Tesla has made it simpler for house owners towing trailers or different gear to seek out suitable Superchargers, following up on firm guarantees to make this a precedence over the previous few months.
In a submit on the Tesla Charging account on X on Tuesday, the corporate shared a screenshot of the brand new characteristic, which prioritizes trailer-friendly Supercharger places for drivers in Trailer Mode, in addition to letting you view suitable websites with a easy faucet if not within the mode. The characteristic was initially noticed in Tesla’s launch notes for software program replace 2024.44 earlier this month, though that is the primary we’ve seen of the person interface for the characteristic.
The announcement was additionally reported by North American Charging Director Max de Zegher, who famous that the websites additionally make the most of “Please Use Final” indicators, which direct different Tesla house owners to keep away from utilizing the pull-through Supercharger stations until all others are occupied.
You may see the signal under, in addition to the unique navigation screenshot shared by Tesla’s Charging account.
The chief additionally shared an extra perception reiterating the corporate’s goals to spice up trailer-compatible Supercharger stalls:
% of recent Superchargers which might be trailer-friendly is growing. If we will add trailer-compatible stalls at an inexpensive complexity & price, we do. https://t.co/psLd9gDEfi
— Max de Zegher (@MdeZegher) November 19, 2024
In September, Tesla teased the upcoming characteristic for trailer-compatible navigation, together with sharing a sentiment much like de Zegher’s above: that it was engaged on constructing extra stations with pull-through Supercharger stalls. In the meantime, the corporate has been pumping out extra Supercharger stalls than ever with its pre-fabricated stall manufacturing approach, slicing down on prices and growing deployment pace considerably.
Tesla has additionally been rolling out its V4 Superchargers world wide, and the corporate earlier this month debuted a long-anticipated V4 cupboard that allows charging speeds of as much as 500kW—and as much as 1.2MW for the Semi.
In Q3 alone, Tesla opened 2,800 Supercharger stalls, marking a 23-percent enhance year-over-year. The corporate additionally famous throughout its third-quarter earnings name that its chargers ship 1.4TWh of vitality, representing a 27-percent enhance over the identical quarter final yr.
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