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*facepalm* Why would someone there even consider buying a car this expensive if they can’t drive it outside of their town without a 4+ hour charging stop? The Superchargers need to BE THERE to sell the cars.
Before there were SCs (first two years of ownership) we took plenty of trips stopping mainly at RV parks. Just takes a bit of planning.
 
Not just the Roadster Owners - but the Company owner of the Longest Electric Vehicle Charging Route - Sun Country Highway owner and developer of
the "World’s Longest Greenest Highway Project" - World's Longest Greenest Highway Project - Item Details | Sun Country Highway
Who installed all these chargers across Canada, then drove their Tesla Roadster along the whole 10,125 km trip - doing Press Meetings and such along the way!

Anyway - thanks to the Tesla Supercharger Installations Teams across the world for having installed 576 Supercharger stations with 3,321 Superchargers at this point: Dec. 31st, 2015 ~3:15 PM!
 
Status of "Coming Soon" and "2015" Superchargers

Tesla updated the 2015 North American supercharger map a month ago. The "2015" tab shows which of the "Coming Soon" superchargers which Tesla expected to actually open this year. Their prediction was pretty good, with 11 out of 14 plus two 2016 superchargers actually coming on line. Several of the 2016 "Coming Soon" superchargers have not been located yet: Jackson MS, Champaign IL, Terre Haute IN, Erie PA, Harrisburg PA, and Hampton Bays NY. Hopefully we'll get a new map update soon with more "Coming Soon" sites.

LocationSite Known?Status
Burbank, CA (on 2015 map)
yesoperational
Buttonwillow, CAyesunder construction
Crescent City, CAyesin permitting
Eureka, CAyesin permitting
Fresno, CAyesunder construction
Mammoth Lakes, CAyesunder construction
Napa, CA (on 2015 map)yesunder construction
Ukiah, CA (on 2015 map)yesawaiting transformer / hookup
Beatty, NV (on 2015 map)yesawaiting transformer / hookup
Colorado Springs, CO (on 2015 map)
yesoperational
Lindale, TXyesin design or permitting
Victoria, TX (on 2015 map)
yesoperational
Slidell, LAyeswaiting for other construction
Jackson, MSnounknown
Champaign, ILnounknown
Terre Haute, INnounknown
Cadillac, MIyesoperational
Louisville, KY (on 2015 map)
yesoperational
Asheville, NC (on 2015 map)yesoperational
Plantation, FL (on 2015 map)yesoperational
Lexington, VA (on 2015 map)yesoperational
Wytheville, VA
yesoperational
Laurel, MDyesin permitting
Erie, PAnounknown
Harrisburg, PAnounknown
South Whitehall, PAyesunder construction
Tannersville, PA (on 2015 map)
yesoperational
Hampton Bays, NYnounknown
Augusta, ME (on 2015 map)
yesoperational
Kelowna, BC (on 2015 map)yesoperational
Port Hope, ON (on 2015 map)yes
operational
Following are additional sites not on the Coming Soon or 2015 lists:
Fremont (Kato Road), CAyesunder construction
Placerville, CAyesunknown
Santa Barbara, CAyesin permitting
Temecula, CAnounknown
Idaho Falls, ID
no
unknown
Bowling Green, KY
noin permitting
Tonopah, NVyessite agreement completed
Catoosa, OKyessite agreement completed
Rivière-du-Loup, QCyesin permitting
 
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you could get the adapter and use chademo stations
In eastern Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, northern Ontario and the Maritimes? What Chademo?

Believe it or not, Chademo stations are very rare across the vast majority of North America. Hence, the desire for the Supercharger network to get filled in. I live in Colorado and the nearest Chademo station is 300 miles away but there are Supercharger stations all over here: about six different stations within Tesla range. Not hard for me to understand that some in Canada would like that too.
 
I just looked at plugshare, I don't think there is one place in CO that is 300 miles from a chademo, the population/tesla owners/traffic patterns across parts of Canada don't warrant the investment in superchargers at this point. Tesla is wisely focusing on the US, Europe, China and the rest of Asia where there is significant density to warrant the placement of SC infrastructure. Remember in the whole scheme of things the EV concept is still in it's infancy and there will be growing pains.
 
I just looked at plugshare, I don't think there is one place in CO that is 300 miles from a chademo, the population/tesla owners/traffic patterns across parts of Canada don't warrant the investment in superchargers at this point. Tesla is wisely focusing on the US, Europe, China and the rest of Asia where there is significant density to warrant the placement of SC infrastructure. Remember in the whole scheme of things the EV concept is still in it's infancy and there will be growing pains.

