The entirely assembled Supercharger locations include electrical components that are ready for grid connectivity as well as stalls mounted on concrete slabs.
Prefabricated Supercharger Units (PSUs)
Prefabricated Supercharger Units (PSUs), which Tesla manufactures at its facilities in Buffalo, New York, have been given additional information by Tesla.
PSUs are fully assembled Supercharger sites that include stalls mounted on a concrete surface and electrical parts ready for grid connectivity, according to a series of tweets from the EV manufacturer that were accompanied by a brief video and photographs.
As a result, the company is able to open new Supercharger locations much more quickly, cutting the necessary time for installation from weeks to days. It goes without saying that this aids Tesla in building its Supercharger infrastructure far more quickly than rivals.
Self-Proclaimed Leader in DC Fast Charging, Praised by the US President
The greatest global DC fast-charging network, according to Tesla, had 40,000 Superchargers as of November 2022, spread across over 4,000 different locations. Almost 10,000 new Superchargers would be added this year, the business promised.
As part of the administration’s goal to create a nationwide network of 500,000 chargers by 2030, US President Joseph Biden recently praised Tesla for their contribution. In the US, there are now about 17,000 Tesla Superchargers in operation.
Giga New York is the new home of Prefabricated Supercharger Units (PSUs) pic.twitter.com/Yi41Tv1iVn
— Tesla (@Tesla) March 15, 2023
2,000 workers at the Buffalo plant produced more over half of the 40,000+ Superchargers that are in use today. Prefabricated Supercharger Units (PSUs) are also being constructed as well using V3 Superchargers.
The company’s head of charging infrastructure teams Rebecca Tinucci briefly referenced Giga New York’s PSUs earlier this month at Tesla’s Investor Day.
” “We have used our manufacturing prowess to build Supercharger locations. At Gigafactory New York, we are constructing four post-Supercharger units in advance. We load them onto a truck, tilt it, and then crane it into place.”
She also disclosed that, in addition to the quicker installation time, PSUs allow Tesla to save 15% on deployment costs.
Tesla’s tweets attracted a lot of attention, and Munro Live responded by requesting permission to demolish one Prefabricated Supercharger Unit. The EV manufacturer had not responded as of the time this article was published.
In one of the tweets, Tesla added that Giga New York is also producing the V4 and Semi charges, the next generation of Superchargers. Tesla hasn’t made a formal declaration, but it is said to be planning to construct prefabricated units, at least for part of the V4 Superchargers.
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