Tesla confirmed that it is going to allow third-party charging stations in its navigation system, but the stations are going to need to meet the automaker’s high standards. Right now, if you are looking for a charging station in the navigation system inside Tesla vehicles, you will only see Tesla charging stations. This hasn’t been a problem, for the most part, as Tesla’s Supercharger network is the most extensive and considered the best charging network by most.
As we previously reported, surveys have found that Tesla dominates charging experience satisfaction – primarily because of its near-perfect uptime, while other charging networks often have charging stations not working. But third-party charging stations have improved lately and grown significantly, especially in Europe, where Tesla uses the CCS connector like all other charging networks.
Tesla has announced that it is going to allow third-party chargers on its navigation system, but they will need to meet certain criteria Third-party fast chargers that meet our performance and reliability standards will be added to Tesla’s navigation automatically as Qualified Third-Party Chargers.
The automaker says that the charging stations will need to meet these three criteria over a 60-day period in order to be added:
- Have at least one compatible charging connector
- Be frequently used by Tesla drivers at least once every four days
- Have an average charge success rate of 90% or higher
The stations will be removed from the navigation system automatically if one of the two criteria is met within 14 days:
- No charge sessions detected
- Average charge success rate falls below 70%
