- Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) revealed it has fully deployed 20,000 Supercharger stations. These are the details.
Over the weekend, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) revealed it has fully deployed 20,000 Supercharger stations (as spotted by Electrek).
20k Superchargers and counting pic.twitter.com/urudyt9Eui
— Tesla (@Tesla) November 8, 2020
Tesla started deploying the Supercharger V3 stations last year. The Supercharger V3 stations feature a new 1MW power cabinet to support peak rates of up to 250kW per car. And at this rate, a Model 3 Long Range operating at peak efficiency can recover around 75 miles of charge in 5 minutes and charge at rates of up to 1,000 miles per hour. And the Supercharger V3 reduces the amount of time that customers spend charging by an average of 50%.
And Tesla is also building up a Destination Charger network. Destination Chargers have been deployed at hotels, restaurants, and shopping centers around the country. Destination Chargers do not charge as fast as the Superchargers, but it is useful for ensuring that you stay topped up as you travel.
The company’s goal of the Supercharger network is to enable freedom of travel for Tesla vehicle owners at a fraction of the cost of gasoline. Every so often, Tesla updates prices to account for changing electricity, construction, and maintenance costs for supporting the growing network.
Disclosure: I have a small TSLA position in my stock portfolio.
