Government-funded Tesla Superchargers will be open to other EV brands in NSW

Tesla Superchargers built with federal or state subsidies will have to grant charging access to other EV makers as a condition for the funding, according to New South Wales officials. Speaking during a discussion session to comment on the proposed 500 new state-funded EV charging locations across NSW, government representatives David Malicki and Bradford Jefferies clarified that non-Tesla vehicles will be given access to Tesla's Superchargers as a subsidy grant requirement.

Tesla is one of the biggest beneficiaries of the nearly AUD$40 million in state government funds that will be doled out for new fast EV charging locations there and as such will have to comply with the connector compatibility requirements. It could do it via the rumored Magic Docks which would have an adapter already present on the charging stall.

More than half of the 500 "high-power charging" bays that the government plans to sponsor in the next two years will be for Tesla's Superchargers, so the decision to allow other EV makers on the subsidized network may prove a boon for all electric vehicle owners in Australia. That's just in the first of three funding rounds that NSW plans to hold, so the EV charging network there is bound to increase drastically in the next few years.

The new stalls would help Tesla owners, too, as recently they had to grapple with an 80% battery charging limit at Supercharger bays in busy locations at Broadway Sydney during peak hours. According to Tesla, "each charging bay will have a rated output of at least 250kW, with 2+ bays having a rated output of 350kW," as per the New South Wales Government's eligibility criteria.

The new Tesla Supercharger locations that will be compatible with other EV brands will be located at the following addresses:

• 525 David St, Albury NSW 2640, Australia - 15 bays
• 49-59 O'Riordan St, Alexandria NSW 2015, Australia - 6 bays
• Jessie St, Armidale NSW 2350, Australia - 4 bays
• 265 Parramatta Rd, Auburn NSW 2144, Australia - 6 bays
• 84 Kerr St, Ballina NSW 2478, Australia - 12 bays
• 1 Perry St, Batemans Bay NSW 2536, Australia - 6 bays
• 176 Auckland St, Bega NSW 2550, Australia - 6 bays
• Blue Gum Rd, Jesmond NSW 2299, Australia - 6 bays
• 5 Charlton St, Woy Woy NSW 2256, Australia - 12 bays
• 71 Spring St, Bondi Junction NSW 2022, Australia - 6 bays
• 1 Art Gallery Rd, Campbelltown NSW 2560, Australia - 9 bays
• 345 Victoria Ave, Chatswood NSW 2067, Australia - 9 bays
• 211 Pacific Hwy, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450, Australia - 15 bays
• 19 Princes Hwy, Figtree NSW 2525, Australia - 6 bays
• 1 Bay St, Jindabyne NSW 2627, Australia - 6 bays
• Hope St, Blaxland NSW 2774, Australia - 6 bays
• Hume Hwy, Marulan NSW 2579, Australia - 15 bays
• 1 Jondaryan Ave, Griffith NSW 2680, Australia - 6 bays
• 407 Moppett St, Hay NSW 2711, Australia - 6 bays
• 279 Condamine St, Manly Vale NSW 2093, Australia - 6 bays
• 2 Central Ave, Eveleigh NSW 2015, Australia - 6 bays
• 72-78 Brook St, Muswellbrook NSW 2333, Australia - 6 bays
• 103 Tibbereena St, Narrabri NSW 2390, Australia - 6 bays
• 74 Benjamin Lee Dr, Raymond Terrace NSW 2324, Australia - 15 bays
• 260 Peisley St, Orange NSW 2800, Australia - 6 bays
• Peak Hill Rd, Parkes NSW 2870, Australia - 6 bays
• North Ter, Bankstown NSW 2200, Australia - 6 bays
• 249 Sheridan St, Gundagai NSW 2722, Australia - 12 bays
• 46 Wynter St, Taree NSW 2430, Australia - 12 bays
• 162 Rouse St, Tenterfield NSW 2372, Australia - 4 bays
• Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2650, Australia - 6 bays
• 68 Lead St, Yass NSW 2582, Australia - 12 bays

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