Tesla announces huge Supercharger improvements for NACS EVs

Tesla has announced big improvements for electric vehicles (EVs) using its Supercharger network including the ones with North American Charging Standard (NACS) ports and adapters.

Tesla has the world’s largest EV charging network, it now has more than 60,000 global superchargers with fast charging speeds. However, range anxiety comes in different forms including low stall availability and the cable range.

The EV company has pushed a new software algorithm for its Supercharger network to improve availability. It can actively refresh the stall availability for an accurate Supercharger status.

This new algorithm is specially optimized for NACS EVs and it can detect another EV, with a port location other than the rear left or the front right. It can also find out which EVs are plugged into short-cable Superchargers. Thus allowing a new user to get accurate stall availability. This algorithm will continue to improve for more accuracy including site mapping.

Tesla has announced improvements for to supercharging experiences by installing V4 chargers with longer cables. These stalls will support all port locations. The company projected that it will have more long charging cables than short cable Superchargers in the next 18 months.

Additionally, it has improved more than 1,500 sites that enable drives to charge within two stalls to increase availability for all EV owners.

Working with other EV makers

Since last year, Tesla has been working with other EV makers to share Supercharger access to existing and upcoming models. These companies adopted Supercharger access under NACS but port location remained a matter of worry for owners.

For example, the majority of CCS EVs come with unfamiliar port locations for a Supercharger station. It will also take up to two stalls to charge an EV.

Rivian R1T charging at Tesla Supercharger (Image Credit: Rivian)

In the latest update, Tesla said, it’s working with EV makers to transition charge port locations to the rear left or front right.

This step will not only increase charging availability but also improve compatibility with more than 30,000 short-cable Superchargers.

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