I think Germany has a lower Tesla ownership than Canada (per capita), but they have almost as many SCs per capita as Canada:
http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/10...er-capita-graphs-rank-countries-around-world/

Germany has SCs so close together the only places in the world where they are more densely packed is the Bay Area and possibly Los Angeles. Slovenia and Austria have way more SCs per capita than Canada.

Populating Canada with SCs is a difficult problem though, it has one of the lowest population densities on Earth with the second largest land mass. Even when taking into account most of the population lives along the southern border, there are still huge gaps where there are very few people in between major cities.

Just found some data on Tesla ownership by country. As of the end of 2014 Germany had 637 Model S and Canada had 1580 on the road and only 363 in France. Hong Kong which only started getting Model S in July 2014 had 1720 on the road by the end of 2014.

Data is in this Wikipedia article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_car_use_by_country
 
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I just looked at plugshare, I don't think there is one place in CO that is 300 miles from a chademo...
Not everyone lives in the metro area on the east side of the mountains where all the Chademo stations are located. I am more than 300 miles, and a whole lot of mountains, from Denver.
...the population/tesla owners/traffic patterns across parts of Canada don't warrant the investment in superchargers at this point. Tesla is wisely focusing on the US, Europe, China and the rest of Asia where there is significant density to warrant the placement of SC infrastructure. Remember in the whole scheme of things the EV concept is still in it's infancy and there will be growing pains.
Yes, but suggesting that someone in Saskatchewan use Chademo as an alternative to Supercharger Stations isn't helpful. Chademo stations are concentrated in or near major cities and generally aren't useful for long distance travel in the vast majority of North America.
 
Chademo stations are concentrated in or near major cities and generally aren't useful for long distance travel in the vast majority of North America.
My experience as well. SCs, destination charging, or RV parks are the current solutions for travel. ChaDeMo can work for those who only have 110V where they live, but for traveling it's not really a practical option given the current deployment.
 
Yes, but suggesting that someone in Saskatchewan use Chademo as an alternative to Supercharger Stations isn't helpful. Chademo stations are concentrated in or near major cities and generally aren't useful for long distance travel in the vast majority of North America.
Very true. In areas like Saskatchewan, having dual chargers on a Model S would probably be of more value than a CHAdeMO adapter, as Sun Country Highway provides high-power AC charging all the way across Canada, and now in parts of the US as well. And in southwestern Colorado, there are at least several 70A AC charging docks owing to the foresight of some Tesla owners, I believe.

From where I live, I can use CHAdeMO to drive my LEAF around populated SoCal (albeit with difficulty, due to the limited range) but driving to another metro area like Las Vegas is really a tall order - there's no CHAdeMO in the middle of the Mojave Desert. This is why I have little interest in a 200-mile LEAF or Bolt - no infrastructure to match what Tesla is deploying.

BTW, Happy New Year, everyone!
 
Update including December 23rd, 2015:

North America
2012: 0 + 0 + 0 + 7 = 7
2013: 0 + 2 + 13 + 28 = 43
2014: 32 + 16 + 19 + 35 = 102
2015: 42 + 19 + 22 + 25 = 108
Total: 7 + 43 + 102 + 108 = 260

Europe
2013: 0 + 0 + 6 + 8 = 14
2014: 0 + 10 + 43 + 53 = 106
2015: 19 + 19 + 32 + 23 = 93
Total: 14 + 106 + 93 = 213

Asia Pacific (Currently: China, Japan, Australia)
2014: 0 + 3 + 16 + 39 = 58
2015: 15 + 5 + 15 + 18 = 53
Total: 58 + 53 = 111

Global total: 260 + 213 + 111 = 584

2012 Global total: 7 + 0 + 0 = 7
2013 Global total: 43 + 14 + 0 = 57
2014 Global total: 102 + 106 + 58 = 266
2015 Global total so far: 108 + 93 + 53 = 254

Q1 2013 total: 0 + 0 + 0 = 0
Q2 2013 total: 2 + 0 + 0 = 2
Q3 2013 total: 13 + 6 + 0 = 19
Q4 2013 total: 28 + 8 + 0 = 36

Q1 2014 total: 32 + 0 + 0 = 32
Q2 2014 total: 16 + 10 + 3 = 29
Q3 2014 total: 19 + 43 + 16 = 78
Q4 2014 total: 35 + 53 + 39 = 127

