First 500kW Tesla V4 Supercharger station under construction

[stumby]

NEWS: Tesla's first 500kW Supercharger station in the world is under construction in Campbell, California.

Highlights:
• Faster charging: Supports 400V-1000V vehicle architectures, including 30% faster charging for Cybertruck. S3XY vehicles get 250kW charge rates they already experience on V3 Cabinet — charging up to 200 miles in 15 minutes.
• Faster deployments: V4 Cabinet powers 8 posts, 2x the stalls per cabinet. Lower footprint and complexity = more sites coming online faster.
• Next-generation hardware: Cutting-edge power electronics designed to be the most reliable on the planet, with 3x power density enabling higher throughput with lower costs.

 

[hemiarch]

Hooray. Obviously this is because of battery size but at present charging our x feels way faster than charging our truck . Hopefully this will narrow the gap.

 

[shopaholic]

Where in Campbell? Will check it out

 

[GmP]

This is at Kirkwood plaza, corner W Campbell and San Thomas Aquino.
Last I was there (two weeks ago) green screens were blocking that corner of the parking lot for electrical work. Great location, several stores around it, and a Starbucks close by.

 

[scottf200]

NEWS: Tesla's first 500kW Supercharger station in the world is under construction in Campbell, California.

Highlights:
• Faster charging: Supports 400V-1000V vehicle architectures, including 30% faster charging for Cybertruck. S3XY vehicles get 250kW charge rates they already experience on V3 Cabinet — charging up to 200 miles in 15 minutes.

This has been discussed and shown a lot when the 325 kW came out.

It is like 1 minute or 1.5 minutes. It is the charging curve and not the peak that matters.

 

[Lasttoy]

Oh please. Stop the hype. I've charged my CT at a dozen 350k stations. No faster than a 250k. Charging speed has a dozen factors. One of which is determined by the BMS system. Were you below 10% or at 60%??? I have 2 S'. And CT. Every super charge is different, every time.

 

[vandytom]

Hope puny teslas won’t play dirty and delay us beasts from exercising our right to super fast electrons.

 

[noobla3]

Not very useful when speeds drop below 100kw at around 50%

 

[Hookalakupua]

I live 10 minutes away. I’ll swing by nd see if it’s worth taking pictures.

 

[HaulingAss]

Not very useful when speeds drop below 100kw at around 50%

I've never seen it drop below 100 kW at 50%.

 

[nevetsyad]

I've never seen it drop below 100 kW at 50%.

Correct, 100kW isn't until just after 60% usually.

 

[hemiarch]

I’d rather have a charger that delivers 150kw from 30%to 70% than one that does 300kw for 2 minutes from 20 to 40 and then drops to 75kw
As pointed out above, there is a lot more to this than just max speed.
Is this more a question of the truck or the charger though?

 

[getsometom]

Excited for this. Hopefully the faster speed will also cut down on charging times for non-Teslas that take up multiple spots.

 

[hemiarch]

Excited for this. Hopefully the faster speed will also cut down on charging times for non-Teslas that take up multiple spots.

I’m hoping Tesla comes to their senses soon enough and uses pricing strategy to do that. Beyond the token “subscription”

 

[HaulingAss]

I’d rather have a charger that delivers 150kw from 30%to 70% than one that does 300kw for 2 minutes from 20 to 40 and then drops to 75kw

Sure, but what car drops to only 75kW two minutes after plugging in at 20% SOC?

Oh, that's right, the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra EV with the cabin climate control turned on!