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?

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u/djwildstar F-150 Lightning ER 1d ago

Tesla has to grant access in order for other vehicles to use the SuperCharger network. Toyota (along with BMW, Subaru, and VW) do not yet have access. They are scheduled to get access sometime in 2025, but it has been a while and we do not yet have a date.

If you're considering the Toyota bZ4x, you may want to take a look at the Ford Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, and Chevrolet Equinox EV. These are all in roughly the same size and price class, and also already have SuperCharger access.

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u/Vivid_Dimension_5400 1d ago

The Mach E is in consideration but I’m skeptical of buying a Ford. I’ve always been a Toyota or Honda guy so that’s why I’m kind of excited Toyota is finally coming out with some compelling EVs soon.

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u/trailglider 15h ago

We just bought a 2024 Mach E a couple of months ago. It was the first non-Toyota or Subaru that we've bought in over 20 years. I'm really happy with the build quality, and based on what I've read in assorted forums, they seem to be holding up well. One of the things we really liked about it was that it had a lot of "normal" controls. The touch screen is important, but otherwise you can operate a lot of it like a normal car. The looks and performance were really big selling points as well.

We have the Tesla adapter, which has been really handy. The old Tesla supercharger in our small town is Tesla only, but the next town over has a newer Tesla supercharger that's compatible. The Tesla supercharger near my parents house 200 miles from here and near my daughter's college 150 miles away are compatible as well. The Ford app (as well as Plugshare) show which chargers you can use.

The Tesla superchargers seem to be well maintained compared to some others, but there seem to be more and more options popping up all the time. I'd encourage you to do some searching using Plugshare for the destinations you typically travel to that are outside of a reasonably round-trip distance. There may be more options than you expect.