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Tesla Vows to Double Its EV Charging Network in U.S.
Tesla Inc. says it intends to double the number of its publicly available stations for electric vehicles in the U.S. to roughly 30,000 points this year.
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Tesla Inc. says it intends to double the number of its publicly available stations for electric vehicles in the U.S. to roughly 30,000 points this year.
Tesla currently offers more than 9,000 public charging connections at malls, tourist attractions, office complexes and businesses that are akin to an at-home charging system. The company also operates more than 5,400 Supercharger points, where a Tesla EV can be restored to 80% of power capacity in about 30 minutes.
The company established its Supercharger network mainly along interstate highways to enable its customers to travel coast-to-coast. But much of the new expansion will focus on urban areas to support the rollout of Tesla's first mass-market EV, the Model 3, at the end of 2017.
Tesla expects the Model 3 will be especially appealing to young buyers who don’t own a home and thus would need to charge their vehicles elsewhere.
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