Tesla might charge you up $25,000 if you use its latest feature
Tesla might charge you up $25,000 if you use its latest feature

Tesla says its new “Emergency Drive Away” feature can do up to $25,000 in damage to a Supercharger every time someone uses it, and the car needs a mandatory service visit too.

Tesla has since released more details about the feature in response to ow…

Tesla launches capability to drive away while plugged in after deadly Supercharger shooting
Tesla launches capability to drive away while plugged in after deadly Supercharger shooting

Tesla launched a new feature called “Emergency Drive Away” that lets drivers shift into Drive and leave while still plugged into a Supercharger.

The update comes two months after a gunman shot three people in Teslas at a Supercharger station in Twin…

Tesla’s new ‘Accordion’ Supercharger could speed up its slow buildout
Tesla’s new ‘Accordion’ Supercharger could speed up its slow buildout

Tesla deployed its first “Accordion” Supercharger, a pre-assembled charging unit that ships 16 stalls on a single truck and installs 20% cheaper than a conventional site.

Tesla’s charging team says the goal is now to pre-assemble every Supercharger …

Tesla plans massive new V4 Supercharger in San Francisco
Tesla plans massive new V4 Supercharger in San Francisco

Tesla wants to build one of its biggest Superchargers yet right in the middle of San Francisco. Planning permits have been filed for a 124-stall V4 station on the city’s south side.
The site is a yellow-cab storage lot at the corner of Alemany and Bays…

Tesla Supercharger shooting sparks EV charging safety debate
Tesla Supercharger shooting sparks EV charging safety debate

After a gunman opened fire at a Twin Falls, Idaho, In-N-Out with an attached Tesla Supercharger last week, EV owners flooded social media with the same suggestion: buy an EVject.
The breakaway charging connector lets you drive off while still plugged i…

How BYD’s new EV charging tech and range stacks up against Tesla and the rest

Five-minute charging and 1,000 km of range in a single announcement. BYD just changed what the EV industry considers possible — and the rest have some catching up to do.
The post How BYD’s new EV charging tech and range stacks up against Tesla an…

A Chinese EV giant could be testing superchargers with an absurd output

Documents circulating in China hint that BYD may be experimenting with absurdly powerful EV chargers capable of delivering hundreds of kilometers of range in just minutes.
The post A Chinese EV giant could be testing superchargers with an absurd output…