{"id":118310,"date":"2023-09-04T07:23:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T07:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=118310"},"modified":"2023-09-04T07:23:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T07:23:03","slug":"non-tesla-supercharger-pilot-program-spreads-through-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/auto-news\/non-tesla-supercharger-pilot-program-spreads-through-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-Tesla Supercharger Pilot Program Spreads Through Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, Tesla significantly expanded its Non-Tesla Supercharger Pilot program in Australia, which will improve access to reliable fast charging infrastructure for all EV users.<\/p>\n

In the case of Australia, the first five Supercharging stations (all in New South Wales) were included in the Non-Tesla Supercharger Pilot in February. As of today, we counted roughly 30 locations, which appears to be more than half of all Supercharging sites in the country.<\/p>\n

As we can see below, the publicly accessible Superchargers are located along the coastline, because this is where most of the people live and where the main routes are located.<\/p>\n

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In Australia, the opening of the Supercharging network is fairly easy (just like in Europe), because there is no compatibility issue. Both Tesla cars and Superchargers, as well as non-Tesla EVs, are equipped with CCS2 charging connector.<\/p>\n

Non-Tesla EV drivers can simply use the Tesla app to start a charging session at a select Supercharging stall included in the program.<\/p>\n

In North America, currently, there is a necessity to use CCS1 built-in adapters (Magic Docks). So far, the company installed Magic Docks at a small number of Supercharging sites in the United States and most recently in Canada.<\/p>\n

In the future, we might see more Magic Docks at new Supercharging stations in North America (to ensure access to public funds), but ultimately – starting in 2025 – the company will focus on NACS charging plugs, as the rest of the EV industry is switching from CCS1 to NACS.<\/p>\n

Because of that, the main issue to solve will be to install charging dispensers with a longer cable (V4 type) to reach the charging inlets on all EVs.<\/p>\n

Non-Tesla pilot in 20 countries:<\/p>\n