General Motors now offers adapters to help its electric vehicle owners access Tesla chargers.
The Detroit automaker announced Wednesday that it is opening up access to more than 17,800 Tesla Superchargers to its customers, through the use of a GM-approved NACS DC adapter. Customers in the United States will be able to purchase the adapter for $225 through the GM automaker’s mobile apps.
Using the Tesla Supercharger network, GM electric vehicle owners will have access to more than 231,800 public Level 2 and DC fast chargers across North America.
“Enabling access to even more publicly available fast chargers is another way GM is focusing on improving the customer experience and making the transition to electric more seamless,” Wade Sheffer, vice president of GM Energy, said in a statement.
Last year, the White House announced that Tesla would make some of its charging stations available to all U.S. electric vehicles by the end of 2024. The plan was to make at least 7,500 chargers from Tesla’s Supercharger and Destination Charger networks available to non-Tesla electric vehicles by this year, the White House said.
The plan to open the nation’s largest and most reliable charging network to all drivers could be a game changer in promoting the use of electric vehicles, a key part of President Joe Biden’s commitment to combat climate change. Biden has set a goal of making 50% of new car sales in the U.S. electric by 2030, and he has promised to install 500,000 chargers across America and build a network of fast-charging stations on 53,000 miles of highways from coast to coast.
GM said the approved NACS DC adapters will be available to U.S. customers first, followed by Canadian customers later this year.
The company isn’t the only automaker to start using Tesla’s network. In February, Ford announced that its electric vehicle owners would be able to use much of Tesla’s network, provided they use an adapter that the company provided for free and began shipping in March. Rivian said in 2023 that it would join Tesla’s network this year, with existing vehicles requiring an adapter. The company said at the time that vehicles built in 2025 and beyond would come standard with a Tesla charging port.
