Rivian Joins Ford, GM in Providing Access to Tesla Superchargers
The driver of a $110,000 Tesla Model X might turn up their nose at the idea of sharing a Supercharger station with a lowly Chevrolet Bolt EV, but that frightful possibility is now a reality following GM’s and Ford’s recent announcements that drivers of their electric vehicles will gain access to Tesla’s Supercharging network in 2024. At least the latest company to announce such an agreement deals with a more financially congruent owner demographic: Rivian.
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As with the Ford and GM agreements, the one between Rivian and Tesla will grant the former’s customers access to the Supercharger network starting in 2024. Initially, R1S and R1T drivers will need an adapter to make the connection, but Rivian will begin incorporating Tesla’s charging port, also now known as the North American Charging Standard, into its vehicles in 2025.
Tesla’s nationwide count of some 12,000 Superchargers dwarfs Rivian’s exclusive charging network. Even though Rivian’s network currently remains closed to drivers of other brands’ EVs, the automaker is planning on opening it to EVs by other manufacturers soon. While Tesla’s stock price may jump in response to each announcement like this, there’s another benefit to Tesla, these individual companies and the EV market as a whole: With EVs at a tipping point, wider charger access — particularly access to fast chargers — minimizes a chief concern of potential buyers. A rising tide lifts all boats, even if it lifts some more than others.
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