Charging

  • Xpeng to charge Supercharger idle fees to decrease wait times

    The idle fee is RMB 1.0 yuan/minute (16¢) and the billing starts 30 minutes after the end of charging.

  • Tesla's Shanghai Supercharger plant goes into production, China-made V3 Supercharger rolls off line

    It has an initial planned annual capacity of 10,000 Superchargers and is primarily a V3 charging pile, which is Tesla's most advanced charging pile to date.

  • Tesla blames China's power grid for vehicle failure and then apologizes

    Tesla blamed State Grid of China for a vehicle charging malfunction, a common practice that brings the US electric car company back into the spotlight by first skimming off the blame in the face of problems.

  • Shanghai to add 10,000 public charging piles in 2021

    Shanghai will add 10,000 public charging piles, 15 cab charging demonstration stations and 10 shared charging pile demonstration communities in 2021, according to a plan released today.

  • Xpeng's first supercharging station designed with new brand identity goes into operation

    Chinese EV maker Xpeng Motors announced on Saturday the opening of its supercharging station at the Daguangming Center in Wuqing, Tianjin, the company's first supercharging station designed with a new branding standard.

  • GAC Aion charging pile has 2.4 times the power of Tesla V3 Supercharger

    A GAC Aion high-powered super-fast charger in Guangzhou shows a charging current and voltage of 600A and 1000V respectively, which means it can charge up to 600kW.

  • Number of charging piles in China reaches 1,681,000 units as of Dec, up 38% year-on-year

    The total number of publicly and privately owned charging stations in China reached 1.681 million as of December 2020, an increase of 37.9 percent over the same period last year, according to a new report.

  • Chinese city Xi'an will offer about $1,544 subsidy to owners who install charging piles

    Various cities in China are taking steps to encourage the use of new energy vehicles, with the northwestern city of Xi'an being the latest.

  • Tesla opens its 700th Supercharger station in Chinese mainland at Badaling ski resort in Beijing

    Tesla's 700th Supercharger is located at the Badaling ski resort in Beijing and currently has eight charging piles.

  • Tesla opens Supercharger station at an airport in Beijing, its first in Asia-Pacific region

    Tesla announced on Thursday that its Supercharger station at the P1 parking structure at Beijing's Daxing International Airport is open to owners, the first Supercharger station at an airport in the Asia-Pacific region for the US electric car company.