The first European Supercharger stations are located in the towns of Lyngdal, Aurland, Dombås, Gol, Cinderella and Lillehammer. Tesla says that approximately 90 percent of the Norwegian population lives within 200 miles of a station, and that about 60 percent of the country’s land mass is within that distance of a charging station.
Introduced a year ago in California, the Supercharger is billed as the fastest charging station on the planet. It uses a massive solar panel to capture energy and quickly recharge the batteries of a Model S by bypassing the on-board charging equipment. CEO Elon Musk claims that 90 kilowatts of energy can be channeled into the lithium-ion battery pack in about half an hour, providing the sedan with roughly three hours’ worth of driving time if the driver holds a steady 60 mph. Tesla hopes to pump that number up to 120 kilowatts over the next couple of years.
Since the bulk of the energy dispensed by the Supercharger comes from the sun, model S owners are able to top up their battery pack free of charge. The supply of solar power generally exceeds demand on an average day so the station was designed to transfer all excess energy to the power grid of the city it is located in.<![CDATA[
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