While the future of Tesla’s Supercharger fleet remains uncertain, the automaker is testing higher wattages at some of its DC fast-charging stations.
YouTuber TesLatino rrecently posted on X (formerly Twitter) about finding a Supercharger station with significantly higher power than normal. Instead of the typical peak of around 250 kw, TesLatino saw peak 323 kw.
Screenshot of Tesla engineer Wes Morrill’s X post explaining the higher-power Supercharger test
Wes Morrill, chief engineer of Tesla Cybertruck, responded with an explanation that this is part of a test that Tesla is conducting V3+ Supercharger StationThat means vehicles with V3 cabinets and V4 charging posts—so they still won’t be able to take advantage of the Cybertruck’s 800-volt charging capabilities, which some vehicles have demonstrated with higher-voltage non-Tesla chargers. Morrill notes that the feature hasn’t rolled out to all stations with the appropriate hardware, but for now, Tesla drivers can expect to be pleasantly surprised by higher power level It seems to be at certain stations.
Kyle Conner from Out Of Spec Studios connected with TesLatino during the charging and Note the charger is outputting over 900 amps to achieve a charging capacity of over 320 kW. Tesla’s V3 Supercharger was originally rated at 425 amps, while Tesla’s V4 charger is rated at 615 amps at 1,000 volts.
That could indicate some very specific thermal considerations designed into the Cybertruck—particularly the charging port—to allow for such speeds without causing excessive heat.
The Cybertruck itself is set to debut in production form in November 2023, but it falls short of the $39,900 starting price or 500-mile range that Tesla touted when the truck debuted. Tesla is no longer talking about 500 miles even with Additional range extender battery pack fit the bed
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Earlier this year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk fired nearly the entire Tesla Supercharger team, but then promises $500 million expansion funding “thousands” of new chargers, separate from any costs associated with maintaining the existing network.
Supercharger’s decision to withdraw from operations appears to have had no impact on Ionna’s Planscharging network for the US and Canada is funded directly by seven automakers. Shortly after Tesla laid off Supercharger employees, Ionna recommitted to building a network of more than 30,000 high-power connectors. BP has said it would be happyake on Supercharger websites Tesla no longer wants to run because it is building its own charging network.
