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Tesla plans to build a new factory to produce Supercharger V3 stations in China as it rapidly expands its charging network.
Originally, Tesla produced its Supercharger stations in Fremont, California.
With the launch of the Supercharger V3 last year, the automaker transferred production to Gigafactory New York, where it also produces its solar tiles.
The move allowed Tesla to increase production by expanding the network with more powerful Supercharger V3 stations.
In 2020, Tesla accelerated the rollout and recently installed its 20,000th charger in the Supercharger network.
We now learn that Tesla is also planning to build a factory to produce supercharger stations in China. [via Reuters]:
Tesla, which now sells its Model 3 electric cars in China and plans to deliver its Model Y sport utility vehicles in 2021, plans to invest 42 million yuan ($ 6.4 million) in a new factory to manufacture the chargers, also called charging piles, near its auto plant in Shanghai, according to the document seen by Reuters.
The new plant would be located near Gigafactory Shanghai and could produce up to 10,000 charging stations per year.
Reports from China suggest the charging stations are Superchargers. It is not known whether they plan to produce wall connectors as well.
Tesla’s new plant could go into operation as early as February 2021.
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Tesla’s production capacity at Gigafactory Shanghai has grown faster than expected and demand has been good despite the pandemic, resulting in rapid expansion of Tesla’s fleet.
The largest fleet in China requires more service infrastructure, and the automaker has added new service centers and charging stations as quickly as possible.
This new plant is part of Tesla’s strategy to bring production capacity closer to demand in order to reduce logistics costs.
This would support an expansion of Tesla’s charging infrastructure in China and possibly other markets.
Since Tesla has now started exporting cars made in China to other markets, I wouldn’t be surprised if they did the same with charging stations, especially if we’re talking about a capacity of 10,000 chargers per year.
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