Tesla sets new milestone: 50,000 Supercharger charging stations in ope

Tesla has announced another milestone in the development of its fast-charging network: In September, the network included 50,000 "Superchargers." This means that 5,000 of the columns have been added since April, and 10,000 since November last year.The first Supercharger went into operation in the U.S. in September 2012. In that month, a total of six were erected, as Tesla has now announced on X along with the current total number.

After the launch of the Supercharger network in the U.S. in 2012, around 10,000 of the fast-charging stations were added in just under six years as part of the international expansion. The network was expected to grow to 20,000 by 2020 and 30,000 columns by 2021. In the meantime, as recently announced, there are 50,000. Tesla announced at the end of October 2021 that it would triple the Supercharger network in the next two years - so despite the progress, there is still a lot to do.Tesla has been installing the latest generation of Superchargers for several months. Currently, the charging network in Germany is also being expanded with the first "V4" Superchargers.

Sept 2012: 6 Superchargers
Sept 2023: 50,000 Superchargers

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- Tesla Charging (@TeslaCharging) September 8, 2023

Ten years after opening the first Supercharger charging stations in Europe, Tesla invited all electric car owners to charge for free for a day late last month. The first six charging stations opened in Norway on August 29, 2013. After ten years, Tesla's fast-charging network covers 36 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), with more than 1,000 locations and over 13,000 individual charging points, according to the company.