Tesla Europe at present celebrates 10 years because the opening of the primary Supercharger stations on the continent on August 29, 2013.
The corporate has marked the anniversary with a publish on X (previously Twitter) through which it reminds its followers that 10 years in the past at present, the primary six Supercharger stations opened in Norway.
“Now, our community spans 36 nations, 1000+ websites & 13k+ Supercharger posts—enabling freedom of journey, irrespective of your vacation spot,” Tesla wrote.
The tweet was accompanied by a promotional video displaying Tesla customers driving their vehicles, charging them at Supercharger stations throughout Europe, and spending high quality time of their EVs as they cost.
However wait, there’s extra. To mark the milestone, the EV maker is providing free charging to all Tesla and non-Tesla customers on August 29. You learn that proper, when you’re in Europe you’ll be able to cost free of charge at present in any respect Tesla Superchargers within the area.
Tesla confirmed the particular provide in a subsequent tweet that learn, “Btw, Supercharging in Europe is free to all at present! This contains areas open to all EVs (70% of our community!)”
So even when you do not personal a Tesla, you’ll be able to have a good time the Supercharger community’s tenth anniversary in Europe by charging your EV free of charge. That is fairly a proposal and as you’ll be able to think about, individuals who noticed the tweet appreciated Tesla’s initiative.
The 1-day promotion occasion applies to all Superchargers within the following nations: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Eire, Israel, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
To be able to cost free of charge, charging periods have to be began on August 29 between 9:00 a.m. CEST and 23:59 CEST the most recent. Non-Tesla house owners can solely cost at Supercharger stations open to all EVs, which make up roughly 70 p.c of the whole community in Europe.
Some EV customers rushed to Supercharger stations to cost their electrical vehicles and posted photographs of their free charging periods within the thread. Nonetheless, others weren’t comfortable that their nations weren’t included within the provide.
For instance, Tesla Homeowners Türkiye requested why Turkey, which is partly situated in Europe, doesn’t get free Supercharging at present. This can be a affordable query seeing as Israel, which is completely situated in Asia, is included within the promotion. There are additionally many European nations not included within the promotion.