Whereas the way forward for Tesla’s Supercharger workforce nonetheless stays unsure, the automaker is testing larger outputs at a few of its DC fast-charging stations.
YouTuber TesLatino recently posted on X (previously Twitter) about discovering a Supercharger station with a considerably larger output than regular. As a substitute of the everyday 250 kw, TesLatino noticed a peak of 323 kw.
Display shot of X put up from Tesla engineer Wes Morrill explaining higher-power Supercharger trial
Wes Morrill, lead engineer for the Tesla Cybertruck, responded with a proof that this was a part of a trial Tesla was working on V3+ Supercharger stations, that means these with a V3 cupboard and V4 cost put up. This hasn’t rolled out to all stations with the relevant {hardware}, Morrill famous, however Tesla drivers can now stay up for being pleasantly stunned by larger energy ranges at sure stations, it appears.
Kyle Conner from Out Of Spec Studios related with TesLatino throughout the charging expertise and famous the charger was outputting over 900 amps to get to the 320-plus kw charging fee.
The Cybertruck itself was unveiled in manufacturing type in November 2023, however did not come wherever near the $39,900 beginning value or vary of as much as 500 miles Tesla steered when the truck premiered. Tesla is now not discussing 500 miles even with an additional range-extender battery pack that matches into the mattress.
2025 Tesla Cybertruck – Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk earlier this yr fired almost the complete Tesla Supercharger workforce, however later promised a $500 million growth funding “hundreds” of latest chargers, separate from any prices related to holding the present community working.
The choice to drag again on Supercharger operations didn’t seem to have an effect on the plans of Ionna, the charging community for the U.S. and Canada that’s straight funded by seven automakers. Shortly after Tesla’s firing of its Supercharger employees, Ionna re-upped its dedication to construct a community of greater than 30,000 high-power connectors. BP has mentioned it can gladly take over Supercharger websites Tesla now not desires to run because it builds out its personal charging community.