- Mercedes-Benz EVs be a part of the checklist of non-Tesla automobiles that may use the Supercharger community.
- Homeowners within the U.S. will acquire entry to Superchargers within the U.S. and Canada in February.
- Canadian house owners of Mercedes-Benz EVs should wait a bit longer.
Mercedes-Benz electrical car drivers in the USA will acquire entry to over 20,000 Tesla Supercharger stalls within the U.S. and Canada subsequent month. The DC quick chargers will likely be built-in into the Mercedes me Cost service, the place the German automaker is already providing entry to its personal Excessive-Energy Charging community, in addition to Ionna, Electrify America, EVGo, ChargePoint and others.
In whole, Mercedes-Benz EV drivers in the USA could have entry to over 110,000 public charging factors throughout the USA and Canada. Homeowners in Canada will acquire entry to the Tesla Supercharger community later this yr, based on the automaker.
To make use of the Supercharger community–which is extensively thought to be among the finest DC quick charging networks in North America–Mercedes-Benz EV house owners will want a NACS to CCS1 charging adapter, which will likely be obtainable for buy at dealerships this quarter for $185. The German firm didn’t say what firm provides the adapter, however the official photographs present a Lectron-made unit.
The Vortex adapter is offered by Lectron for $199.99, so Mercedes-Benz is providing a barely higher deal on it. The adapter is rated for a most of 1,000 volts and 500 amps.
Talking about dealerships, some house owners might want to pay them a go to. The automaker stated that its EVs will assist the Plug & Cost function at Tesla Superchargers, which means drivers will merely should plug in and the charging session will begin robotically–so long as a fee methodology is ready up within the Mercedes-Bens smartphone app. That stated, some automobiles–the corporate didn’t say which of them–will want a software program replace utilized on the dealership to allow the Plug & Cost performance.
With out the car software program replace, house owners will nonetheless be capable to use Superchargers, however the charging session will have to be began and stopped by way of the smartphone app–as a result of Tesla’s DC quick chargers don’t have shows or buttons. The corporate stated it is going to contact house owners on to schedule service appointments.
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Suitable Tesla Superchargers will likely be built-in into the automobiles’ navigation system, the place drivers will be capable to see what stalls can be found and what it prices to prime up in actual -time.
“By opening entry to Tesla Superchargers in North America to our prospects, we underline our dedication to offering our prospects with as many charging choices as doable,” stated Franz Reiner, Chairman of the Board of Administration at Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG. “The fast-growing community of charging factors obtainable in Mercedes me Cost will now increase to over 110,000 public charging factors throughout the USA and Canada, offering Mercedes-Benz drivers with an industry-leading charging expertise every time and wherever they select to cost.”
Later this yr, Mercedes-Benz will ditch the CCS1 charging port that’s presently being put in in its EVs in favor of the Tesla-designed NACS connector. It will make using a NACS to CCS1 adapter redundant at Tesla Superchargers however will introduce the necessity for a CCS1 to NACS adapter if these automobiles might want to cost at different stations that don’t supply NACS cables.
