{"id":130,"date":"2018-12-27T17:30:02","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T17:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/surfshields.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/27\/elon-musk-lays-out-ambitious-plan-for-tesla-supercharger-network-in-europe\/"},"modified":"2018-12-27T17:30:02","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T17:30:02","slug":"elon-musk-lays-out-ambitious-plan-for-tesla-supercharger-network-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surfshields.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/27\/elon-musk-lays-out-ambitious-plan-for-tesla-supercharger-network-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk lays out ambitious plan for Tesla Supercharger network in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk <\/span><\/a> is making some audacious promises again for the company\u2019s network of electric fast chargers, known as Superchargers. This time, he\u2019s aiming for 100% Tesla Supercharger coverage in Europe by next year.<\/p>\n

In response to a question on Twitter, Musk said Tesla\u2019s Supercharger coverage will extend to 100% of Europe in 2019. \u201cFrom Ireland to Kiev, from Norway to Turkey,\u201d Musk wrote.<\/p>\n

A look at Tesla\u2019s Supercharger map shows a high concentration of the fast chargers in Western Europe. Countries like Albania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Serbia and Moldova don\u2019t have any Superchargers.<\/p>\n

Musk also laid out plans to focus on cities, specifically to work with landlords to add home charging units at apartment buildings.<\/p>\n

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We are dramatically increasing Tesla Superchargers within cities & working with landlords to add home charging to apartment buildings<\/p>\n

\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 26, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Musk then went further, this time in response to a Twitter follower who noticed that Superchargers planned for San Antonio and Austin in 2018 had yet to be completed. The billionaire entrepreneur said \u201call major highways in Texas will have Superchargers, all the way to Brownsville and across Mexico.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Definitely. All major highways in Texas will have Superchargers, all the way to Brownsville & across Mexico.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 26, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

He even laid out plans, although less specific, to add Superchargers to Africa in 2020. There are no Superchargers on the African continent.<\/p>\n

Tesla\u2019s Supercharger network was launched in 2012 in an effort to encourage owners of its electric vehicles to travel longer distances. A Supercharger adds up to 170 miles of range in about 30 minutes (although TechCrunch has experienced slightly longer charge times depending on location).<\/p>\n

Musk has made bold promises for the company\u2019s Supercharger network before. And while the company has made substantial progress and investment in its Supercharger network, it\u2019s still nowhere near its previously promised target.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In April 2017, Tesla said it would double its global network of Superchargers<\/a> from more than 5,400\u00a0 to more than 10,000 by the end of the year. It fell short of that goal with about 8,250 Superchargers.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Musk laid out plans to have 18,000 superchargers globally by the end 2018. As of Dec. 27, Tesla has 11,583 Superchargers (within 1,386 Supercharger stations) globally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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