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Tesla Unveils Solar-powered ‘Supercharger’ Recharge Stations

Tesla Motors' CEO Elon Musk has unveiled the company's new US-based Supercharger network, a series of charging stations for use by Tesla owners. Constructed in secret, the first six 100kW Supercharger stations will allow Model S owners to e


Tesla Motors' CEO Elon Musk has unveiled the company's new US-based Supercharger network, a series of charging stations for use by Tesla owners.

Constructed in secret, the first six 100kW Supercharger stations will allow Model S owners to extend their roaming range throughout California and into parts of neighbouring Nevada and Arizona.

The current network could technically allow a trip from Lake Tahoe, via Los Angeles and then back out west to Las Vegas.

The company says that with the higher volumes of the Model S comes economies of scale that have allowed them to build the Supercharger points far more cheaply than before.

The Supercharger stations themselves are solar-powered, using SolarCity carports. Once installed, Tesla reckons that the chargers won't cost anything to run after installation, and are expected to be net exporters of energy back into the power grid.

"Tesla's Supercharger network is a game changer for electric vehicles, providing long distance travel that has a level of convenience equivalent to gasoline cars," Tesla Motors co-founder and CEO Elon Musk said.

"By making electric long distance travel at no cost, Tesla is demonstrating just how fundamentally better electric transport can be.  We are giving Model S the ability to drive almost anywhere for free on pure sunlight."

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