Tesla is deploying the first Mega charger; It has been four years since Elon Musk unveiled Tesla’s Semi, the company’s semi-trucks, and the promise to juice up their batteries in just 30 minutes. Finally, we are closer to seeing how they will do this after reports of the Mega charger being deployed at the Gigafactory in Nevada.
With a higher battery pack and the need to travel long distances than family cars, Tesla’s semi-trucks can hardly rely on the extensive Supercharger network.
Instead, they need a much bigger charger, and if we go by Musk’s word during the unveiling of the Semi, they would be powered, not by fossil fuels but by solar energy. So, the world has waited with bated breath to see how Musk will pull this off.
Tesla is deploying the first Mega charger
Tesla was found deploying the first mega charger to charge the next Tesla semi-electric truck at the Gigafactory, Nevada.
With the announcement of the Tesla Semi in 2017, Tesla has announced plans to deploy a “mega charger,” A more powerful version of the supercharger network for charging electric trucks. The project was ambitious.
Tesla wanted a new charging station that could add a 400-mile range in just 30 minutes. We also wanted to guarantee low electricity rates at the station.
At that time, Tesla estimated that it was planning a charging station that would supply more than 1 MW. Of course, this makes sense, given the name.
But due to delays years and years later, Tesla hasn’t released a Tesla semi or mega charger yet.
Today, Tesla was found deploying its first mega charger station at the Gigafactory, Nevada.
The stalls are much longer than those found in most supercharged stations to accommodate heavy trucks with trailers. In 2019, Tesla reported submitting its own high-power charging standard over 1 MW for electric trucks within CharIN, the industry group behind the CCS standard.
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CharIN is working with members on High Power Charging for Commercial Vehicles (HPCCV) to create a standard for vehicle charging station interoperability for electric trucks.
The stalls are much longer than what you’d find at most Supercharger stations to accommodate larger trucks with trailers.
In 2019, we reported that Tesla submitted their own >1 MW high-power charging standard for electric trucks within CharIN, an industry association behind the CCS standard.
CharIN is working on High Power Charging for Commercial Vehicles (HPCCV) with its members in order to create a standard for interoperability of vehicle charging stations for electric trucks.
Tesla was one of five companies that submitted designs, along with Electrify America, ABB, Paxos, and Staubli, to develop the standards for high power charging.
Last year, Jerome Guillen, Tesla’s head of heavy trucking at the time, said that the automaker was working with partners to develop the Megacharger.
The Bottom Line
Along with Electrify America, ABB, Paxos, and Staubli, Tesla was one of five companies that submitted designs to develop standards for high-power charging.
Last year, Jerome Gillen, then head of Tesla’s heavy-duty truck, said: Automakers were working with partners to develop mega chargers.
As previously reported, Tesla Next to the Gigafactory, Nevada, has a facility to produce small quantities of Tesla semi.
Earlier this summer, automakers completed a drive axle production line and debugged a small number of general assembly lines.
Tesla recently postponed the first Tesla semi-delivery to customers until next year. As the supply of battery cells increases, automakers are expected to build more prototype units at their facilities due to testing and internal logistics needs.
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