Tesla Supercharger

Yeah.

And I would download the Tesla app as well because the Tesla superchargers that are open to public charges, they're really cheap.

They're like 20, 30p cheaper than anybody else.

You might get the stink eye from other Tesla owners, especially if you're charging.

So you can not get out to unplug.

It only works at Tesla superchargers, and it only works in the United States.

After a confirmation on screen, it will stop charging and unlock the port and allow the car to go into drive mode.

Activating it means, but you then have to go to Tesla for a service inspection, even if you don't even move the car.

And I want to link together the last two topics that we've talked about, which is the average charge speed on a 150 kilowatt charger and the fact that there are reasons why chargers don't get the speed that we're expecting.

And I wonder, it was kind of interesting given the discussion we were having before we came online.

Do you have data for Tesla superchargers?

We don't have data.

We have data on the sessions for Tesla superchargers, but we don't have data on the energy for Tesla superchargers.

And it would be very interesting to see what you get on that.

I was chatting.

The built-in Google Maps plans charging stops along the way, and... manages preheating the battery, cutting charging time by a third.

Most stops were at Tesla superchargers, which GM has a partnership.

You just plug the car in.

It does its thing.

So we went a few Saturdays ago, drove down.

I actually took my electric car all the way down there, which is great because I stopped on the way halfway back up in Oceanside at a Tesla Supercharger area, and there just happened to be this awesome Irish pub right there, and I had a couple of great drinks and had a nice lunch, and then my car was charged, and then went all the way back home.

But we had a great time despite the stench, and we can't wait to show you what it's really like in Imperial Beach, this gem of a community, this old 1950s style beach town that nobody goes to anymore because of the smell.

You can smell it right here.

Every charging station we have is, and will be branded to power up.

Even we're deploying Tesla superchargers and they will be branded to power up.

The Tesla superchargers go in the Tesla network.

So if you drive a Tesla, your Tesla will just take you to our charging stations.

We're deploying the next gen 500 kilowatt chargers everywhere.

And I went through Niagara Falls.

I stopped at the Niagara Falls Supercharger.

You get a badge in the app for one of those iconic Supercharger sessions.

And actually, going back into the U.S., FSD had no problem at the border.

stopped where it needed to be stopped, stopped right at the booth when the officer was asking you questions.

So maybe it might be okay if you take the other car for that one long trip if you don't wanna have...

And this is before we had the Superchargers.

And then now people take the, the electric cars on those long trips because the Superchargers aren't that bad.

But range anxiety, we think about 30, 40 miles, people freak out.

Yes.

I haven't heard you mention the economics of the Superchargers, but my understanding is that Tesla is giving people free charges forever.

Yeah, that's...

So-

The average American lives four minutes away from a gas station.

Meanwhile, the same average American lives 31 minutes away from their nearest Tesla Supercharger.

Currently, there are 976 supercharging stations in the US, each of which have anywhere between two and 56 individual chargers.

In order to match the four-minute average of gas stations, Tesla would need to build an additional 31,251 supercharging stations.

Just as there was a format war in the 1880s between DC and AC power, there is now a war of charging standards.

Take the example of Salina, Kansas, a small city off of Interstate 70 which most people only visit to refuel or, in this case, recharge.

This Supercharger uses Tesla's proprietary plug, this Electrify America station uses CCS and CHAdeMO plugs, and this hotel's charger uses a J1772 plug.

There are four different plug types in one small city.