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A guy on Twitter who has in the past known some inside information, posted on 3/24 hinting that Tesla would open up the supercharger network to at least one other car. With an adaptor and an app.
If true, and if expanded, would be a fascinating corporate experiment. First it would remove one of the barriers to people buying other brands. If you buy a VW ID4 for example, you can't use their network. Now you'd be able to.
On the other hand it makes some sense. Remember Tesla's mission is to promote EVs. Of all kinds.
And the second is that in many ways, Tesla is an energy company. Many people expect energy to overtake autos as a revenue source. If you are an energy company, maybe making the ubiquitous national charging network is the way to go.
Tesla has done at least one large project where their batteries were used in bulk to buffer power at a solar panel farm. "Australia Picks Massive Tesla-Supplied Battery to Ease Transmission Constraint"... actually I think this is their second large Aussie project.
P.S. Actually it looks like the above is their 3rd large Aussie project, the first, which I read about some years back, was the Hornsdale Power Reserve project, see: "Report: Tesla's Australian battery project steps in after coal units fail" https://www.utilitydive.com/news/rep...s-fail/513870/
Last edited by OutdoorLover; 03-26-2021 at 10:33 AM..
I doubt Tesla would do it unless they install additional chargers that aren't for Tesla cars. They takes away the major reason why people buy Tesla for the supercharger network and ease of use.
When you look at all other chargers, they are so difficult to use and so expensive. I rather just find free charging points.
First and foremost they have an energy division. Many people think eventually it may be as big or bigger than autos.
Products
1. Solar panels and solar roofs
2. Powerwalls, Powerpacks and Megapacks. For home (Powerwalls) and commercial (Powerpack and Megapack) usage. Store excess power and use it when needed. Megapacks are utility grade systems (like the Australian system), that do load balancing, etc. It's hard to keep track of all the utility scale systems they are building.
3. Autobidder - They bought a company that makes a product that buys and sells electricity for the customer. I think it's only in Europe for now.
4. If Tesla builds a megacharger network for semis (still an "if" in my mind) a lot of folks think each station will be a buge station, buying, selling, load balancing, and dispensing energy).
5. Batteries - The heart and soul of nearly everything they do is batteries. Cars, semis, energy storage, all depend on batteries. And they don't buy them from other places, they make them. At Gigafactory Nevads (in conjunction with Panasonic), and now they are going to make their own at Gigafactories in Berlin and Austin.
All the while the Energy Division is held back by battery supplies, which is why Tesla is doing everything they can to buy/get more.
Energy is 7% of the company revenue right now. I expect it to grow substantially (as it did in 2020) in the future.
So if they open up Superchargers...I think that should be counted as Energy revenue
I doubt Tesla would do it unless they install additional chargers that aren't for Tesla cars. They takes away the major reason why people buy Tesla for the supercharger network and ease of use.
When you look at all other chargers, they are so difficult to use and so expensive. I rather just find free charging points.
That's the gamble/tradeoff. But they are talking adapters so it sounds like they are using the Tesla chargers.
That's the gamble/tradeoff. But they are talking adapters so it sounds like they are using the Tesla chargers.
It has to be a chipped adapter that allows the sensors to detect who it is. If Tesla 2x-3x the amount of supercharger networks then I can see it as a whole new business model that will out compete all the other charging networks.
It is almost certainly Aptera. The vehicles made of hempcan go 1000 miles without recharging, and they are already use Tesla parts so they won't tax the supercharger network much. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DhzkUnIh58
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