As promised by Elon Musk, Tesla launches its first European V3 Supercharger in Q4, which becomes the 500th Supercharger in Europe!

Tesla announced that by the end of 2019, Supercharger V3 will appear in Europe.

Elon Musk promises - Elon Musk delivers.

Tesla launched its first V3 supercharger in the UK. The batch of eight V3 points are located at Tesla’s new Park Royal charging station in London, and sit next to a further eight V2 Superchargers, which, with a peak output of 150kW, are still pretty quick as public charging points go.

Robert Llewellyn is a great British actor, comedian, presenter and writer today shared excellent news on his Twitter.

Yesterday I had a go on a Tesla V3 supercharger. 250 kW. Nice, more info soon on #fullychargedshow pic.twitter.com/dXcqY54scr

— Robert Llewellyn (@bobbyllew) December 20, 2019

Now British owners of its electric cars the ability to recharge their vehicles at up to 250kW — equal to 75 miles of range added every five minutes, or a rate of 1,000 miles per hour.

The V3 has an entirely new architecture from the V2, with a 1MW power cabinet. The V3 posts have all-new architecture that is not only capable of delivering more kilowatts to the battery packs per second, but also won’t split the power supply between vehicles charging nearby, allowing owners to charge at the maximum power their battery can take.

New software in the cars will also pre-warm the batteries while en route to a Supercharger, which is claimed to reduce average charge times by 25% by ensure they are already at the optimal temperature to receive an ultra-fast charge on arrival.

Tesla said that customers at V3 Supercharger can be recharged twice as fast. Now the number of customers served per hour will more than double, while the usual stay at V3 Supercharger is reduced to about 15-20 minutes.

Photo Robert Llewellyn / Twitter

The new European chargers use a CCS connector, which is the standard on Tesla Model 3 vehicles but owners of Model X SUVs and Model S saloon cars will need an adaptor to plug in, and the chargers will only supply power to X and S cars at the maximum rate allowed by the vehicle. Tesla says the adaptor comes as standard with all new vehicles, and is available to existing owners “at a limited cost”.

Also among the pleasant surprises is a new handle design.

Photo Robert Llewellyn / Twitter

Source: Motoringresearch

The new Park Royal Supercharger station is the 500th built in Europe. Now, the number of individual Tesla charging posts has reached 4,700 in 24 countries across the continent.

Announcing the milestone, Tesla said: “When we opened the first European station in Norway in 2013, driving across multiple countries in a fully electric car was inconceivable and seen as a unique accomplishment. With the Supercharger network, long distance EV travel has become the new normal. Every day, thousands of Tesla owners undertake a road trip through Europe and stop at Supercharger stations.

In just six years, we have increased the average size of our Supercharger stations to reflect the growing size of our customer base. This included expanding and opening large stations, like Eidsvoll Verk, Nebbenes in Norway, which is the biggest European station with 44 stalls.

We are excited to continue to build the most extensive and advanced network in Europe while keeping the charging experience as affordable and convenient as possible for all our customers.”