Tesla starts V3 supercharger production at new Shanghai factory
- Tesla’s new supercharger factory in Shanghai will churn out 10,000 charging stations a year
- An expanded charging network will spur sales of Tesla cars in China, analyst says
Tesla has started production on its V3 superchargers at its Shanghai factory, its China Charging Team said on its Weibo blog.
The Palo Alto, California-based electric carmaker says a 15-minute charge by a supercharger can add 250km to its cars’ driving range. The supercharger was launched last year and was initially being manufactured at Tesla’s Gigafactory in New York.
The company’s supercharger factory in Shanghai, built next to its Gigafactory 3 in the Lingang free-trade zone, will churn out 10,000 charging stations a year.
“Production in China will not only widen the use of the world’s top charging equipment in the country, but also contribute to the upgrading of China’s overall charging infrastructure,” Tesla China Charging Team said in its blog.
The superchargers are expected to boost Tesla in China, the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) market. The company recorded buoyant growth last year – it began delivering its made-in-Shanghai Model 3s in January, and these cars dominated the mainland’s premium EVs segment with about 140,000 units delivered.