I was invited to a GM event in San Francisco on June 9th where GM made three big announcements: GM is activating vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capability for existing customers, with no new hardware required. GM is expanding grid-scale battery storage with a big bet on sodium-ion technology. GM’s new “Energy Pass” … [continued]
After more than 7 years and 15,000 units deployed, Tesla is transitioning from V3 Superchargers to V4 Superchargers. There are a few notable improvements to these Superchargers. First of all, these Supercharger stalls can provide up to 500 kW of power to individual cars. In the case of the Tesla … [continued]
"Owners of Dodge, Jeep®, Ram, FIAT and Maserati battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) in North America now have greater freedom in how they charge, thanks to expanded access to more than 27,500 Tesla Supercharger locations. Starting today, Stellantis BEV customers can access Tesla V3 and V4 Superchargers using a Free2move Charge North American Charging System (NACS)-CCS1 DC adapter."
It was Tesla’s biggest “mote” on the US EV market for years — its widespread, fantabulous, easy-to-use Supercharging network. Several years ago, Tesla offered to open it up to other automakers if they simply 1) helped fund it, and 2) made cars that were compatible. No one bit. Elon Musk … [continued]
A new Tesla Supercharger hub with up to 48 charging stalls is planned for Romulus, Michigan, which is near the Detroit airport. While the addition of 48 new chargers might not seem that important, I just wrote an article in November about 40 fast chargers being installed in the Detroit … [continued]
Tesla has made some impressive EV charging progress recently. First, there’s the rather large new EV charging hub in Southern California that is primarily supported using solar power. Secondly, many more EV chargers for fully electric semi trucks were announced. Now there is word of a new fast charging hub … [continued]
We’ve got a few recent Tesla-focused stories that don’t quite justify a full story on their own, but which seem too notable to skip. Tesla FSD Accident Data Tesla, like other companies, has to report certain data on accidents or incidents that occur during self-driving to the National Highway Traffic … [continued]
When the Mormons settled Utah in the 1800s, they picked the Wasatch Front in Northern Utah because snowfall in the mountains stored water that was used by farmers over the summer to irrigate their crops. However, the climate in southern Utah, with major city Saint George, was milder, so Utahans … [continued]
BMW electric vehicle drivers are the latest to gain access to certain Tesla Superchargers in the US (through the North American Charging Standard, or NACS). That makes it the 15th auto brand to get access, either through NACS adapters or a built-in NACS charging port. One very important thing to … [continued]
A little while back, Tesla launched a Supercharger for businesses program. Basically, it’s white label Superchargers that you can slap your own branding on. That didn’t make much sense a few years ago. A business could buy Tesla Superchargers, but it didn’t make any sense for them to not be … [continued]
Tesla’s largest Supercharger hub has been officially launched and it runs on solar power with battery storage. The Lost Hills, California, charging hub has 164 V4 Supercharger stalls, which deliver over 300 kW of electricity each. The new hub is also mostly off-grid. As explained in an X post, “Our … [continued]