H1 2014: 32 + 29 = 61
H2 2014: 78 + 127 = 205

Q1 2015 total: 42 + 19 + 15 = 76
Q2 2015 total: 19 + 19 + 5 = 43
Q3 2015 total: 22 + 32 + 15 = 69 (in 92 days)
Q4 2015 (so far): 25 + 23 + 18 = 66 (in 84 days)

H1 2015: 76 + 43 = 119 (in 181 days)
H2 2015 (so far): 47 + 55 + 33 = 135 (in 176 days)

"254 new live Supercharger stations in 357 days (in 2015). The average is more than 0.7114 per day (in 2015)". That looks like the going average these days. The average in 2014 was 0.7287 (= 266/365). And that still is extraordinary progress, although the average in 2015 (so far) is lower than the average in 2014.

Update including December 31st, 2015:

North America
2012: 0 + 0 + 0 + 7 = 7
2013: 0 + 2 + 13 + 28 = 43
2014: 32 + 16 + 19 + 35 = 102
2015: 42 + 19 + 22 + 30 = 113
Total: 7 + 43 + 102 + 113 = 265

Europe
2013: 0 + 0 + 6 + 8 = 14
2014: 0 + 10 + 42 + 53 = 105
2015: 19 + 19 + 32 + 24 = 94
Total: 14 + 105 + 94 = 213

Asia Pacific (Currently: China, Japan, Australia)
2014: 0 + 3 + 16 + 39 = 58
2015: 15 + 5 + 15 + 19 = 54
Total: 58 + 53 = 112

Global total: 265 + 213 + 112 = 590

2012 Global total: 7 + 0 + 0 = 7
2013 Global total: 43 + 14 + 0 = 57
2014 Global total: 102 + 105 + 58 = 265
2015 Global total: 113 + 94 + 54 = 261

Q1 2013 total: 0 + 0 + 0 = 0
Q2 2013 total: 2 + 0 + 0 = 2
Q3 2013 total: 13 + 6 + 0 = 19
Q4 2013 total: 28 + 8 + 0 = 36

H1 2013: 0 + 2 = 2
H2 2013: 19 + 36 = 55

Q1 2014 total: 32 + 0 + 0 = 32
Q2 2014 total: 16 + 10 + 3 = 29
Q3 2014 total: 19 + 42 + 16 = 77
Q4 2014 total: 35 + 53 + 39 = 127

H1 2014: 32 + 29 = 61
H2 2014: 77 + 127 = 204

Q1 2015 total: 42 + 19 + 15 = 76
Q2 2015 total: 19 + 19 + 5 = 43
Q3 2015 total: 22 + 32 + 15 = 69
Q4 2015 total: 30 + 24 + 19 = 73

H1 2015: 76 + 43 = 119
H2 2015: 69 + 73 = 142

"261 new live Supercharger stations in 365 days (in 2015). The average is more than 0.7150 per day (in 2015)". That looks like the going average these days. The average in 2014 was 0.7260 (= 265/365). The total for 2014 + 2015 = 526. And that sure is extraordinary progress. Let's see how that will continue in 2016, 2017, etc.
 
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Update including December 31st, 2015:

North America
2012: 0 + 0 + 0 + 7 = 7
2013: 0 + 2 + 13 + 28 = 43
2014: 32 + 16 + 19 + 35 = 102
2015: 42 + 19 + 22 + 30 = 113
Total: 7 + 43 + 102 + 113 = 265

Europe
2013: 0 + 0 + 6 + 8 = 14
2014: 0 + 10 + 42 + 53 = 105
2015: 19 + 19 + 32 + 24 = 94
Total: 14 + 105 + 94 = 213

Asia Pacific (Currently: China, Japan, Australia)
2014: 0 + 3 + 16 + 39 = 58
2015: 15 + 5 + 15 + 19 = 54
Total: 58 + 53 = 112

Global total: 265 + 213 + 112 = 590

2012 Global total: 7 + 0 + 0 = 7
2013 Global total: 43 + 14 + 0 = 57
2014 Global total: 102 + 105 + 58 = 265
2015 Global total: 113 + 94 + 54 = 261

Q1 2013 total: 0 + 0 + 0 = 0
Q2 2013 total: 2 + 0 + 0 = 2
Q3 2013 total: 13 + 6 + 0 = 19
Q4 2013 total: 28 + 8 + 0 = 36

H1 2013: 0 + 2 = 2
H2 2013: 19 + 36 = 55

Q1 2014 total: 32 + 0 + 0 = 32
Q2 2014 total: 16 + 10 + 3 = 29
Q3 2014 total: 19 + 42 + 16 = 77
Q4 2014 total: 35 + 53 + 39 = 127

