Tesla Opens Its First Superchargers in Chile, & South America!

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Tesla continues to develop into new nation markets. Maybe it’s not doing in order shortly as BYD is, because the Chinese language EV big appears to be increasing into a brand new market each month, however the US firm is regularly bringing its world main Tesla Mannequin Y (the perfect promoting automobile mannequin on the earth) and Mannequin 3 to extra markets.

Earlier this yr, we reported on Tesla’s entrance into Chile with stunning pricing. See: “Tesla Announces Pricing in Chile for Model 3, Model Y — More Affordable Than Expected!” That adopted Tesla’s first hires in the country on the finish of 2023.

Except for providing the Mannequin Y and Mannequin 3 in Chile at fairly aggressive pricing, although, there’s yet one more crucial factor to a profitable Tesla rollout — Supercharging.

The @TeslaCharging account on X (previously referred to as Twitter) posted the primary two Tesla Supercharger places in Chile this week.

The primary Tesla Superchargers had been opened in Chile. 🚗⚡️🇨🇱
Situated in Quilicura and Curauma.https://t.co/Wsfxgdr16m https://t.co/UDao7QIwt9 pic.twitter.com/lpY25yrah6

— Tesla Charging (@TeslaCharging) October 16, 2024

The Chile flag-themed one is a pleasant contact.

These are certainly very small Tesla Supercharger stations. Every of them hosts simply 4 250 kW Supercharger stalls. Although, additionally they present CCS charging for electrical automobiles that want that.

It’s thrilling to see Tesla’s growth into Chile. Extra broadly, nonetheless, it’s tremendous thrilling to consider a Supercharger community rising from North America (the place it’s plentiful) down via the southern a part of South America. These Chilean Superchargers are an early a part of that a lot broader community down into Latin America. Actually, these is likely to be the primary two Tesla Superchargers in South America! That’s what it looks like.