Electric Volvo car Drivers to Gain Access to Tesla Superchargers in the US, Canada & Mexico

Volvo Cars is the first European car maker to sign an agreement with Tesla, giving current and future electric Volvo car drivers access to Tesla’s Supercharger network across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Under the agreement future, Volvo cars, starting from 2025, will be equipped with the North American Charging Standard (NACS) charging port in the region.

The arrangement gives fully electric Volvo drivers access to 12,000 new fast-charge points, a figure that is expected to grow as Tesla continues to expand its Supercharger network in the region.

Drivers of Volvo Cars’ current line-up of fully electric cars, from the XC40 and C40 Recharge to the recently revealed EX30 and EX90, will be able to find charging locations through the Volvo Cars app.

It's anticipated that they will be able to use the Supercharger network with an adapter from the first half of 2024.

These new charging points come in addition to Volvo drivers’ existing access to tens of thousands of fast-charge points.

The deal with Tesla follows similar announcements from Ford, GM and Rivian.

Jim Rowan, CEO at Volvo Cars, says: “As part of our journey to becoming fully electric by 2030, we want to make life with an electric car as easy as possible. One major inhibitor to more people making the shift to electric driving – a key step in making transportation more sustainable – is access to easy and convenient charging infrastructure. Today, with this agreement, we’re taking a major step to remove this threshold for Volvo drivers in the United States, Canada and Mexico.”

Volvo Cars' ambition to become a fully electric car maker by 2030 and in its commitment to an ongoing reduction of its carbon footprint, with the aim of being a climate-neutral company by 2040.