CleanTechnica » tesla superchargers http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 North American Tesla Supercharger Network Surpasses CHAdeMO In Charging Point Numbers http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/north-american-tesla-supercharger-network-surpasses-chademo-charging-point-numbers/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/north-american-tesla-supercharger-network-surpasses-chademo-charging-point-numbers/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:42:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76966 Tesla’s North American Supercharger network now features more charging points than the network of its CHAdeMO “rival,” according to the most recent numbers. As per said numbers, Tesla’s North American network now consists of 884 individual charging points spread across 141 Supercharger stations, as compared to the 776 CHAdeMO charging points now operational in the US.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/north-american-tesla-supercharger-network-surpasses-chademo-charging-point-numbers/feed/ 4 7 Solar-Powered EV Charging Solutions I Love http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/03/7-solar-powered-ev-charging-solutions-love/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/03/7-solar-powered-ev-charging-solutions-love/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2014 21:00:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76125 If you haven’t noticed, I fancy solar power and electric cars quite a bit. (For some history, I founded SolarLove.org and ElectricLove.org… but then changed ElectricLove.org to EVObsession.com when the owner of another “Electric Love” wasn’t too fond of my entrance into the EV blog space.) So, what do I really fancy? Solar-powered electric cars,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/03/7-solar-powered-ev-charging-solutions-love/feed/ 0 Get Tesla Supercharger Update Notifications http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/29/get-tesla-supercharger-update-notifications/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/29/get-tesla-supercharger-update-notifications/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2014 07:00:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74129 EV Obsession. In just over two years, Tesla Motors has gone from having literally just a handful of Supercharger stations in California to over 200 spread out across the world. Tesla is adding new Superchargers in China, Europe, and the US everyday. It can be hard to keep track, which is why one Tesla fan

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/29/get-tesla-supercharger-update-notifications/feed/ 0 Tesla Superchargers Per Capita, 200-Mile GM Electric Car… (EV News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/tesla-superchargers-per-capita-200-mile-gm-electric-car/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/tesla-superchargers-per-capita-200-mile-gm-electric-car/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:50:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73042 Get your EV news fix here. From Tesla to Tesla to Tesla (oh yeah, and some cool Nissan, GM, and BMW electric car stories), here are some cool stories we haven’t covered (yet). Tesla Is an Unplugged Perfomance + BBS Wheels Tesla the best Tesla yet? (GAS2) If you don’t know about the most useful

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/tesla-superchargers-per-capita-200-mile-gm-electric-car/feed/ 7 Tesla Opens Supercharging Station In Chengdu, China http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/28/tesla-opens-supercharging-station-chengdu-china/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/28/tesla-opens-supercharging-station-chengdu-china/#comments Sun, 28 Sep 2014 16:45:35 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72527 Tesla is continuing its Chinese expansion, this time opening a Supercharging station in Chengdu, China. Festivities were held on site at the Chengdu Yingtai Centre, where six Supercharging stations opened, according to Teslarati. Commercial real estate developer Yintai Holdings, known for its luxurious Chinese shopping malls, helped complete the deal. This is Tesla’s breakthrough into western China. The

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/28/tesla-opens-supercharging-station-chengdu-china/feed/ 8 Leilani Münter Video, Asia Tesla Supercharger Maps Updated, Venucia e30 Launched… (EV News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/15/leilani-munter-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/15/leilani-munter-video/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2014 21:38:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71967 EV enthusiasts, here’s another EV news roundup. Enjoy! Tesla’s Asia Supercharger maps have been updated. Japan is about to get a mighty good helping of the electric Superchargers. (EV Obsession) Also, FYI, rapid recharging of lithium-ion batteries isn’t so bad after all. (EV Obsession) Donfeng Nissan has launched the Venucia e30, a fully electric car that might remind

