesla owners will need and adapter of their own to use it.

https://cleantechnica.com/2022/05/10/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-charging-an-electric-car-away-from-home-but-were-afraid-to-ask-part-2/

 

[S7davis]

In order for tesla to get funding from government he will need to put CCS adaptors on all his stations. He already mentioned he is going to start doing that and all new charging stations he builds will have a CCS adapter. So sometime in the future super chargers will be available for all EVs.

 

[MTN Ranger]

There are three basic fast charging systems in North America today — CHAdeMO, CCS, and Tesla.
They each have their own plug. CHAdeMO is nearly obsolete.

Tesla owners can now buy an adapter that lets them use a fast charger equipped with a CCS plug.

Tesla is seriously considering opening its Supercharger network to all EV drivers, but non-Tesla owners will need and adapter of their own to use it.

https://cleantechnica.com/2022/05/10/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-charging-an-electric-car-away-from-home-but-were-afraid-to-ask-part-2/

The CCS adapter for Tesla is still not available yet in the US.

Most Tesla Supercharger sites have 8-12 stations. I think the smallest I ever saw was six. The larger ones over 20 are on the west coast.

Regarding CCS at Superchargers, instead of adapters for CCS vehicles, Tesla will most likely update the stations with two handles like they do in Europe:

 

[Blu Angel]

@MTN Ranger

Regarding CCS at Superchargers, instead of adapters for CCS vehicles, Tesla will most likely update the stations with two handles like they do in Europe

Fantastic news! I didn’t know about the TWO charger handles
no need to buy a CCS adapter for the Fisker Ocean or other ev’s

 

[MTN Ranger]

@MTN Ranger

Fantastic news! I didn’t know about the TWO charger handles
no need to buy a CCS adapter for the Fisker Ocean or other ev’s

It's not confirmed that they are doing this for the US. I'm just stating that's how it's done in Europe. It would be a good solution.

 

[lukazojr]

@MTN Ranger it has been confirmed now by Musk but reported by electrek that he will be moving forward with allowing all EVs to use his charging network. This was during a meeting with Biden adminstration yesterday or Monday to get some extra funding for building charging infrastructure. Biden adminstration pointed out that only ones that will get the funding will be ones that build for all EVs to use not just a single company. So Musk will be adding the CCS adapter to the Super Charging stations and any new ones built will have them as well.

Tesla will add CCS connectors to Supercharger stations in the US, says Elon Musk

Tesla will add CCS connectors to its Supercharger stations in the United States to let non-Tesla EV owners access the extensive charging network. The company already announced plans to open its Supercharger network to all-electric vehicles globally, but the rollout of the initiative has been...

electrek.co

 

[Bernie]

It seems like a relatively easy retrofit to add the CCS plug to the current stations. Not cheap I'm guessing, but easy.

 

[S7davis]

Good morning all these articles on the CCS add on to super charging stations starting to make me wonder if Musk is planning on changing his cars charging cable to CCS here in the states now or will he still keep his own proprietary cable. I would think he would start using the CCS but who knows maybe his cable is more suited for his cars.

 

[Bernie]

In Europe the Tesla's are all CCS, yes? Wasn't that mandated by the EU that all cars must be on the same plug?

 

[MTN Ranger]

In Europe the Tesla's are all CCS, yes? Wasn't that mandated by the EU that all cars must be on the same plug?

Yes, it was mandated by the EU. Frankly at some point, Tesla will convert all North American vehicles to CCS1. I'm not sure then that will happen. Most likely when the CCS1 adapter is a mass production - a few are being sold now in South Korea. With the combination of CCS1 adapters and Superchargers with CCS plugs, that will probably gives us a timeline. Converting the 11,000+ supercharger stations over will take some time.

 

[MTN Ranger]

@MTN Ranger it has been confirmed now by Musk but reported by electrek that he will be moving forward with allowing all EVs to use his charging network. This was during a meeting with Biden adminstration yesterday or Monday to get some extra funding for building charging infrastructure. Biden adminstration pointed out that only ones that will get the funding will be ones that build for all EVs to use not just a single company. So Musk will be adding the CCS adapter to the Super Charging stations and any new ones built will have them as well.

Tesla will add CCS connectors to Supercharger stations in the US, says Elon Musk

Tesla will add CCS connectors to its Supercharger stations in the United States to let non-Tesla EV owners access the extensive charging network. The company already announced plans to open its Supercharger network to all-electric vehicles globally, but the rollout of the initiative has been...

electrek.co

My comment on "confirmed" was the specific implementation has not been confirmed yet. Whether that means Superchargers will be modified with another plug, adapters from CCS1 to Tesla, or some other method. The European move to cover all EVs was easy since they are all using CCS2 already. Tesla just made the phone app available to all EV owners and use that for payment.

 

[Blu Angel]

@MTN Ranger
You got it right!
CCS1 plugs coming to Tesla SC network

Tesla Confirms CCS1 Plugs Will Come to US Superchargers, as Global Electrification Is More Important than Competitive Advantage

Tesla confirms CCS1 plugs coming to U.S. Superchargers to provide wide access for EVs from all automakers. Elon Musk said that such a move of the company is explained by the fact that global electrification is more important than the competitive advantage of the manufacturer.

www.tesmanian.com