Faster Charging w/ Tesla’s Prefabricated Superchargers

Ready to Install Supercharger with Slab & Electrical Components

Tesla let out new information concerning the Prefabricated Supercharger Units (PSUs) that they construct in their Buffalo, NY plant.

In a sequence of tweets coupled with a video clip and pictures, the producer of the Electric Vehicle unveiled that the Power Supply Units (PSUs) are totally assembled Supercharger locations complete with stalls that have been placed on concrete foundations with electricity components ready for grid integration.

This permission allows the business to get new Supercharger locales operating substantially quicker, diminishing the duration required for building to only a few days instead of multiple weeks. Evidently, this assists Tesla in amplifying their Supercharger groundwork considerably more rapidly than others.

By November 2022, Tesla has declared that they possess 40,000 Superchargers around the globe located in more than 4,000 different spots. This amounts to the most extensive DC swift-charging network internationally. Furthermore, they have devoted to increasing the number of Superchargers by 10,000 during the year.

Joe Biden, US President, recently applauded Tesla and its contribution to the government’s commitment to assemble a nationwide infrastructure of 500,000 charging stations by 2030. Currently, America holds roughly 17,000 active Tesla Superchargers.

Over 50 percent of the in excess of 40,000 Superchargers that are global are created by a team of two thousand workers at the Buffalo production plant. They are now also putting together Prefabricated Supercharger Units (PSUs) that include V3 Superchargers.

Earlier this past month during Tesla’s Investor Day, Rebecca Tinucci, the corporation’s supervisor of EV charging networks, commented briefly on Giga New York’s Power Supply Units. The reference was fleeting yet meaningful, inspiring one to consider the relevance such units possess for the cutting-edge electrical company.

Tesla has shared that cost savings of 15 percent are achievable through utilization of PSUs and a quicker installation period.

Tesla’s tweets garnered an abundance of interest, with Munro Live inquiring if they can disassemble one Prefabricated Supercharger Unit. As of the writing of this article, the electric vehicle manufacturer had not responded.

Tesla has tweeted that they are engineering the next iteration of Superchargers, namely, the V4, as well as Semi chargers. Apparently, this forthcoming V4 series may include prefabricated components; however, no formal confirmation has been issued yet.

Source: Tesla (Twitter) via Teslarati