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Since February 2022, the network of Tesla Superchargers in France, which includes 1,500 terminals, has been accessible to owners of an electric vehicle other than those of the brand. The drafting of Digital had experienced this with a Cupra Born on the Vélizy-Villacoublay site where 16 V3 terminals operate (charging power up to 250 kW). Payment required (and still requires) to go through the Tesla mobile app. Once downloaded, we were invited to fill out an information sheet with our postal address and our email, not to mention the information relating to our credit card.
From now on, it will be possible to use the Chargemap pass, one of the forerunners in the payment of recharges on most terminals available in France, whatever the network. Chargemap is also a map of the networks of electrical terminals and a community that provides real-time alerts on the status of said terminals. To date, Chargemap has 1.5 million subscribers in Europe.
To use the Chargemap pass from a Tesla terminal, it will again be mandatory to go through the Tesla application, where the Chargemap pass must be mentioned as the main means of payment. On the other hand, it will always be possible to check the history of Tesla charging stations from the Chargemap mobile app.
Chargemap has assured us that it will not take commission from the Tesla Supercharger network: “For now, we adopt the same public tariff as Tesla. We hope to be able to maintain these conditions. As we are not sure, we prefer to make this clear to our users.”
Today, the kWh rates of Superchargers for “non-Tesla” vary according to the time of day: 0.55 €/kWh from midnight to 4 p.m., 0.61 €/kWh from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and 0.55 €/kWh from 8 p.m. to midnight. Tesla also offers a €12.99/month subscription in which the kWh price is lower.
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Today, access is limited to only Tesla terminals located in France. Compatibility “will soon be extended to the whole European network for owners of a Tesla and to Supercharger stations open to everyone in Europe for owners of another electric vehicle”.