Tesla plans to expand Supercharger coverage across all of Europe in 2019

[Polycount]

With Model 3 production under control and several new projects in the works, it's safe to say Tesla is in a far more stable position than it's been in the past. As such, it's ready to spread its wings and expand at a quicker rate - for now, that means extending Supercharger coverage to cover a far greater region.

Specifically, according to company CEO Elon Musk on Twitter, Supercharger coverage will spread across the entirety of Europe in 2019. In a Tweet, Musk said Superchargers will stretch from "Ireland to Kiev, from Norway to Turkey," but he mentions several other countries set to receive Superchargers throughout responses to other users.

Yes. Supercharger coverage will extend to 100% of Europe next year. From Ireland to Kiev, from Norway to Turkey. https://t.co/7FQZgLCTVJ

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 26, 2018

While it remains to be seen whether or not Musk can turn these claims into action -- he's been known to make overly-optimistic promises in the past -- European Tesla users still have plenty to look forward to. Even if Superchargers don't cover 100% of the region, Tesla could get pretty close, and that's still considerably better than nothing.

Tesla doesn't seem to have a specific window of time during which it wants to accomplish its European Supercharger goals, but we'll keep you updated if Musk announces any further information.

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[Uncle Al]

What will really help is if they standardize the recharging stations so anyone with an electric vehicle can make use of them or at least for some smart young engineer to come up with a converter that will enable the same thing. That will go a long way toward the move towards electrical vehicles throughout Europe .....

 

[yRaz]

What will really help is if they standardize the recharging stations so anyone with an electric vehicle can make use of them or at least for some smart young engineer to come up with a converter that will enable the same thing. That will go a long way toward the move towards electrical vehicles throughout Europe .....

they do, they call it the Tesla to J1772 adapter

 

[Plutoisaplanet]

What will really help is if they standardize the recharging stations so anyone with an electric vehicle can make use of them or at least for some smart young engineer to come up with a converter that will enable the same thing. That will go a long way toward the move towards electrical vehicles throughout Europe .....

They’re switching to CCS in Europe actually. But they’re not just going to open it up to everyone because the cost of charging isn’t the same as the cost of expanding. They’d probably want a subscription to opt into the network and there would be limitations like making sure cars can charge fast enough in order to join.

 

[cliffordcooley]

I agree with @Uncle Al the charging stations should be standardized. We are talking about a public utility and should be treated as such. Regardless of the vehicle driven.

 

[DaveBG]

Amazing, EU companies like BMW, Mercedes and VW are investing billions and billions , talk about it all the time yet Tesla is going to beat them again on their own territory... So funny!