Car company Tesla recently announced to bring its charging capabilities to Hilton properties across North America. Under the agreement, the company will bring six of its universal wall connectors at minimum to each of the 2,000 hotels across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The deal will add some 20,000 of the devices to Hilton properties and the installation of the chargers is due to begin early next year.
Hilton has about 7,300 properties under its nearly two dozen brands, such as Waldorf Astoria, DoubleTree and Embassy Suites. The hospitality company states it has seen “continued growth of searches at Hilton.com for hotels with charging capability” – especially in 2023. Guests can already charge their EVs at more than 1,850 Hilton-branded properties worldwide.
According to reports, Tesla launched its universal wall connector in August. When using an adapter, the device can also provide non-Tesla vehicles with charging. Other companies have also been making EV charging-related deals with Tesla in recent months. Some of them include automakers Ford, General Motors and Mercedes-Benz, all of which have revealed plans to add accessibility to Tesla’s supercharger network via its North American Charging Standard.
