Tesla has launched a new home wall charger that is fully compatible and works perfectly with other electric vehicles, as evidenced by the dozens of videos already on YouTube of users who launched themselves to test the company’s new product.
Tesla added, without any notice or prior communication from its website or from its social networks, the new level 2 wall charger to its online store on the same day that it began allowing non-Tesla electric vehicles to be charged in Supercharger stations in the Netherlands, the first step in a much larger and more ambitious plan to open up access to Tesla’s charging network around the world. With this maneuver, the company of billionaire Elon Musk intends not only to lead the market for electric cars, but also that of the charging stations for these vehicles.
Seeks to also lead the charger market
The new charger uses a standard J1772 connector, not the one developed by Tesla and which comes standard in all its vehicles, which means that it should work perfectly when introduced in other electric vehicles, at least in the North America region, since the The physiognomy of plugs and chargers is not universal either, and in each region of the planet it is different.
The new Tesla chargers have also hit the market at an incredibly competitive price, as they can be found on the market for as little as 350 euros (although it must be installed by a professional electrician). Tesla says it can charge up to 9.6 kW and is designed for both indoor and outdoor installation. However, it is basically a reworked version of the Tesla “Gen 2” home charger , which means that it will not have some of the more advanced features (such as Wi-Fi connection) found in the Gen 3 version that Tesla currently markets, that yes, at a much higher price, since it is only compatible with the models of the brand itself.
Tesla has led the commercial path to electric vehicles for many years, and the new wall charger (and the opening of the Supercharger network) shows that the company is ready to take advantage of the pull that EVs are having lately, to try to sneak its way in. charger as the priority option for the owners of the multitude of brands that manufacture and market this type of car.
Although it is likely that with electric vehicle chargers, Tesla will not generate a ton of money as with its main business (the manufacture of cars itself), it could establish itself as the main manufacturer and distributor of chargers, a new facet of business that, it would undoubtedly also bring significant benefits to the company.
It is true that most hybrid and electric car manufacturers sell their own home chargers, the third-party market for these types of chargers is full of mostly unrecognizable brands.
