Tesla already has 35,000 and over Superchargers all over the world, but how exactly you choose the locations can be a mystery. Now, through a new Twitter poll, the company is asking the public to tell it where they wants the next superchargers to be installed, TechCrunch has reported.
Some of the most sought after sites are the least accessible, including US National Parks, Vancouver Island, Hawaii and Alaska. If you’ve ever been to British Columbia, you’ll notice plenty of Tesla electric vehicles on the road, but there are only a couple of Supercharger stations on Vancouver Island in Victoria and Nanaimo. Similarly, there is only one station in Soldotna in Alaska and a solitary six-bay facility in Honolulu. It would also make sense to install Superchargers at National Park entrance gates, often located in remote regions.
Tesla has 1,469 supercharger locations in the US, and the number of charging points varies widely by season. However, station growth has lagged behind Tesla EV sales: the latter grew 87 percent in 2021, but Supercharger installations increased just 35 percent. This could soon become a bigger issue as the company said it will open up its Supercharger network to non-Tesla vehicles.
Installing them is also not as simple as spending money. Tesla recently posted a job advertisement for its Canadian supercharger design team, noting that applicants require experience in site permitting, construction feasibility, utility requests and more. The company recently counted sites hosting Superchargers that are good for business, averaging between 2,000 and 5,000 monthly charging visits to locations in Vancouver, BC.
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