Rivian proprietor demo Tesla Supercharger entry

Rivian house owners are beginning to take a look at their Tesla Supercharger entry and are discovering how simple charging may be at non-Rivian charging stations–solely with Tesla.

On Monday, March 18, Rivian introduced that R1 house owners’ entry to quick chargers has doubled. The electrical car (EV) startup stated that R1 autos can now entry over 15,000 Tesla superchargers. 

A couple of Rivian R1 house owners have already examined out Tesla Superchargers, and the preliminary opinions are good. As an illustration, R1S proprietor Jenna Ezarik examined the NACS (North American Charging Customary) DC adapter at a suitable Tesla Supercharger station. 

Ezarik identified that not all Supercharger stations are “suitable” with non-Tesla EVs. Rivian made discovering a suitable Supercharger station extra accessible via the infotainment system.

“This was additionally tremendous simple to make use of. All I did was plug within the adaptor and plug it into the Rivian, and I didn’t open any further apps. It simply labored,” she stated. 

Charging my R1S on the Tesla superchargers with the official Rivian adapter.. 👀 @Rivian 🤝 @Tesla pic.twitter.com/zAMUHEdoMV

— Jenna Ezarik (@jennaezarik) March 18, 2024

Sasha and Jesse from Mountain Move Efficiency made a YouTube video of their Tesla Supercharger expertise charging a Rivian R1T.

“We’ve solely had our Rivian for 2 months, so we haven’t needed to endure non-Tesla quick charging for lengthy. Thank goodness the nightmare is over!” they wrote within the description of their video. 

Sasha and Jesse’s video description hints on the high quality of service third-party charging stations supply non-Tesla electrical car house owners. The pair commented that charging their Rivian R1T at a Tesla Supercharger was flawless and quick. 

Out of Spec Studios charged his Rivian R1T at a Tesla Supercharger stall in his submit on X. He identified that the NACS DC adapter will probably be offered to Rivian R1 house owners for free of charge. Rivian introduced that R1 house owners can count on to obtain NACS DC adapters by April.

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Rivian proprietor demonstrates Tesla Supercharger entry