Prevent unpleasant charging experiences
Tesla wants its customers to experience no hassle when charging their car, so the company mainly recommends – whether through the navigation system or not – the use of its own Superchargers. The charging stations of third parties that can also be used with a Tesla will now receive a qualification from the brand. If they are used often and successfully by Tesla owners, they will from now on be more prominent in Tesla’s navigation system than other charging stations.
Just over a year ago, Tesla opened its first Superchargers for use by non-Tesla drivers. Previously, they could only be used with a car of the brand itself. The opening proved successful, as Tesla soon added more of its charging stations to the ‘open network’. You will now find Tesla chargers throughout the Netherlands that can also be used by people with an EV of another brand. The relatively well-developed charging network of the Americans therefore offers a solution for all electric drivers who regularly have to charge outside the door.
Conversely, Teslas can also charge at charging stations from providers other than the brand itself. So far, that has not necessarily been welcomed by the car manufacturer. Did you enter a destination further away into the navigation system of a Tesla, which would require charging on the way? Then the car came up with a route for you that would lead you mainly past Superchargers and not quickly past a different type of charging station.
Tesla’s Terms
Nevertheless, Tesla has started working with third-party charging points, because from now on the navigation system in the cars of the brand distinguishes between good and less good posts. A ‘qualified third party charger’ meets Tesla’s quality requirements and will be displayed as such from now on. It is not clear whether chargers with that label in addition to the Superchargers will also be part of the route that your Tesla devises for you.
Tesla’s qualifications are as follows: First, of course, the charger must have the correct connector. In addition, it must also be used by a Tesla driver at least once every four days and the percentage of successful charging sessions must be 90 percent or higher. If a charging station meets these requirements for at least 60 days, it is ‘semi-permanently’ included in the network of ‘good’ chargers in Tesla’s navigation systems.
If a charging station is not used by a Tesla for 14 days or longer or if the number of successful charging sessions drops below 70 percent, the brand will remove that station from its navigation system. The brand wants to continue to guarantee ‘a hassle-free charging experience’ for Tesla drivers, for which it now sets requirements for other chargers. The software update rollout is automatic and first in Europe, so this is where Tesla customers can enjoy the first use of the upgraded navigation features.
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– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl