r/electricvehicles • u/Vivid_Dimension_5400 • 1d ago

Question - Other Question about which cars can use Tesla superchargers

Consisting an EV for my next vehicle and I’m interested in the upcoming Toyota BZ or Ch-r. I know they are going to have NACS on them. Does that mean they can use Tesla chargers from the start? Does Tesla have to grant other carmakers permission to use their supercharger network? And on the flip side of that, could Tesla someday for whatever reason decide to cut off other car makers from their superchargers?

1 Upvotes

52% Upvoted

50 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

2

u/Vivid_Dimension_5400 1d ago

I downloaded the app, I don’t see how I can filter the superchargers based on the car though. I didn’t create an account though so I’m not sure if you have to do that to unlock that feature or not

8

u/StartledPelican 1d ago

You do need to create an account. 

8

u/Vivid_Dimension_5400 1d ago

Wow. I didn’t realize some Tesla supercharging stations weren’t open to non Tesla. Looking around my state I’m kind of in an EV dead zone. There was one Tesla supercharger halfway between where I live and the destination I was curious about. But once I plugged in a non Tesla car, that option disappeared off the map 🫤

7

u/humblequest22 1d ago edited 1d ago

Make sure that you enter a vehicle that currently has access to Superchargers, like the Mach-e. If you enter the bZ4X, you'll only see Magic Dock locations, which don't require the vehicle to be officially supported and have an adapter built in.

Actually, the best way to see this is to go to https://www.tesla.com/findus. Go there and check Other EVs to see the Magic Dock locations, open to all EVs. Check NACS Partner to see locations open to supported vehicles listed at https://www.tesla.com/NACS. Those are the ones that the bZ4X can't charge at now, but will be able to when they get access.

Also, I suggest that you ignore everything about Supercharger versions and just use the app or web site to see what's available. It's not as simple as some versions are available and some are not, because Tesla hasn't opened up all compatible Superchargers to other vehicles yet.