⚡️ How Tesla wants to solve queuing for Superchargers 🔀

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⚡️ How Tesla wants to solve queuing for Superchargers 🔀

Tesla is often facing challenges before other EV makers, simply because the company was early to the market and has the largest fleet size. When we wrote about Tesla’s trip planner in EV Trip Planning Masterclass, we noted that Tesla will face new challenges such as overcrowding at Supercharger sites during peak times. Now the company announced this it will pilot a virtual queuing feature at select Supercharger sites in Q2/2025. According to Tesla, queuing and wait times effect ~1% of Supercharger sessions today.

Mean while in another post, Tesla reported a continuous decrease in average Supercharging times. The company attributes this improvement to several factors, including the expansion of its Supercharger network, advancements in charging speeds, optimized trip planning, battery preconditioning, and enhancements in vehicle efficiency. These efforts collectively contribute to reducing the time drivers spend at charging stations, enabling them to resume their journeys more quickly.

 💭 Quick thought: Once again, Tesla proves how vertical integration can make a difference. While other automakers struggle with fragmented charging networks, Tesla can roll out innovations at its own pace. For years, it seemed like Superchargers were built for peak-day demand, scaling infrastructure to handle the heaviest loads. But now, we’re seeing a shift.

Tesla is leveraging its software stack—trip planning, time-of-use pricing, and virtual queuing—to optimize charging behavior, smooth out peak demand, and make expansion more cost-effective. Instead of just adding more chargers, Tesla is making better use of the ones already on the ground.

Let us know your thoughts on a virtual queuing system in the comment section. on the web version of this post ✍️

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• Bosch will end its charging services activities 🛑: Last Thursday, many folks received an email with the subject line: “Bosch will end its charging services activities.” In the email, Bosch cited two main reasons for its decision: The market is highly competitive and has not grown as expected. Bosch also provides EMP (eMobility Provider) services for several OEMs in Europe, including Lotus, Maserati, and Lucid. (source)

• Rivian achieves 1st quarterly gross profit 🚗: Big milestone for US EV startup Rivian. After its R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV entered production in 2021, the company now announced that it had it’s first quarter with gross profit in Q4/2024. The company delivered 51,579 vehicles in 2024, including its delivery van to customers such as Amazon. To put this into perspective: Tesla went public in 2010 and had its first gross profit in Q1/2013, delivering 22,477 vehicles that year. (Link to Rivian 2024 results)

• KIA x Wallbox kickoff V2H in 🇺🇸: KIA had announced that the EV9 SUV will be its first vehicle capable of V2H (vehicle-to-home) which can be used for emergency backup power. For the US market, the company is partnering with Wallbox which will provide its Quasar 2 DC wallbox to enable the feature. Customers can pre-order the charger starting March 4th (see landing page). According to KIA’s press release the feature will initially be available in just 7 out of the 50 US states. (Link to Press release)

Most-clicked link last week: Was Tesla’s pilot for new anti-theft devices, called DyeDefender, on Supercharger cables in Seattle (Link).

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