Allowing other brands to access its charging stations is potentially profitable for Tesla because it can sell the service to a larger pool of EV drivers, but some business analysts wonder if having to share will dent the cachet of owning a Tesla, making less expensive competing brands more attractive. Some recent customer comments made to Electrek echoed those sentiments, while other Tesla owners felt that widespread access to Superchargers is beneficial to the greater EV movement.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, Tesla Superchargers represent approximately 60% of the total amount of fast chargers available to U.S. drivers. Rightly or wrongly, Tesla’s recent charging agreements with rival EV makers has quickly propelled its North American Charging Standard (NACS) plug from hyperbole to becoming well on the way to the actual North American standard.
Currently, Rivian’s R1T electric pickup and R1S electric SUV use the CCS connector for charging. From 2025, “future R1 vehicles” will adopt the NACS connector, Rivian says, in addition to its upcoming R2 platform. Current Rivian drivers will have to wait a little longer before pulling up to a Tesla Supercharger, though, because the deal apparently won’t be finalized until Spring 2024.
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