With Tesla Easing Off, It’s Time For Other U.S. Charging Companies & EV Advocates To Step Up

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 01 May 2024 03:50:17 +0000

The recent firing of Tesla’s whole Supercharger team sent shockwaves through the EV scene. We were left with important questions about why a team that has been doing such excellent work all got sent home. But, what might get lost in the noise was another announcement from Elon Musk: Tesla … [continued]

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Did Tesla Really Lay Off The Whole Supercharger Team? Really??

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 12:14:29 +0000

Update: As a reader has shared, here’s Elon Musk’s tweet on the news, confirming the layoffs and providing some information on a shift in Tesla’s strategy: According to a recent report by Electrek that repeated paywalled reporting by The Information, Tesla has conducted another round of layoffs, this time getting … [continued]

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Charging Stations Need A Plan & Not Random Kindness For Busy Times

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 18:51:48 +0000

A recent video from Out of Spec Dave on YouTube shows us something cool that happened at a Tesla Supercharger: drivers figuring out how to deal with a busy charger on the fly. I don’t mean to bag on the kindness of strangers, because ultimately that’s kind of what makes … [continued]

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Tesla Superchargers, Stores, & Service Fleet Up Significantly In 1st Quarter

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:17:30 +0000

Tesla provides updates on how much its Supercharger network, service fleet, and stores grow each quarter in its shareholder letter. However, it came to my attention a few times in recent months that a lot of people don’t catch those updates and are concerned about Tesla keeping up with growing … [continued]

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Rivian Gets Supercharger Access

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:55:46 +0000

Unless you were living under a rock or just got into EVs recently, you probably know all about the industry moving from CCS1 to Tesla’s NACS standard in North America. Starting with Ford, nearly every major automaker selling or planning to sell EVs in the United States decided to move … [continued]

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ChargePoint Taking Orders For NACS Cable Retrofit Kits

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:44:26 +0000

When it comes to the transition to NACS in North America, access to Tesla’s Supercharger network has been the main topic of discussion. This comes naturally, as the Supercharger network has not only proven itself to be very reliable, but to generally just have a lot more locations in a … [continued]

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Tesla Supercharger Network Now Open To (Some) Other Drivers In North America

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2024 02:10:31 +0000

Ford is the first manufacturer to join the Tesla Supercharger network because it was the first to switch to the NACS standard.

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Why Ford’s Tesla Charging Adapter is Good for Tesla, Ford and the EV Industry

Credit to Author: Chris Boylan| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:32:11 +0000

A few days ago, Ford CEO Jim Farley teased us with a picture of a Ford Mustang Mach-e EV charging at a Tesla Supercharger, Farley promised “more details coming very soon.” Today, the company officially announced that its Tesla adapter is available for retail customers to order free of charge until June 30, 2024. After that date, it will cost $230. This means owners of Ford EVs, including the Mustang Mach-e and F-150 Lightning, will be able to use Tesla Superchargers to charge their EVs at high speed.

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Are Tesla Supercharger Congestion Fees Going To Spread?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2024 17:45:59 +0000

The growth of Tesla’s Supercharger network has been tremendous. When the Tesla Model 3 started to hit true mass production … [continued]

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Tesla Offering FSD & Free Supercharging Transfer With New Tesla Purchase Again!

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2024 17:44:41 +0000

As you may recall, in mid-2023, Tesla offered something that Tesla owners wanted for years, but it was supposed to … [continued]

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