Tesla has launched a brand new video boasting of “chargers that work”, claiming a mean uptake of 99.9 per cent for is world Supercharging community at a time when many EV drivers have grow to be annoyed by failures in different networks.
The issue about reliability in quick charging networks has deepened in recent times because the variety of EVs on the roads grows significantly, and people travelling lengthy distances get annoyed by frequent outages.
The Tesla Supercharging community has lengthy been considered probably the most dependable, and probably the most intensive in lots of components of the world, together with Australia.
Within the newly launched video, Tesla factors to the truth that it dedicates vital assets to real-time monitoring of Supercharger tools throughout all the community, and to make sure that any issues are fastened shortly.
These embody element replacements and firmware and software program upgrades.
Within the video, Tesla talks concerning the growth of the community because it first started over 10 years in the past.
The video does make one closely disputed declare when William, one of many website engineers at Tesla within the video says: “All of our websites are 24/7 accessible which is tremendous necessary for driving ahead EV adoption,”.
Not so. Tesla house owners and members of the EV neighborhood on the Tesla Motor Membership discussion board in Australia level that this isn’t the case at a number of websites in Australia.
“Evidently no-one informed the Australian Supercharger websites that shut at evening… you Camberwell Supercharger”, one member stated. The Camberwell website is situated lower than 14 km east of Melbourne CBD and has 6 V2 supercharger stalls. According to plugshare, it’s accessible from 5:30 am to 10:30 pm.
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 vehicles, notably EVs and needs to assist cut back transport emissions in Australia. He at the moment drives a pink Tesla Mannequin 3.