Tesla first launched a Supercharger network September 2012, 6 stations installed across CaliforniaSince then, the Supercharger network has been Tesla’s greatest strength in the EV world. As of the end of the first quarter of 2022, Tesla announced that the EV maker’s supercharger locations had grown to his 3,724 sites and his 33,657 supercharger connectors.

This makes Tesla’s Supercharger the world’s largest and broadest DC fast-charging network. Not only that, but Tesla has strategically placed Supercharger locations along major highways. Beyond the sheer numbers, this means superchargers are even more useful for long-distance travel.

When Tesla first announced the Supercharger V1, it had a maximum output of 100KW. Tesla then increased this number to 145KW with his V2 Supercharger. And he said in 2019, Tesla took another leap in charging technology.

In 2019, the EV maker not only announced that it increased the maximum charging rate to 250KW with its V3 supercharger, but also introduced an on-route battery warm-up. This allowed the Tesla car on its way to the supercharger station to warm its battery to the optimal temperature for charging. This reduced the boosting time by another 25%.

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All of these factors have made Tesla’s Supercharger the fastest and most convenient way to charge an electric vehicle for some time. To this day, the latter still holds, but with the advent of new charging networks and EVs capable of charging at over 250KW, Tesla has taken the number one spot for both the fastest charging EV and the highest powered DC fast charger. lost.

Currently, charging networks competing with Tesla’s superchargers, Electrify America and Ionity, have DC fast chargers capable of outputting as much as 350KW. Also, vehicles such as the recently launched Lucid Air and Porsche Taycan have maximum charging speeds of 300KW and 270KW respectively.

More important than the maximum charging speed is the charging curve. This shows how fast the charging rate drops once the battery starts to fill up. Considering the charging curve, Tesla cars will start to lag further behind their competitors.

but, The world’s most valuable automaker Doesn’t seem to accept that it’s seconds for everyone. Tesla and his CEO Elon Musk have previously hinted at increasing the maximum charge capacity of Tesla vehicles.

For example, at the Cybertruck launch event in 2019, Musk refrained from revealing the actual charging speeds of the future trucks, even though the Cybertrucks will have over 250KW of charging capacity. clearly stated that.

Elon Musk was also asked if Tesla plans to exceed the Porsche Taycan’s claimed 350KW peak charge (later reduced to 270KW) in its 2020 earnings call. In his response, Musk said that Tesla is considering about 350KW for the next Supercharger iteration. .

Still, since 2019, supercharger speeds have been capped at 250KW, despite Tesla hinting at faster charging speeds for a while. However, a recent glitch in Tesla’s app has spawned a new leak, alluding to a charging speed of 387 KW. Looking at the V4 supercharger schematics, it doesn’t seem like it will take long to see Tesla charge above his 250kW.

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The first hints about a faster V4 Tesla Supercharger got in the way of Twitter user and Tesla owner TOI BOI. When TOI BOI was looking for a supercharger on the Tesla app, a charging station in Boabrien, Quebec, Canada showed him a maximum charging speed of 387KW.

do you have anything to say to us @elonmusk or is this wrong https://t.co/GFAGCHRdp8

— Whole Mars Catalog (@WholeMarsBlog) April 30, 2022

TOI BOI was unfortunately unable to visit the station to confirm whether the supercharger could actually output the requested 387KW. And shortly after Tesla changed the maximum charging speed at stations to 250KW.

Most people didn’t give the incident much thought and simply dismissed it as a one-off glitch unrelated to Tesla’s plans to increase supercharging speed. But a few weeks ago we got a second hint of him suggesting that Tesla is working on a faster V4 supercharger for him.

who shared the information @MarcoRPTeslais a Twitter page focused on the Tesla Supercharger. The channel didn’t share the source of the leak, but the Twitter page nevertheless gave us the next-gen dimension of his V4 Supercharger.

As for the V4 design, it looks like Tesla will use a different shell than the current V2 and V3 models.

We haven’t decided on the new shape yet, but we were able to find the dimensions so we can compare it to the current model. pic.twitter.com/QQhtDgHfCJ

— Marco RP (@MarcoRPTesla) July 9, 2022

As you can see from the photo above, when compared to the V2 and V3 superchargers, the V4 supercharger is noticeably taller and much thinner from side to side, and about the same size and thickness.

And today, leaked schematics have been confirmed as plans for one of the first Tesla Supercharger V4 stations were shared online.

According to Marco, who is also a source of new information, the upcoming Supercharger V4 station will be built in Yuma County, Arizona, with “40 stalls, plus two 4,500-square-foot solar arrays and megapacks planned for the new location. It’s a vacant lot off Interstate 8 in SD by the Dateland Travel Center.”

The new Supercharger V4 station also includes one pull-through stall for trailer-carrying vehicles.

Access to the vacant lot is on the southeast corner of the Travel Center property. The charger itself is a very short distance from the building.

There are two ADA accessible stalls and one designated pull-through stall for trailer use. pic.twitter.com/uJwq1w5RQu

— Marco (Supercharger) (@MarcoRPTesla) September 11, 2022

For now, that’s all there is to know about the V4 Supercharger and the new station. However, we will let you know as soon as we know more about Tesla’s plans.Until then, be sure to visit our site Torquenews.com/Tesla Regularly for the latest updates.

So what do you think? Are you excited to see Tesla’s next-generation V4 Supercharger for the first time? And what do you think of the new dimensions? And what do you think of the V4 Supercharger’s top speed? What do you think?

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Tinse Allegei I’ve been following the evolution of Tesla and the EV space on a daily basis for several years. From cars to Elon Musk to the energy business to autonomy, we cover everything Tesla has to offer. Follow Tinsae on Twitter. @TinsaeAregay Daily Tesla news.