Tesla lately opened in Europe its second Supercharging station geared up with V4 stalls, envisioned to deal with Tesla and non-Tesla electrical autos.

The brand new web site, situated close to an Ibis resort in Clermont-Ferrand in France, has 12 particular person stalls, together with one pull-through sort for bigger autos or autos with trailers.

Let’s recall that Tesla‘s first Supercharging station with V4 stalls was opened on March 15, 2023 within the Netherlands (see video), and on April 8 the corporate made it obtainable additionally to non-Tesla EVs.

Curiously, there may be some sort of metal construction ready for a cover set up sooner or later (most certainly a photo voltaic one).

Photographs of the brand new station had been shared on social media by Esther Kokkelmans and lulu63974:

The V4 Supercharging stalls differ from the V3 in some ways, beginning with a black and white shade (in comparison with crimson and white V3), a taller form and a noticeably longer charging cable – about 9.5-9.8 ft (calculated from 2.9-3 meters) – to succeed in charging inlets of non-Tesla EVs in numerous areas.

In Europe, the Supercharging plugs are appropriate with the CCS Combo 2 (CCS2) charging commonplace, natively utilized by Tesla and non-Tesla EVs.

Initially, the primary technology of the Tesla Mannequin S/Mannequin X (and Superchargers) had been geared up with a special charging resolution – a Kind 2-compatible charging inlet, used not just for AC, but in addition for DC charging.

Energy output seems to be the identical (250 kilowatts) per stall, however there’s a potential for a lot greater output sooner or later. In keeping with pictures from the Netherlands, the utmost values are: as much as 615 amps (A) and 1,000 volts (V), so 615 kW can be theoretically attainable (relying on the charging cupboard, and EV functionality). Time will inform whether or not Tesla will improve the facility output or not.

Unofficial reviews point out that the V4 stalls (rated at 350 kW) are coming to North America. They could even be geared up with a built-in CCS adapter (aka Magic Dock).

Tesla’s first V4 Supercharging stalls, put in in Harderwijk, Netherlands.

By the best way, it is price noting that in July, Tesla electrical automobile gross sales in France reached a cumulative variety of 100,000 models. The primary 50,000 had been bought over a interval of 13 years, whereas the second 50,000 models over a interval of simply 16 months.