As of January 13th, Tesla has added even more manufacturers that will soon be able to charge at its Superchargers. Six manufacturers already have access to Tesla’s Superchargers in North America, and a handful more are on the way.
Today, Ford, Rivian, General Motors (GM), Volvo, Polestar, and Nissan have access to Tesla’s Superchargers through the third-party vehicle access option in the Tesla App. To do so, vehicle owners select a stall in the app and tap the “Release Magic Dock” button.
Coming Soon
Tesla has added seven new manufacturers to its Coming Soon section for Supercharger Access. While not everyone loves Tesla, everyone loves the reliability and speed of Tesla’s Superchargers. Many owners are undoubtedly looking forward to accessing these select Superchargers. Since these locations include Magic Docks, which include a NACS to CCS adapter, the driver doesn’t need to have their own adapter.
These are the seven manufacturers that will soon receive access, according to Tesla.
BMW
Genesis
Hyundai
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)
Kia
Lucid
Mercedes-Benz
That will bring Tesla’s list of associated manufacturers with Supercharger Access in North America to 13 - bringing most of the major vehicle manufacturers online.
The last few remaining stalwarts are Honda, Toyota, and Volkswagen - of whom Volkswagen is in a rather interesting position. Volkswagen runs Electrify America and Electrify Canada - and the Electrify charging brand has built a reputation for EVs being unable to charge, or being inefficient or difficult to work with.
On the flip side, they’ve partnered with Rivian to build their future electric vehicles - and they could potentially bring the Volkswagen brands, including Scout - to Superchargers sometime in the future. Let’s hope that the last few standouts take the leap to adopting NACS and joining the Supercharger network. After all, a better charging experience is better for EV ownership and adoption, thereby accelerating Tesla’s mission of electrifying the planet.
