Tesla is using a new fee to encourage people not to charge their cars to 100 percent at busy Supercharger locations. In the USA, the Supercharger congestion pricing It activates after a car reaches 90 percent charge, at which point drivers will be required to pay a $1 fee for each minute they continue to charge their vehicles. The company’s support page says the fee will apply at “certain Supercharging locations” when they are busy.
The launch of the fare comes before Thanksgiving in the United States, which is traditionally a time when many people travel to see their family. But it also comes as Tesla is opening up its Supercharging locations for use with non-Tesla electric vehicles, which has the potential to increase demand for its charging network (although in the long term this might not be an issue anymore). that others like ChargePoint adopt Tesla’s NACS). charging standard).
This is just the latest measure taken by Tesla in its attempt to manage the capacity of its Superchargers. It already charges inactivity fees when owners leave their cars plugged in after they have completed charging, and the new congestion fee will replace this inactivity fee where it applies. In some places electrek grades It will also by default limit a car’s maximum charge to 80 percent to reduce wait times (although this default can be overridden (for owners who need a 100 percent full charge).
You’ll know when a congestion charge is about to be applied thanks to a notification that will appear in the Tesla app, giving you five minutes to turn off a car and avoid getting hit. There is no upper limit on how much these rates can reach, and they will also apply to owners with free Supercharging. It’s unclear if or when congestion pricing could be implemented internationally: Tesla’s support page currently only includes details for US customers.
