Illegal Tesla superchargers - do the charging stations have to go?

Created: 08/18/2022, 09:45 am

By: Patrick Freiwah

Tesla charging stations do not comply with German law.

This is a problem that some electric car drivers have known about for some time.

Berlin – Tesla is considered a pioneer of electromobility.

However, the company of US pioneer Elon Musk is increasingly facing headwinds in Germany.

On the one hand, there is the German competition, which is sapping market share from the Californian car manufacturer.

Now Tesla also has problems with German legislation.

This is a problem that has been a thorn in the side of some fans of the electric car brand for a long time: The supercharger columns of the provider's charging stations do not have a real electricity meter that shows the amount of electricity charged and the costs calculated for it, like Merkur. de reported.

Tesla customers don't even know how much electricity they get at the charging station

This means that many Tesla customers ultimately do not know how much electricity is actually billed when charging their vehicle.

However, exactly such a meter is required by German law in order to be able to rely on the correct amount of electricity being billed.

Many of the more than 1,800 charging stations in Germany do not comply with calibration law, according to an investigation by the "IKT for Electromobility" funding project and manufacturer information.

However, the problem does not only affect Tesla, according to the report, other providers in Germany are affected by the issue of kilowatt hours (kWh).

Electric car drivers are also currently experiencing a cost shock anyway due to the energy crisis.

Tesla recharges energy at the Supercharger - but the charging stations contradict German legislation.

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What effects does this have for Tesla or the numerous e-car drivers in Germany?

First of all, none at all, according to the official statement.

"It is to be expected that the retrofitting process for fast-charging infrastructure will drag on until the end of 2023," quotes Katharina Boesche from the IKT.

Tesla electric cars: Authorities comment on the problem with the charging stations

And what do the German authorities say about Tesla's illegal charging stations?

The problem is already known - and apparently tolerated, as the

describes: "The illegal operation is not hindered and not sanctioned," explained Thomas Weberpals, head of the Bavarian State Office for Weights and Measures, the newspaper.

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The state office for measuring and calibration in Berlin-Brandenburg, which is responsible for Tesla's retrofitting, said on request: "We are working towards a lawful state." The goodwill could be based on the fact that the corresponding calibration law was apparently only introduced when the first charging stations from Tesla already stood.

The car manufacturer could possibly solve the problem with a software update on the charging stations and the corresponding app.

Meanwhile, Elon Musk is selling more Tesla shares than ever before.

The trigger is the Twitter dispute.