Easier than the map only showing ones you can use?
I don't think that is true. They always gave a number of stalls, that was always less than the total of V3 stalls in NA. I don't recall seeing any official communication saying they would have access to "all of the V3 stalls".
They still have one of the best (if not the best) EV powertrains on the market, but yeah, they’re totally shooting themselves in the foot by giving away their advantage.
Europe has had Tesla superchargers open to other brands for about a year. Still was a top brand seller. Also other networks are pretty good and comparable over there. And yet, Tesla still does very well in sales and often ranked top option for model 3 and Y.
Competition is a wonderful thing. If this eats into their sales, Tesla will have to step it up.
Maybe Tesla is discouraging DCFC competition by doing this aggressively. It’s not like competitors are popping up everywhere.
Great. Maybe that will spur Tesla to do some long-needed improvements like update basic Autopilot or add third party DCFC sites to the nav system so you can precondition for something other than a supercharger.
I mean adding some kind of obvious signage at the site, so that NACSers can easily see which groups they can use as they pull up.
Unless there was a very small number of stalls at mixed sites. The original number quoted was very close to the number of open stalls at the time. Recently the number quoted went up by several thousand as Tesla added a lot of new stalls.
I charge at a 75kw charger for 4 months now cause it’s free. Just set nav to a supercharger then go to your non Tesla charging spot.
This is only partially effective if the nearest SC site is many miles away from the DCFC site you need to use. It sounds like you have a sweetheart deal that provides an economic incentive to avoid a nearby SC. That's a bit of a special case, as in my area, superchargers are much cheaper than other DCFC sites.
There aren't NACS chargers everywhere. There are places with CCS only or with CCS more conveneniently located.
It depends on where you live and where you drive. Once you get away from interstates, many parts of the country have no superchargers. But, you may find a DCFC from another network available. Even a 50 kW unit can be useful to add enough energy to make it possible to take a more enjoyable route than busy interstates.
I charge for free at home as I have solar. I want to bank the credits I have 19 years left. This free charger is 4 miles all highway. Even when it’s freezing out I still get 60kw after the short drive l. As it warms up i get the full 75.
It is good to know that Tesla is working on a NACS to NACS supercharger extension cord that people can purchase. Hopefully ford owners buy one.
