Tesla has simply expanded its Non-Tesla Supercharger Pilot program to a different nation, making obtainable choose Superchargers in South Korea to different electrical autos.

The corporate didn’t reveal particulars, however its map of Superchargers signifies that roughly 80 websites (or about half of the native community) had been opened.

The South Korean community has a thousand Supercharging stalls. The jubilee 1,000th dispenser was put in in Incheon-Yeonsu on November 17, in keeping with Tesla Charging profile on X (@TeslaCharging).

The South Korean market is an attention-grabbing one, as a result of similar to in america and Canada, Tesla makes use of its in-house charging connector (named NACS) there, whereas the native EV trade is utilizing the CCS1 for DC quick charging (and J1772 for AC charging).

To open the Supercharging community to different EVs, Tesla needed to retrofit the charging dispensers with built-in CCS1 adapters (aka Magic Dock).

The principle query now could be whether or not the EV trade in South Korea will persist with CCS1 or perhaps comply with the U.S. and Canada and change to the NACS. It is principally the choice of the Hyundai Motor Group.

The Japanese transfer may even be very attention-grabbing due to its engagement with CHAdeMO, however that is a special story.

The non-Tesla pilot at the moment contains greater than 20 nations:

• North America:
• Europe and surrounding markets:
  • Europe (15 nations) – Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
    [Native compatibility with the CCS2 standard]
    Moreover, to deal with numerous EVs, new V4 stations are geared up with an extended cable
  • Turkey
    [Native compatibility with the CCS2 standard]
• Asia Pacific:
  • Australia
    [Native compatibility with the CCS2 standard]
  • New Zealand
    [Native compatibility with the CCS2 standard]
  • Mainland China
    [Native compatibility with the local GB/T standards]
  • South Korea
    [Magic Dock built-in CCS1 adapter]

In addition to the opening of its quick charging community to different producers, Tesla can also be turning into a significant EV charging infrastructure supplier for different charging networks. The primary provide agreements had been just lately introduced by BP (BP Pulse charging community within the U.S.) and EG Group in Europe.