Interestingly, as I got to the end of TeslaStars’ tweetstorm, I discovered that they also referenced a 2019 CleanTechnica article about standardizing EV charging in Europe. I recommend reading that excellent piece by Andy Miles to better understand the legislation, but one key point is that countries can make laws stricter than the EU-wide mandate. In other words, some countries could require Tesla to make every charging port compatible with other electric vehicles. We’ll see if any countries do get so bold and aggressive. In the meantime, though, many electric car drivers across Europe should be rejoicing right this morning and searching out V3 Tesla Superchargers near them or along routes they intend to travel.
This sure would have helped our Polish friends who recently drove a Porsche Taycan from Poland to Portugal and had quite a few problems charging along the way.
Below are a few videos of early test charging at now-open Tesla Superchargers. (Tip of the hat to TeslaStars, Drive Tesla Canada, and Chanan Bos for sharing — along with the people who created these videos.)
What do you think about this development? Will it stimulate a lot more electric vehicle sales in Europe? Will Tesla Superchargers get clogged with non-Tesla electric vehicles? How long will it take until Tesla is charging electric vehicle drivers to use its system? Will any countries pass especially stern EV charging station requirements? Also, I guess I could ask — do you think it was fair to make Tesla open up its Supercharger network, which the Silicon Valley company poured a lot of investment into and works hard to keep up and running reliably?
Related: Tesla Supercharging Guide
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