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/15/leilani-munter-video/feed/ 0 Tesla’s Covertly Installing Wall Chargers At Locations Across The Country http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/teslas-new-charging-network-company-covertly-installing-wall-chargers-locations-across-country/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/teslas-new-charging-network-company-covertly-installing-wall-chargers-locations-across-country/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2014 19:34:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71474 So you’ve no doubt heard of Tesla’s nationwide high-speed EV Supercharger network, right? But have you heard of the company’s other charging network? No, huh? Well you’re not the only one. It turns out that Tesla has been installing high-power wall chargers at hotels, restaurants, beaches, boardwalks, etc, around the country for some time now.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/teslas-new-charging-network-company-covertly-installing-wall-chargers-locations-across-country/feed/ 26 Tesla Supercharger Network Grows In Europe & Asia http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/27/tesla-supercharger-network-europe-asia/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/27/tesla-supercharger-network-europe-asia/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2014 10:02:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71117 Elon Musk this week tweeted news of Tesla Motors’ planned Supercharger expansion for winter 2014–2015 in Europe, with expansion to spread to Madrid. The Tesla Map is being updated to all of Spain and Portugal by the of 2015. It was not updated on the Supercharging site today; however, Tesla Motors shared the most up-to-date

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/27/tesla-supercharger-network-europe-asia/feed/ 2 Tesla Model S Raffle, Volt vs Prius … (EV News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/21/tesla-model-s-raffle-volt-vs-prius-ev-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/21/tesla-model-s-raffle-volt-vs-prius-ev-news/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2014 16:13:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70936 More EV news for you EV addicts: The Illinois Solar Energy Association is raffling off a Tesla Model S. The price to enter the raffle is just $100, and only 2000 tickets will be sold. (EV Obsession) A BYD electric bus was recently driven for 24 hours straight on a test run in Antelope Valley,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/21/tesla-model-s-raffle-volt-vs-prius-ev-news/feed/ 0 Electric Vehicle News: Tesla in Pennsylvania, New BYD Batteries… http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/16/electric-vehicle-news-tesla-pennsylvania-new-byd-batteries/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/16/electric-vehicle-news-tesla-pennsylvania-new-byd-batteries/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2014 12:13:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70737 Time for another electric vehicle news roundup. Enjoy! Tesla Motors Pennsylvania has approved 5 Tesla galleries, and existing one and 4 more. (EV Obsession) Tesla trumps Toyota’s fuel cell vehicle efforts, big time. This is Part II in a series on that. (Climate Progress) How do you build a Supercharger station anyway? Have a look. (Teslarati)

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/16/electric-vehicle-news-tesla-pennsylvania-new-byd-batteries/feed/ 20 Tesla News Buffet http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/25/tesla-news-buffet/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/25/tesla-news-buffet/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2014 19:19:39 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69865 As noted in an article earlier today, I’ve been very busy in the past month (well, months…) moving into a new home and following the birth of a sweet little cleantech lover. Inevitably, “roundup articles” of important or interesting cleantech news we didn’t cover dropped off as a result. With a big backlog of stories I wanted

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/25/tesla-news-buffet/feed/ 8 Tesla Driver Going From Coast To Coast To Coast, Snapping Awesome Pics http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/10/tesla-driver-going-coast-coast-coast-snapping-awesome-pics/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/10/tesla-driver-going-coast-coast-coast-snapping-awesome-pics/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:42:59 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63695 An owner of a Tesla Model S 60 is coming close to wrapping up a coast-to-coast-to-coast trip in the best mass-produced car on the planet. No “surprise” problems. No “range anxiety.” Nope. Just love for the wonderful Model S and a lot of driving. Oh yeah, and some awesome pictures. Ethan Weinstein tweeted me last week

