- Tesla pushed an replace to Supercharger V4 posts permitting 325-kw peak with Cybertruck
- True 500-kw, 800-volt charging comes later, with V4 cupboards
- Peak can be temporary, however sufficient to shave a couple of minutes off whole cost time
Tesla claims to be getting 325 kw of energy from its V4 Supercharger DC fast-charging stations. However in the event you’re a Cybertruck driver, no it is nonetheless not the 800-volt charging you’ve got in all probability been ready for.
All Superchargers designated V4 can now cost at that new peak output, the automaker mentioned Monday on X, the social media platform owned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
V4 will technically enable charging at 800 volts, or as much as 1,000 volts. However present V4 places aren’t but the entire {hardware} set. Whereas they could use the brand new V4 charging posts and connectors, they’re nonetheless backed by Tesla’s V3 cupboard (or a modified model of it)—and thus, nonetheless not capable of make the most of the Cybertruck’s 800-volt charging.
So previous to the arrival of true V4 cupboards, it seems Tesla is doing this by operating their extra succesful V4 cables and connectors at a probably scorching present ranges nicely past different fast-charging permits at 400 volts. Though Cybertrucks solely hit that new peak for a short while—perhaps a minute or much less by preliminary accounts—it might shave extra 5 minutes off the Cybertruck’s preliminary 40-minute 10-80% charging time.
Tesla Supercharger
Tesla had been testing greater output for Supercharger stations since a minimum of final 12 months, utilizing so-called V3+ stations that mix a V3 cupboard and V4 cost publish. Tesla’s announcement particularly talked about “V4 posts,” indicating that these stations can even provide 325-kw charging. That is in comparison with 250 kw for traditional V3 Superchargers.
Tesla introduced V4 Supercharger {hardware} in 2022 and made some first installations in 2023—at the moment pegged to supply higher-power charging for the Semi and Cybertruck.
Tesla Supercharger
The Cybertruck is the one car within the automaker’s lineup that presently boasts 800-volt charging. However some EVs from different manufacturers provide that functionality as nicely—and can quickly be showing at Supercharger stations as extra automakers acquire entry to the community. With this in thoughts, Tesla has additionally been including longer cables to accommodate automobiles with cost ports in several positions than its personal.
As an alternative of merely ready for Tesla to improve its {hardware}, Stellantis has additionally tried to patent a system for enhancing output of 400-volt DC fast-charging stations for 800-volt EVs that may deal with the additional energy. That might enable the automaker’s future EVs to cost at greater energy ranges from 400-volt Superchargers. The Lucid Gravity, which will get Supercharger entry Jan. 31, additionally claims a sustained 225-kw on 500-volt chargers or as much as 400 kw on 1,000-volt chargers.