Floods And Hurricanes Won’t Stop Tesla From Supercharging EVs
Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida in the coming days prompting widespread evacuations. Even in areas where residents aren’t required to evacuate, high winds are likely to cause plenty of power outages, which poses a unique problem for those who drive electric vehicles. Tesla is taking steps now to ensure its customers are as prepared as possible when the storm arrives and that they’re able to charge at its network even if power at home is out.
Tesla
Tesla, Inc. is an American electric vehicle manufacturer largely attributed to driving the EV revolution. Through the Model S and subsequent products, Tesla has innovated and challenged industry conventions on numerous fronts, including over-the-air updates, self-driving technology, and automotive construction methods. Tesla is considered the world’s most valuable car brand as of 2023, and the Model Y the world’s best-selling car in the same year, but the brand’s greatest achievement is arguably the Supercharger network of EV charging stations.
According to Teslarati, a series of reminders have already been issued to Tesla owners through the official Tesla Charging Account on X. It advises charging all vehicles, whether you’re driving a Model 3 or a Cybertruck, up to 100% ahead of the storm if possible and utilizing the infotainment system or Tesla App for updates as to the status of the Supercharging network in the coming days.
Supercharger Access For Non-Tesla EV Owners
The ever-growing map of Tesla Superchargers is useful not just for Tesla owners, but for those who own EVs from select automakers that currently have access to the network through a North American Charging Standard (NACS) adapter. Although a long list of automakers is adopting the standard, only Ford, Rivian, and GM have access today, and it’s only at select locations. Owners of those vehicles can see which Superchargers in the network are open to them for use.
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It also notes that Supercharger uptime is a priority ahead of the storm, which makes it easier for those without access to a home charger to get to that full state of charge ahead of Milton’s arrival. Once the storm passes, getting Superchargers up and running again will be the focus, but if there’s damage to the units or a lack of power, Tesla has a solution.
Ready To Deploy Mobile Superchargers
The company is ready to deploy mobile Superchargers powered by Megapacks to areas that are severely impacted by the storm. These mobile units were first spotted back in 2019 in San Luis Obispo at the Madonna Inn Supercharger. That time around there was no natural disaster. Instead, it was all about managing heavy holiday traffic, like the Thanksgiving rush.
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At the time, owners reported getting peak rates of up to 125 kW, which is half of the peak rate of 250 kW available at V3 Superchargers. It’s not ideal, but in an emergency, access to any kind of power at all to charge an EV is far better than nothing, especially in areas where power restoration may take days.
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