Tesla’s superchargers are the trade benchmark in the case of dependable quick charging infrastructure for EV drivers. Tesla initially began the rollout of its present V3 superchargers within the US and different elements of the world in 2019. These chargers are able to 250 kW in charging pace.
4 years later in 2023, the subsequent technology of superchargers, the brand new V4 superchargers with charging as much as 350 kW, began to be rolled out in Europe.
Now it seems that the rollout of Tesla V4 superchargers is increasing into Tesla’s house market of the US. This was confirmed by a member of the Tesla Motor Membership discussion board cabbey and reshared on X by Tesla information fanatic Sawyer Merritt.
BREAKING: @Tesla is formally putting in its first V4 Supercharger within the US in Wilsonville, Oregon.
Long run, V4 Superchargers ought to theoretically allow quicker charging speeds. The cables are additionally 3 ft longer.
Noticed by TMC member cabbey: https://t.co/9tM77Zwmxd pic.twitter.com/THnq3lPjRD
— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) October 6, 2023
This website is situated in Wilsonville, Oregon and seems to have 8 V4 supercharger stalls. This website can also be situated behind a Costco as seen in one of many pictures shared by Make Shift Occur on X.
One other website was additionally noticed within the neighbouring state of Nevada with 4 V4 superchargers noticed on a pallet. It’s unclear at this stage as to the full variety of chargers at this website however, based on C Anagani on X, it’s more likely to be up and working this month.
Simply noticed these V4 items 2 hours in the past on the chargers in Sparks, NV! The man there mentioned they’ll be up subsequent week👌🏾 pic.twitter.com/LNag8q9fKf
— C Anagani (@anaganicp) October 6, 2023
Design-wise, the brand new V4 supercharger items are taller and have longer cables. The cable size has been elevated from 1.98 meters to 2.98 meters.
As beforehand noticed in Europe, the newer cable on these items can simply attain the charging port on non-Tesla EVs whereas parked within the accessible parking bays.
Current sightings in Europe have additionally confirmed the location of a bank card reader together with a display to indicate cost being taken by non-Tesla EV drivers when charging there.
A video of this was seen from the UK showcasing the brand new system on the V4 superchargers. It additionally confirmed what the brand new card-reader display shows.
Beforehand, the one choice accessible for non-Tesla EVs at these charging stations had been to enroll to the Tesla app and choose the “Charger your non-Tesla” setting.
With Tesla persevering with to innovate and now increasing its newest charging {hardware} exterior of Europe, it’s solely a matter of time earlier than it begins speedy enlargement of this V4 supercharger rollout.
Domestically in Australia, Tesla just lately opened 30 of its websites to non-Tesla EVs. Since that announcement, EV house owners of non-Tesla EVs have a whole lot extra chargers accessible to them.
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Riz is the founding father of carloop based mostly in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV knowledge, perception reviews and developments. He’s a mechanical engineer who spent the primary 7 years of his profession constructing transport infrastructure earlier than beginning carloop. He has a ardour for automobiles, significantly EVs and desires to assist scale back transport emissions in Australia. He at the moment drives a pink Tesla Mannequin 3.