The California automaker just changed its rules to allow drivers of other companies’ EVs to use the Tesla Supercharger at just 10 locations in the Netherlands.
This makes sense for two reasons. First, Holland leads the EU in charging stations per capita with almost 75,000 stations, almost a third of the amount in the entire EU, from all charging providers, lightening the immediate load on these stations.
Second, the European Union has been talking about requiring EV chargers there to be compatible with all modern EVs for years now. While Tesla EVs and Superchargers in the U.S. still use Tesla’s proprietary connector, Tesla has shifted to selling vehicles with a CCS connector in Europe.
Read the article at Car and Driver.