Tesla Unveils Supercharger Network For Long-Distance Travel

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Telsa says the Supercharger delivers power directly to the battery at nearly 100 kW (and could go up to 120 kw in the future). That’s around twice as powerful as the 50-kilowatt fast chargers that other EVs like the Nissan Leaf can take advantage of in charging their much smaller batteries.

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image via Tesla

Meanwhile, the Supercharger network will grow, Tesla said: “By next year, we plan to install Superchargers in high traffic corridors across the continental United States, enabling fast, purely electric travel from Vancouver to San Diego, Miami to Montreal and Los Angeles to New York. Tesla will also begin installing Superchargers in Europe and Asia in the second half of 2013.

Here the splashy show Tesla put on to introduce the Supercharger network on Monday:

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Posted on September 25th, 2012 · Comment ↓

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  • ME1

    No one seems to remember the traveling range of the first auomobile…Tesla bilt their first automobile with an awesome range, compared to that. Just wait a decade and you will have a car which will wirelessly charge itself and would drive to infinity and beyond