Tag: Supercharger

Tesla’s Electric Vehicle Assault on the Auto Industry is Imminent

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Tesla Model S: the world’s first premium, all-electric sedan (Image: Tesla).

Tesla’s goals are lofty. They aspire to manufacture over one million electric vehicles per year by 2020, according to their CEO, Elon Musk. This represents an order of magnitude (10x) increase over current production. Continue reading “Tesla’s Electric Vehicle Assault on the Auto Industry is Imminent”

Tesla Owners Can Now Access Real-time Supercharger Stall Availability

Figure 1: Map app detailing Tesla Supercharger stall occupancy (Image: Teslarati).

In an effort to curb Supercharger congestion, Tesla has activated a new feature on its in-vehicle map app that details Supercharger stall availability. As shown in Figure 1, this information is conveyed as text above the idle fee (4 of 12 stalls available in this instance) and also as a “full meter” (red bar below the navigate button). Continue reading “Tesla Owners Can Now Access Real-time Supercharger Stall Availability”