Tesla's turbocharger expansion has just reached an important milestone-which is important for all e
Tesla's turbocharger expansion has just reached an important milestone-which is important for all electric vehicles. Tesla has just opened its 36-strong Dutch Supercharger network to owners of all electric vehicles. The move comes after a trial that saw ten Supercharger stations opened up to non-Teslas late last year. Tesla has been opening the network to all EVs slowly non-Tesla drivers will have to rely on the Tesla smartphone app. Though it’s likely to be a big improvement compared to some of the other charging networks’ apps. Any electric car rocking a CCS charging port will be able to make use of a Tesla Supercharger however. That little problem comes about because Tesla's North American cars don't use the CCS charging standard that their European counterparts do. This means those driving non-Tesla cars would need an adapter to plug in with Tesla’s proprietary charging connection. Tesla's move to give everyone access to its chargers isn't entirely altruistic and that owners of Tesla cars aren't being adversely affected by the increased number of cars using their previously-exclusive charging stations. Dutch drivers looking to take advantage of the Superchargers can learn more about the Tesla app Tesla needs to give everyone access to its Supercharger network if it wants to access the $7.5 billion that the United States government is handing out as part of an infrastructure bill from last year. Similarly it seems the automaker started the process of killing off Supercharger exclusivity in order to appease government officials in Norway. Tesla needed to promise to let non-Teslas recharge at Superchargers if it wanted access to government subsidies. Still while the Tesla FAQ lists Germany and Belgium as being part of the Supercharger pilot. While Tesla owners can plug into a Supercharger and start charging automatically it’s going to make life on the electric highway even more convenient.