The world's longest Tesla Supercharger is now open in France. Unlike other EV charging stations, this one is configured in an unusual that leads to its long appearance.
A Tesla logo is seen on a 250kW electric vehicle charging station at the Tesla Inc. supercharger station on January 4, 2021 in Hawthorne, California. - After shares rocketed higher in 2020 on surging auto deliveries, Tesla enters 2021 with plenty of momentum even as its vision of taking electric cars mainstream remains a way off.
The arrival of the longest Supercharger station came as the giant EV maker enhanced its relationship with the French supermarket company E.Leclerc.
Unlike the current Supercharger stations, the new one in France has ts individual Supercharger units in a straight line.
World's Longest Tesla Supercharger Station
According to Electrek's latest report, the giant EV maker already has a Tesla Supercharging station in Montauban, France. The first one has 16 individual charging units.
Tesla Inc. electric vehicles sit parked at the company's supercharger station on January 4, 2021 in Hawthorne, California. - After shares rocketed higher in 2020 on surging auto deliveries, Tesla enters 2021 with plenty of momentum even as its vision of taking electric cars mainstream remains a way off. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)
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But, the new one offers 28 V3 Supercharger units, which are installed in a straight line. Although the charging units are not that many, it still looks very long.
As of the moment, the new charging station is open to Tesla EV owners and other electric car consumers that own different EV models.
Right now, there are more than 30,000 Superchargers at around 3,400 stations at the end of 2021. This is a massive growth the total number of Tesla charging stations and individual charging units increased by 35%.
However, some experts claim that the giant automaker still needs to make more efforts since the demand for EVs is now increasing, especially as many countries experience serious fuel price hikes.
Other Tesla Supercharger Efforts
Aside from the world's longest Tesla Supercharger in France, the giant EV maker is also making drastic efforts in Ukraine. The Driven reported that it is planning to open its charging stations to other electric car owners.
Tesla explained that this is needed to ease the pressure on Ukraine's EV charging infrastructure this 2022. Trudy Harrison, the Ukrainian Transport Minister, confirmed that they are already talking with the automaker regarding this activity.
If you want to see further details about the Tesla Supercharger effort in Ukraine, you can click this link.
In 2021, the automaker announced installing Tesla Megachargers at its Gigafactory Nevada.
Meanwhile, new stations were spotted on the latest Tesla Supercharger Map version.
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