Says Superchargers will let you travel anywhere on pure sunlight for free.
"The Tesla Supercharger will over time allow you to travel anywhere on pure sunlight for free"
How fast is Tesla expanding Superchargers?
Q13217 answers2012-2023
Short answer
He says Tesla wants all EVs to succeed and is opening up its Superchargers.
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Says by the end of 2013 a coast-to-coast trip will be Superchargers all the way.
"By end of year, it will be Superchargers all the way!"
Announces huge Supercharger expansion to cover LA to NY by end of year.
"Huge expansion of Tesla Supercharger network underway. Will cover LA to NY by end of year"
Announces Superchargers energized NY to LA, covering ~80% of US population.
"Tesla Supercharger network now energized from New York to LA, both coast + Texas! Approx 80% of US population covered."
He said he would like the charge connector to plug itself in, like an articulating snake.
"have the charge connector plug itself in like an articulating like a sort of snake"
He said that two years after the first Superchargers opened in 2013, you could travel almost anywhere in the US on the network.
"it's only been like two years and now you can travel almost anywhere in the u.s. using the supercharger network"
He said the obvious thing is to decouple free long-distance Supercharging from the cost of Model 3.
"the obvious thing to do is to decouple that from the cost of Model 3."
He said the best thing to do with an electric car is to charge it where you charge your phone.
"But actually, the best thing to do with an electric car is to charge your car, where you charge your phone."
He said by the end of next year there would be three times as many Superchargers.
"By the end of next year, there will be three times as many superchargers as there are today."
Says you can now drive anywhere in the US, most of Europe, China and Japan on Superchargers.
"You can now drive anywhere in the US (except N Alaska), most of Europe, China & Japan using the Tesla Supercharger network!"
Plans an old-school drive-in and roller-skate restaurant at a new Tesla Supercharger in LA.
"Gonna put an old school drive-in, roller skates & rock restaurant at one of the new Tesla Supercharger locations in LA"
He says the Supercharger network was never meant as a walled garden and other automakers can use it if they share costs.
"We've always said that this is not intended to be a walled garden. And we're happy to support other automakers and let them use our supercharger stations."
He says long range matters more than a super fast charge time.
"It's more important to have long range than it is to have a super fast charge time."
Says Tesla will probably unveil the next-generation Supercharger in late summer.
"Will probably unveil next gen Supercharger late summer. Major improvements all round."
Says Tesla will extend Superchargers to South America around the end of the next year.
"Tesla will start extending the Supercharger network to South America around end of next year"
He said Tesla would put Superchargers at airports and wherever there is a need for them.
"We'll have Superchargers in the airports. We'll have Superchargers wherever we see that there is a need for Superchargers."
He says Tesla wants all EVs to succeed and is opening up its Superchargers.
"We just want to say that we're not in like some malicious attack to try to discourage everybody. Definitely not. We're like opening up superchargers."