Starting in February, Mercedes-Benz electric cars will be charged at 20,000 Tesla Supercharger stations in the United States, the automaker announced Thursday.
Supercharger access will be enabled via a software update installed by dealerships—not over-the-air. Customers will be contacted by Mercedes to schedule this. The update will preserve the plug-and-charge capability offered in current Mercedes EVs, allowing drivers to charge simply by plugging in, and allow Superchargers to show up on the Mercedes app and infotainment systems.
Mercedes-Benz opens up to Tesla Supercharger
The adapters cost $185 and will also be distributed to dealers. They will be available in the United States this quarter, Mercedes said, but Canadian drivers will have to wait until the second quarter. Prices for this market will be shown later. Between the United States and Canada, Mercedes expects drivers to have access to approximately 20,000 Supercharger stations.
Mercedes plans to integrate Tesla’s NACS ports into new cars for North American markets starting this year. So far, the refreshed Hyundai Ioniq five 202five is the only non-Tesla electric vehicle on sale with a NACS port, and its speed is slower with it. because Tesla’s top super-qualifiers lately cannot qualify at top speeds of 800 volts, which does not apply to the 400-volt Mercedes electric vehicles on the road today.
Mercedes-Benz opens up to Tesla Supercharger
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