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Five 'supercharger network' stories September 2015 - May 2016

A new and much-needed 12-stall Tesla Supercharger is under construction in Montreal [Gallery]

Fred Lambert May 4 2016 - 5:31 am PT

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Last month, we reported on Tesla already starting to deliver on their announcement made during the Model 3 unveiling event that the automaker will significantly expand its two networks of charging stations. CEO Elon Musk said that Tesla will double the number of Superchargers to 7,000 units and quadruple the number of Destination chargers to 15,000 units within the next 2 years.

Now Tesla is adding another location and starting construction of a much-needed 12-stall Supercharger in Montreal.
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Tesla to offer free charging at home and power its Supercharger network with 100% renewable energy in Sweden

Fred Lambert Feb 8 2016 - 7:39 am PT

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Building on the momentum Tesla is currently experiencing in Sweden with 271% growth in sales in 2015 based on registration data, the automaker is announcing an interesting partnership with Swedish electric utility Skellefteå Kraft to supply the Supercharger network in Sweden with 100% renewable energy and offer Tesla owners completely free charging at home.
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A Smart EV owner gets stuck after “accidentally” plugging his car in a Tesla Supercharger

Fred Lambert Dec 24 2015 - 5:54 am PT

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A Smart EV owner traveling in Germany claims that he “accidentally” plugged his electric Smart at a Tesla Supercharger and couldn’t unplug it. The owner sent the picture seen above to German publication Electrive.
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Tesla is in talks with “some auto manufacturers” to share the Supercharger Network

Fred Lambert Sep 24 2015 - 8:50 am PT

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During a press conference today in Germany, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is in talks with “some [auto] manufacturers” to share the Supercharger Network.

In the past, Tesla confirmed being opened to the idea of sharing its extensive network of fast charging stations, which now operates over 2,900 chargers at over 500 locations around the world, but until now, we couldn’t confirm that any automaker showed interest in the offer.
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Tesla says its Supercharger network has seen a 5x increase in used for road trips

Fred Lambert Sep 14 2015 - 4:10 am PT

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Earlier this year we wrote about the impressive growth of Tesla’s Superchargers, a network of DC fast charging stations for the company’s electric vehicles, now Tesla says its network has seen a 5 times increase in used for road trips over last summer.

Electric vehicles have long been thought to be impractical for long distance driving due to their generally short-range capacity, but Tesla installs its stations at strategic intervals along popular routes and combined with the Model S’ 200+ miles range, Tesla owners can have interesting road-trip experiences.
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