Tesla opens up 30 Superchargers to other brands
EVs of all makes and models can now use roughly half of Tesla’s Australian fast-chargersTesla Australia has opened almost half of its local Supercharger network to non-Tesla electric vehicle owners.
The move follows the recent ‘non-Tesla Pilot Program’ in which five Supercharger sites in NSW were opened to non-Tesla EVs and means there are now an extra 30 (of 63) charging stations available for EV drivers to utilise around the country.
A full list of the open supercharger locations can be found below, but it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to find NSW and Victoria score the lion’s share of locations, but Tasmania and the Northern Territory miss out completely.
“This strategic decision underscores Tesla’s commitment to fostering a more sustainable transportation landscape and is a direct reflection of Tesla’s core mission – to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy,” a Tesla spokesperson said in a statement.
The announcement also comes just a few months after Tesla brokered a deal with Ford in the US to allow drivers of Blue Oval electric vehicles to charge the Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning and E-Transit using Tesla’s North American Supercharger network, freeing up about 12,000 new EV charging locations for Ford’s US owners.
Non-Tesla EV drivers can access the newly-opened Australian chargers – which are powered by renewable energy and can provide up to 275km of range in just 15 minutes – via the Tesla app, just like they would for an Evie or Chargefox unit.
EV sales have almost tripled in Australia to July this year, with Tesla predictably leading the charge. Of the 49,938 new EVs delivered Down Under in the first seven months of this year, 29,511 were Teslas.
Supercharger locations now open to non-Tesla EVs:
- Tuggeranong, ACT
- Tailem Bend, SA
- Mount Gambier, SA
- Clare, SA
- Berry, NSW
- Blaxland, NSW
- Campbelltown, NSW
- Knockrow, NSW
- Tenterfield, NSW
- Wollongong, NSW
- Bathurst, NSW
- Dubbo, NSW
- Hollydene, NSW
- Narooma, NSW
- Tamworth, NSW
- Gympie, QLD
- Rochedale, QLD
- Toowoomba, QLD
- Bendigo, VIC
- Box Hill, VIC
- Cann River, VIC
- Colac, VIC
- Geelong, VIC
- Moe, VIC
- Mornington, VIC
- Shepparton, VIC
- Yea, VIC
- Warrnambool, VIC
- Margaret River, WA
- Williams, WA
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