Whereas the way forward for Tesla’s Supercharger crew nonetheless stays unsure, the automaker is testing larger outputs at a few of its DC fast-charging stations.
YouTuber TesLatino recently posted on X (previously Twitter) about discovering a Supercharger station with a considerably larger output than regular. As an alternative of the standard peak round 250 kw, TesLatino noticed a peak of 323 kw.
Display screen shot of X submit from Tesla engineer Wes Morrill explaining higher-power Supercharger trial
Wes Morrill, lead engineer for the Tesla Cybertruck, responded with an evidence that this was a part of a trial Tesla was working on V3+ Supercharger stations, that means these with a V3 cupboard and V4 cost submit—so not but making the most of the Cybertruck’s 800-volt charging functionality some have demonstrated with higher-voltage non-Tesla chargers. This hasn’t rolled out to all stations with the relevant {hardware}, Morrill famous, however Tesla drivers can now stay up for being pleasantly shocked by larger energy ranges at sure stations, it appears.
Kyle Conner from Out Of Spec Studios related with TesLatino in the course of the charging expertise and famous the charger was outputting over 900 amps to get to the 320-plus kw charging energy. Tesla’s V3 Superchargers had been initially rated at 425 amps, whereas Tesla’s V4 chargers had been rated to 615 amps at 1,000 volts.
Which may point out some very particular thermal concerns designed into the Cybertruck—notably its charging inlet—to permit such a charge with out extra warmth.
The Cybertruck itself was unveiled in manufacturing kind in November 2023, however did not come anyplace near the $39,900 beginning worth or vary of as much as 500 miles Tesla instructed when the truck premiered. Tesla is now not discussing 500 miles even with an further range-extender battery pack that matches into the mattress.
2025 Tesla Cybertruck – Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk earlier this 12 months fired practically your complete Tesla Supercharger crew, however later promised a $500 million growth funding “hundreds” of recent chargers, separate from any prices related to maintaining the present community working.
The choice to drag again on Supercharger operations didn’t seem to have an effect on the plans of Ionna, the charging community for the U.S. and Canada that’s instantly funded by seven automakers. Shortly after Tesla’s firing of its Supercharger employees, Ionna re-upped its dedication to construct a community of greater than 30,000 high-power connectors. BP has stated it is going to gladly take over Supercharger websites Tesla now not needs to run because it builds out its personal charging community.