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/10/tesla-driver-going-coast-coast-coast-snapping-awesome-pics/feed/ 1 Tesla Patents Advanced Multi-Charging Station http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/18/tesla-patents-advanced-multi-charging-station/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/18/tesla-patents-advanced-multi-charging-station/#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:23:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62874 Originally published on Gas2. Elon Musk is nothing if not ambitious, and a patent for a multi-charging Tesla Supercharger station is another example of his confidence in electric cars. If implemented, this patent would allow Supercharger stations to prioritize charging based on need and arrival time, among other factors. Another step towards an electric car

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/18/tesla-patents-advanced-multi-charging-station/feed/ 4 Tesla CEO Elon Musk & CTO JB Straubel In Norway Q&A (VIDEOS) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/08/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-cto-jb-straubel-norway-qa-videos/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/08/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-cto-jb-straubel-norway-qa-videos/#comments Sun, 09 Feb 2014 03:00:07 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62421 Originally published on EV Obsession. Following up on the Amsterdam Q&A that Tesla CEO Elon Musk and CTO JB Straubel held last week, below is a 1½-hour Q&A that was held in Norway, electric vehicle (EV) capital of the world. This video linked here is actually a bit better, really top-notch quality, but it cannot

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/08/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-cto-jb-straubel-norway-qa-videos/feed/ 22 Tesla Superchargers Now Serve Several European Countries http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/26/tesla-superchargers-now-serve-several-european-countries/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/26/tesla-superchargers-now-serve-several-european-countries/#comments Sun, 26 Jan 2014 10:46:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=61767 I was in Abu Dhabi hanging out with a Dutch guy and a German guy as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week when Tesla, incidentally, announced that it was opening new Supercharger stations connecting the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Unfortunately, we were too busy with other things to catch that news, so I’m just getting

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/26/tesla-superchargers-now-serve-several-european-countries/feed/ 8 Tesla Has Supercharger Routes Up & Down & Around The US (Map) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/15/tesla-supercharger-routes-around-us/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/15/tesla-supercharger-routes-around-us/#comments Wed, 15 Jan 2014 09:56:20 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=61392 Tesla Motors announced the other day that it had “just opened a bunch of Superchargers to help us get closer to energizing our cross-country route!” The announcement came through twitter, as you can see in the tweet below. We've just opened a bunch of Superchargers to help us get closer to energizing our cross-country route!

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/15/tesla-supercharger-routes-around-us/feed/ 12 100 Top EV Stories From 2nd Half Of 2013 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/31/100-top-ev-stories-2nd-half-2013/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/31/100-top-ev-stories-2nd-half-2013/#comments Tue, 31 Dec 2013 15:00:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60690 Indeed, I may very well have OCD. Rather than pick 10 like any normal blogger, I went ahead and picked 100 top EV stories for this end-of-year wrap up. And these follow the 33 I highlighted at the end of May. Incidentally, I didn’t aim for 100 but just happened to hit that popular number

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/30/tesla-superchargers-opened-germany/feed/ 0 Tesla Opens First Supercharger Station In Switzerland http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/18/tesla-opens-first-supercharger-station-switzerland/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/18/tesla-opens-first-supercharger-station-switzerland/#comments Wed, 18 Dec 2013 09:03:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60261 Tesla Motors opened its first Supercharger station (Lully) in Switzerland yesterday. The station is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and no form of charge pass is required. Two charging stalls are located at the station, with each able to provide up to 120 kW of DC power at a time and charge Tesla Model

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/18/tesla-opens-first-supercharger-station-switzerland/feed/ 0 Tesla Model S Can Now Travel From San Diego To Vancouver! http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/01/tesla-model-s-can-now-travel-san-diego-vancouver/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/01/tesla-model-s-can-now-travel-san-diego-vancouver/#comments Fri, 01 Nov 2013 13:10:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=58464 Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could drive your Tesla Model S all the way from San Diego to Vancouver? Now you can! Tesla Motors has completed that Supercharger corridor for that 1,400 mile route, increasing the total number of functional Supercharger charging stations in the United States to 31. Unlike average companies, which entice

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