- Mercedes-Benz EVs be a part of the checklist of non-Tesla vehicles that may use the Supercharger community.
- House owners within the U.S. will achieve entry to Superchargers within the U.S. and Canada in February.
- Canadian homeowners of Mercedes-Benz EVs should wait somewhat longer.
Mercedes-Benz electrical automobile drivers in the US will achieve entry to over 20,000 Tesla Supercharger stalls within the U.S. and Canada subsequent month. The DC quick chargers might 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 US can have entry to over 110,000 public charging factors throughout the US and Canada. House owners in Canada will achieve 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 probably the greatest DC quick charging networks in North America–Mercedes-Benz EV homeowners will want a NACS to CCS1 charging adapter, which might be accessible 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 homeowners might want to pay them a go to. The automaker stated that its EVs will help the Plug & Cost characteristic at Tesla Superchargers, that means drivers will merely need to plug in and the charging session will begin mechanically–so long as a fee methodology is about 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 automobile software program replace, homeowners will nonetheless be capable of use Superchargers, however the charging session will should 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’ll contact homeowners on to schedule service appointments.
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Appropriate Tesla Superchargers might be built-in into the automobiles’ navigation system, the place drivers will be capable of see what stalls can be found and what it prices to high 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 accessible in Mercedes me Cost will now broaden to over 110,000 public charging factors throughout the US and Canada, offering Mercedes-Benz drivers with an industry-leading charging expertise each 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. This may make the usage of 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 provide NACS cables.
