Tesla has opened its first Supercharger station in Switzerland at a location that it believes will benefit drivers travelling between Zurich and Geneva.
Tesla says its superchargers can be used 24/7 and that just 20-30 minutes of charging will produce an almost full charge.
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Supercharger stations are strategically placed to allow owners to drive from station to station with minimal stops, the company says. Stations are located near amenities like roadside diners, cafes, and shopping centres so road trippers can “stop for a quick meal and have their Model S charged by the time they’re done”.
Tesla’s first network of European Supercharging stations opened in Norway at the end of August. Tesla says that more European routes will be “energized” in the coming months. It says that by the end of 2014, 100 percent of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Denmark will live within 320 km of a Supercharger station, with about 90 percent of the population in England, Wales and Sweden living within the same distance of a charging station. The company says that puts many people well within reach of a supercharger station, given a claimed 500km range on a full charge.
A similar network of supercharger stations is being developed by Tesla in North America.
