Certain non-Tesla vehicles can now be charged in China from select Superchargers He said Tuesday. Extended access will also be available at certain destination charging points, which are wall connectors available in public places.
To start, 10 supercharging stations across Beijing and Shanghai, as well as 120 destination charging points in 25 provinces and cities, will be available for non-Tesla electric vehicles, according to Tesla.
This is the first time Tesla has opened up its non-Tesla EV Supercharging pilot program in China, one of its largest markets, but the automaker has been steadily increasing access to its network of more than 45,000 superchargers worldwide. In February, the company doubled its reach to Superchargers across the United States in response to President Joe Biden’s $7.5 billion electric vehicle charging initiative. Tesla also recently opened up its network in parts of Europe.
Historically, Tesla’s Supercharger network has used a proprietary connector that only fits on Tesla cars. However, there have been reports that the company has come up with a solution dubbed the Magic Dock, which makes it easier to give non-Tesla vehicles access to their chargers.
Tesla operates more than 1,600 supercharging stations in China as well as more than 700 charging destination points.
In China, about 37 models will be able to use Tesla chargers, including Aiways, BMW, Porsche, BYD, Dongfeng, Ford, Geely, Zeekr, Polestar, Nio, Volvo, XPeng, and more.
Drivers will have to download the Tesla app, create an account and select “Charge Non-Tesla Vehicles” to find and use the nearest station.
As Tesla has done in other markets, the company will likely gradually expand the experimental range to more stations and models in the future. China has the world’s largest electric vehicle market, with electric vehicle sales in 2021 accounting for more than half of the global market share.