Hyundai Kona charging on Tesla charger??

@gordonr​ Superchargers won't really work with a non-Tesla EV even after that feature is enabled. Tesla keeps the cables on their Superchargers really short, so they waste less energy to resistance & so they look neat in that little U-shaped cut-out. But those really short cables will only reach a Tesla's back corner if the car is reversed right back against the bumper.

While you might get the cable to reach the nose of a Nissan (if CCS), MG or a Renault, that's about the limit of things. There's a slight chance it'll work for a Hyundai Kona (slightly offset on the wrong side of the nose) or a Mistubishi i-MieV (back corner, almost). But if it's a Porsche, Audi, Jaguar, GM, BMW or Mini, just forget it.

That's a shame, and they note it in the trial: https://www.tesla.com/en_AU/support/non-tesla-supercharging One of the things I like about the destination chargers is the long cable that allows most orientations. It will be interesting to see if the Ioniq side mounted plug can be reached, but not much point trying yet.

Looks like it works in Norway - the cable is long enough for the Ioniq with the side port: https://youtu.be/9Zj6lPFPdlw but, yeah, I can see it's not going to work for many cars.

@Larkspur​ yeah - don't depend on them unless you know they are open for non-Teslas, which depends on whether the charger is in "legacy" mode. See PCLoadLetter's response above.

Thanks for sharing @adriangraham . I am sure that the availability of more chargers for all EV owners will be a good thing whilst the infrastructure continues to grow. We'll also be adding some more new sites over the next 12 months and hope to continue to rollout more locations and additional chargers. Have you used our network so far? If so, what's your experience been like? 

I have used the ones at Silos Estate winery in Berry, NSW with my Ioniq 2020. I had no trouble with the app, but getting close enough to the charger felt very close in the rear view mirror. I got almost 50kW for the whole charge - the maximum for the Ioniq 2020 and higher than most chargers deliver to the car.

Gordonr wrote:  getting close enough to the charger...

Any earlier than the newest Tesla Superchargers have very short cables, making it difficult to get close enough, I have to park sideways,  BYD Atto3 and Jag (i-Pace?) and LDV eDeliver7 have to park "creatively" for the cables to reach.

Some NRMA cables, such as this in Armidale are also a bit on the short side

I have used the Tesla chargers at Albury (in the RSL multi-storey carpark, so under cover, which is wonderful as most other chargers leave you out in the weather) with no issues and I have a 2022 Kona Electric. I notice Plugshare has now added a filter so that you can "hide" Tesla chargers that are NOT usable by non-Tesla cars. Makes it much easier to see which ones ARE usable. 

I've noticed that the Tesla SCs that do work for other vehicles have QR codes on posts next to each charger unit, linking to a page saying how to charge non-Teslas. A bit of a waste of time really, as they only tell you to go to the app store to download the app and use it.