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http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2013/05/tesla-supercharger-map-250.pngFor Model S drivers, Tesla Motors’ oft-delayed Supercharger announcement was worth the wait. The electric vehicle company today explained how it will expand its network of high-speed electric vehicle charging stations across North America (and hinted that the technology will come to Europe and other areas in the future).
The Supercharger roll out will take place as follows. The number of Supercharger stations will triple from eight today to 25 by the end of June, bringing coverage to more of California, the Pacific northwest, in Texas between Austin and Dallas, and in Illinois and Colorado, as well as the east coast. By the end of the year, Superchargers “will connect most of the major metro areas in the US and Canada,” Tesla says, and by a year from now, the network will cover “almost the entire population of the US and Canada.” You can see the 2015 map above (click to enlarge) and there’s an interactive map over on Tesla’s website that shows the predicted coverage area through the years. CEO Elon Musk said on a conference call today that he thinks there will be more in the ground by 2015 than the map shows today.
“Tesla needed to solve the problem of long-distance travel and we can’t wait for others to agree with our strategy.” - Elon Musk
The first Tesla model, theRoadster, and other electric vehicles are not compatible with the Superchargers, so for right now, only Model S drivers will be able to use all these new stations. All future Tesla vehicles will be able to take advantage of the technology, though, and Musk said he’s not against working with other automakers to make their EVs compatible. The batteries need to be built with Supercharging in mind, he said, and Tesla needed to "solve the problem of long-distance travel and we can’t wait for others to agree with our strategy. If we wait for some sort of consensus, it’s going to take too long. We just need to get going and other manufacturers can either copy us or join us."Continue reading Tesla Supercharger network goes nationwide, gets quicker [w/video]
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