Practically since its inception as a company, one of Tesla’s distinguishing factors with respect to its competitors was to have its own exclusive network of chargers. And although in the beginning their number was negligible and limited to very specific regions, the truth is that society has worked tirelessly to grow significantly and expand its reach to many other geographical areas.

So much so that for many users, the Tesla super charger network, named for its high-speed charging function (up to 150 kilowatts / hour), is sure to have a charging station available whenever they need it, is one of the main reasons for choosing Tesla compared to other options. And it’s not just that, some users of other brands also observe Tesla’s exclusive network with some envy.

However, for a few months said exclusivity began to cease to be suchsince Tesla has launched a test program to support other brands of electric cars in its network of chargers. The tests began at the end of last year in some Tesla superchargers in the Netherlands and a few months later were extended to Norway and France, as the second phase of a plan that the company itself described as aggressive, which made it understand that the extension would not stop there.

And today we have confirmed it in tweet published in the official account of the company in which they tell us part of Tesla’s supercharger network in Austria, Belgium, Spain, the United Kingdom and Sweden will be open for electricity from other producers. To check which mains chargers have already been opened to vehicles of other brands, Tesla asks those interested to download its application and create a user account. With it, they will be able to search for chargers that allow the use of third-party cars.

Maintaining current compressors and installing new charging points is undoubtedly a relatively costly task, so we can imagine that they are still quite far away for Tesla. Opening them up to third parties seems like a pretty sensible way to increase their turnover and then make them, if not profitable, then at least less profitable.

The big question, of course, is How will this affect Tesla car owners who have so far enjoyed this exclusivity?. In this regard, the company states that it will constantly monitor the utilization rate of its network to prevent congestion, which may have an impact on its vehicle users, and that potential new revenues will allow the company to increase its network expansion rate, which will also help avoid potential congestion. compressors.

It seems like a smart and sensible move on the part of societywhich, by opening up its network to other brands, adopts a model more similar to Ionity, a network of high-speed chargers created by the BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen Group, and which is also open to electricity from other manufacturers but with higher recharging costs, which is also happening in Tesla’s supercharger network.