Tesla is currently working to develop an extension cord designed for Superchargers. target ? Avoid certain electric vehicles from competing brands being forced to take up two spots at your charging station.
Charging your electric vehicle is becoming easier and easier every year. Today there are many terminals, especially in France, with more than 100,000 currently in service.
Easier charging
But not everything is rosy, quite the opposite. And for good reason, many stations are still inaccessible due to maintenance, but that’s not all. This is because some cars have difficulty connecting and are bound to end up in complicated situations. There are so many things that drivers even have to do. Takes up two charging spaces on a Tesla Supercharger.
But how is this possible? In fact, this is simply due to the occasional car charging port. Installed in an inconvenient way It is related to the location of the Tesla terminal and the cable length of the latter. This causes cars to sometimes have to occupy two spaces just to get a chance to recharge.
However, this last case has been addressed by Tesla, which provides longer spaces in Superchargers to ensure access for everyone. But that’s not all. Because the American manufacturer has also found a solution to prevent electric vehicles from being forced to occupy two places. The account description is as follows Tesla Newswire on X (formerly Twitter) carries pages from brand websites.
The latter actually indicates that Tesla is working on its next development.NACS-NACS cable extension (North American Charging Standard). This means that the latter can only be used on cables with this connector and may eventually become standard in the United States.
More convenient charging
This item is not yet sold on the manufacturer’s website, but will be soon. Specifically, it will allowextend the cable The latter can reach the charging port of any car. And this is true whether it is located in front or behind. This also allows drivers to: Install on all terminalsThis also applies if the item on the right is no longer available.
It’s enough to greatly facilitate the experience and save the driver’s time. In fact, Tesla states on its site: Most supercharger cables at NACS Supercharger sites should be able to reach your EV’s charging port, but in some cases you may need to park across the line to comfortably charge.“. But that’s not all. Tesla Campaign for Real Standardization.
The company said “ All car manufacturers Standardize charging port locations behind driver’s seat or in front of passenger’s seat“. As of now, we don’t yet know the exact length or even the price of the extension developed by the company. The release date is also still a mystery at the moment.
NACS connectors are becoming more and more important today and other manufacturers such as Ford and Stellantis will also adopt them. In Europe, the Combo CCS 2 connector is still the standard, and we imagine Tesla might use this standard to develop an extended product for Europe.
Keep in mind that the new v4 superchargers that have been installed for a few months will have to solve this problem by default using much longer cables.
