Starting in February, Mercedes-Benz cars will be able to charge at 20,000 Tesla Supercharger stations in the United States, the automaker announced Thursday.
Access to the Superrater will be enabled through a software update installed through dealers, not over the air. Customers will be contacted through Mercedes to schedule this. The update will maintain the plug-and-charge capability featured in existing Mercedes electric vehicles, allowing drivers to qualify by simply plugging them in and allowing Superraters to appear in the Mercedes app and infotainment systems.
Mercedes-Benz opens Tesla Supercharger access
Adapters cost $185 and will also be distributed through dealerships. They’ll be available in the U.S. this quarter, Mercedes said, but Canadian drivers will have to wait until Q2. Pricing for that market will be confirmed at a later date. Between the U.S. and Canada, Mercedes expects drivers to have access to about 20,000 Supercharger stations.
Mercedes plans to build Tesla NACS ports into new vehicles for North American markets starting this year. So far the refreshed 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 is the only non-Tesla EV on sale with a NACS port—and it charges slower with it. That’s because most Tesla Superchargers can’t currently charge at 800-volt peak rates, which doesn’t apply to 400-volt Mercedes EVs on the road today.
Mercedes-Benz opens up to Tesla Supercharger
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