Summary
- Tesla has announced the Q4 Supercharger winners and opened up the next round of voting
- Winners for the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia-Pacific have been named
- Tesla is making improvements to its Supercharger network, including access for non-Tesla EVs
- The company is aiming to increase stall availability, install longer cables, and modify stations to accommodate other EVs
- Tesla has partnered with Hyundai to allow the 2025 Ioniq 5 to charge at Superchargers using a native NACS port, with adapters for other vehicles coming in 2025
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Tesla recently announced the winners of its Supercharger voting round for the fourth quarter of the year, as well as opened up voting for the next round. The top-voted site in Q4 was located in Warsaw, Poland, with several other locations also selected and marked as “in development” on Tesla’s Find Us page. The company initially introduced these voting cycles in 2022 and has been steadily expanding its Supercharger network.
The winners of the Q4 Supercharger voting round in the U.S. included locations in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Clermont, Florida, Taos, New Mexico, Johnson City, Tennessee, and Cody, Wyoming. In Canada, the selected locations were Ucluelet, British Columbia, Bathurst, New Brunswick, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Newmarket, Ontario, and Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. In Europe, winners included Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Liberec, Czech Republic, Taranto, Italy, and Warsaw South, Poland.
Tesla has been working on improving its Supercharger network throughout the year, with specific goals outlined by North American Charging Director Max de Zegher. These improvements include making stall availability more accurate, increasing the number of long Supercharging cables, and modifying stations to accommodate non-Tesla EVs. The company aims to encourage manufacturers to place charging ports in specific locations on their vehicles to avoid blocking stalls. Additionally, Tesla has begun granting access to its chargers to non-Tesla EVs like the Nissan Ariya and upcoming Hyundai Ioniq 5.
In a recent announcement, Tesla and Hyundai revealed that the 2025 Ioniq 5 will be the first EV capable of charging at Superchargers with a native NACS charging port. Existing Tesla vehicles with the CCS charger will receive an adapter for Supercharger access in early 2025. The company is gradually opening up its charging network to a wider range of automakers in the industry. Tesla executives have also highlighted the advantages of prefabricated Superchargers for improved efficiency and scalability in expanding the network.
Tesla continues to prioritize the expansion and enhancement of its Supercharger network to meet the growing demand for electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The company’s Supercharger voting rounds allow customers to participate in the selection of new locations, contributing to the network’s development. With ongoing improvements and collaborations with other automakers, Tesla aims to make charging accessibility more convenient and accessible for all electric vehicle owners.
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