BP Casts Covetous Eyes On Tesla Supercharger Assets
As Tesla disrupts its own Supercharger network, other companies like BP and EVgo are seeing new opportunities.
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Cross Country with Tesla Full Self Driving (Supervised)
My wife, our small dog, and our two large e-bikes recently made the 1500-mile trip from Utah to Northern Wisconsin in our Tesla Model 3 Long Range. It was our first cross-country trip with the new Version 12 of Tesla FSD (Supervised), V12.3.4. Supercharging The e-bikes on a tray-type bike … [continued]
Is NACS As A Standard In Peril? Probably Not.
A few days ago, Tesla shocked the charging world when Elon decided to fire the whole Supercharger development team. These weren’t the people who maintain existing sites (thank goodness!), but they are the people who found places to put chargers in, designed the plans for the site, dealt with utilities, … [continued]
Pros & Cons of Tesla Supercharging Changes
As you’ve surely heard, Tesla has laid off 500 employees in the Supercharging division, the majority of its Supercharger team. Upon the sudden news, various reasons were put forth for why Elon Musk might have laid them all off. Reportedly, the core reason was that at a time when Musk … [continued]
With Tesla Easing Off, It’s Time For Other U.S. Charging Companies & EV Advocates To…
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]
Did Tesla Really Lay Off The Whole Supercharger Team? Really??
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]
No, Tesla Stations Aren’t Open To All EVs (Yet)
A recent article at the San Francisco Chronicle leads with (as of this writing) a headline saying, “Tesla superchargers in California now available for all EVs.” The paywalled article cites a social media post by Governor Gavin Newsom, but there’s just one problem: the headline is completely false, at least … [continued]
Charging Stations Need A Plan & Not Random Kindness For Busy Times
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]
Tesla Superchargers, Stores, & Service Fleet Up Significantly In 1st Quarter
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]
Supercharging Non-Teslas Without Being An EV-Hole
When I first heard that Ford had released adapters and opened access to the Supercharger network, I noticed some people getting angry about that. Supercharger stations have long been designed to reach the port at the rear-driver side of the vehicle, and everyone is expected to back in to get … [continued]
