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JD Power: Tesla Superchargers predominate EV nationalist charging experience
JD Power precocious published the results of its "2024 Electric Vehicle Experience Public Charging Study". As per the report, Tesla's Superchargers outperformed its competitors, offering the champion EV charging acquisition by rather a margin.
The survey states that Tesla Superchargers are sought by astir each EV owner, acknowledgment to their robust build, world-class reliability & uptime. It is due to the fact that of these reasons that astir automakers chose to follow Tesla's NACS (North American Charging Standard) for their vehicles. The survey besides mentioned however EV owners preferred charging astatine Tesla Superchargers irrespective of the brand.
Tesla's EV charging web outperformed astir of its main competitors successful some the 'Level 2 charging station' and 'DC accelerated charger' categories, securing 658/1000 points and 731/1000 points, respectively. Second connected the database was Chargepoint with 626/1000 points successful the Level 2 charging presumption class and 627/1000 points successful the DC accelerated charger - good beneath Tesla's Superchargers.
Brent Gruber, enforcement manager of the EV signifier astatine J.D. Power, stated, "Overall, some Tesla and non-Tesla owners find charging their vehicles astatine Tesla Supercharger facilities is astir satisfying. Non-Tesla owners—like those with EVs from Ford oregon Rivian who present person entree to the Supercharger network—appreciate the quality to complaint astatine the wide web of Tesla chargers that was antecedently unavailable to them. Despite the caller influx of non-Tesla vehicles into the Supercharger facilities—which has caused immoderate grumbling—Tesla owners inactive admit the easiness of charging and easiness of outgo that the web offers. However, since the opening of the year, J.D. Power has seen a diminution successful restitution with the availability of Superchargers among Tesla owners."
Source: JD Power
