GM Sells Out to Tesla: Forces Customers to Pay for Access to Supercharger Network
In a shocking move, General Motors has announced that it will finally allow its customers to use Tesla’s Supercharger network – but only after they fork over $225 for a "GM-approved" adapter. This comes more than a year after GM first announced its plans to adopt Tesla’s charging plug, and despite production bottlenecks and layoffs at Tesla.
But don’t expect GM to give its customers a break. Unlike Ford and Rivian, which offered free adapters for a limited time, GM is charging its customers for the privilege of accessing the Supercharger network. This move has left many customers feeling ripped off, with some taking to social media to express their outrage.
But GM isn’t just stopping at selling adapters. The company is also updating its brand apps to allow customers to search for available Superchargers, check station status, initiate a charge, and pay for charging sessions. And to make matters worse, Tesla has said that non-Tesla owners will have to pay a little more to charge their vehicles than Tesla owners.
This move is just the latest example of GM’s willingness to prioritize profits over its customers. By charging its customers for access to the Supercharger network, GM is essentially forcing them to subsidize Tesla’s business model. And with Tesla’s charging network widely seen as the best in the world, it’s no wonder that GM is desperate to get in on the action.
But don’t think for a second that this is the end of the story. With GM and other automakers racing to build out their own EV charging networks, the future of electric vehicle charging is looking more and more like a Wild West showdown. And with Tesla’s charging network at the center of it all, it’s clear that the company is determined to stay ahead of the competition.
So what does this mean for electric vehicle owners? It means that they’ll have to pay more and more just to access the charging network that they need to keep their cars running. It means that they’ll be forced to rely on outdated and unreliable charging infrastructure, rather than the cutting-edge technology that Tesla has built. And it means that they’ll be stuck in a never-ending cycle of charging and recharging, with no end in sight.
But hey, at least GM is making some money off of it, right?
