Last week, Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla will eventually open up its Supercharger network to other cars. All anyone was wondering was how it would actually work.

Tesla's CEO confirmed the original plan at Tesla's Q2 earnings call (via Elektrek): let non-Tesla owners use the Tesla app and provide adapters where needed.

The process that Musk describes should be familiar to any EV owner who has used a public charger. Create an account on the Tesla app, add your credit card information, and use it to start charging your car.

"We're thinking of something really simple, just download the Tesla app," Musk said at the conference call, "go to the Supercharger, tell it which stall you're in, and plug in your car, even if it's not a Tesla.

It's a simple solution and one that has been proven to work around the world. It doesn't matter which charging network you use or what country you are in. At public chargers, you almost have to start charging in the app.

Some, like ChargePoint, are slightly different in that certain NFC payment cards can also be used instead. However, the app-based charging feature is still optional, and Android users can also use the NFC method.

Musk also confirmed that this simple approach to the Supercharger network will be available in all markets where Tesla uses the CCS charging standard.

For North America, where Tesla continues to use its own charging ports, Musk confirmed that adapters will be available. According to Musk, these will be available for purchase by non-Tesla owners and will also be available at Supercharger stations.

This is much easier and more cost effective than adding CCS cables to existing stations. However, the CCS-Tesla adapter is priced at €299 in Europe and £280 in the UK. However, as far as European pricing is concerned, neither adapter will be particularly cheap.

Musk also acknowledged that having so many cars connected to the Supercharger network might affect the load on the network. However, the Tesla CEO confirmed that the company will implement a more dynamic pricing system.

Pricing will change based on charging speed and the amount of demand for any given Supercharger station, which Musk said will be designed to "encourage" people to charge for shorter periods. It remains to be seen how effective this will actually be and how much it will change prices on any given day.