H1 2014: 32 + 29 = 61
H2 2014: 77 + 127 = 204

Q1 2015 total: 42 + 19 + 15 = 76
Q2 2015 total: 19 + 19 + 5 = 43
Q3 2015 total: 22 + 32 + 15 = 69
Q4 2015 total: 30 + 24 + 19 = 73

H1 2015: 76 + 43 = 119
H2 2015: 69 + 73 = 142

"261 new live Supercharger stations in 365 days (in 2015). The average is more than 0.7150 per day (in 2015)". That looks like the going average these days. The average in 2014 was 0.7260 (= 265/365). The total for 2014 + 2015 = 526. And that sure is extraordinary progress. Let's see how that will continue in 2016, 2017, etc.
Global total: 265 + 213 + 112 = 590

The total for 2014 + 2015 = 526

Daily average = 526/730 = a little bit more than 0.7205

89% of all current Supercharger stations went live in the two-year period of 2014 and 2015 (526/590).

Target for 2016?

How about 264?

Based on 2014 (265) and 2015 (261).
Total = 526
Annual average = 263

So 264 in 2016 should certainly be possible, but results from the past do not give any guarantee at all.

A total of 264 in 2016 would come down to a nice and round average of 22 per month, and 66 per quarter.
 
Update including December 31st, 2015:

North America
2012: 0 + 0 + 0 + 7 = 7
2013: 0 + 2 + 13 + 28 = 43
2014: 32 + 16 + 19 + 35 = 102
2015: 42 + 19 + 22 + 30 = 113
Total: 7 + 43 + 102 + 113 = 265

Europe
2013: 0 + 0 + 6 + 8 = 14
2014: 0 + 10 + 42 + 53 = 105
2015: 19 + 19 + 32 + 24 = 94
Total: 14 + 105 + 94 = 213

Asia Pacific (Currently: China, Japan, Australia)
2014: 0 + 3 + 16 + 39 = 58
2015: 15 + 5 + 15 + 19 = 54
Total: 58 + 53 = 112

Global total: 265 + 213 + 112 = 590

2012 Global total: 7 + 0 + 0 = 7
2013 Global total: 43 + 14 + 0 = 57
2014 Global total: 102 + 105 + 58 = 265
2015 Global total: 113 + 94 + 54 = 261

Q1 2013 total: 0 + 0 + 0 = 0
Q2 2013 total: 2 + 0 + 0 = 2
Q3 2013 total: 13 + 6 + 0 = 19
Q4 2013 total: 28 + 8 + 0 = 36

H1 2013: 0 + 2 = 2
H2 2013: 19 + 36 = 55

Q1 2014 total: 32 + 0 + 0 = 32
Q2 2014 total: 16 + 10 + 3 = 29
Q3 2014 total: 19 + 42 + 16 = 77
Q4 2014 total: 35 + 53 + 39 = 127

H1 2014: 32 + 29 = 61
H2 2014: 77 + 127 = 204

Q1 2015 total: 42 + 19 + 15 = 76
Q2 2015 total: 19 + 19 + 5 = 43
Q3 2015 total: 22 + 32 + 15 = 69
Q4 2015 total: 30 + 24 + 19 = 73

H1 2015: 76 + 43 = 119
H2 2015: 69 + 73 = 142

"261 new live Supercharger stations in 365 days (in 2015). The average is more than 0.7150 per day (in 2015)". That looks like the going average these days. The average in 2014 was 0.7260 (= 265/365). The total for 2014 + 2015 = 526. And that sure is extraordinary progress. Let's see how that will continue in 2016, 2017, etc.

I need some help.

I am trying to learn how to put data in a graph in Excel.

I have an idea of how I want the graph to look like, but I cannot transfer my idea on to the screen of my laptop.

I want to show bars of variable width in a graph. There must be 5 levels of width of the bars. Each type of width of the bars must be corresponding with: a quarter (thinnest bars), or a half a year, or a year, or a two years period, or a 4 years period (thickest bar).

The thinner bars must be within the thicker bars.

Here is the data for the graph:

Tesla Supercharger Network North America
2012 Q1 0 2013 Q1 0 2014 Q1 32 2015 Q1 42
2012 Q2 0 2013 Q2 2 2014 Q2 16 2015 Q2 19
2012 Q3 0 2013 Q3 13 2014 Q3 19 2015 Q3 22
2012 Q4 7 2013 Q4 28 2014 Q4 35 2015 Q4 30

2012 H1 0 2013 H1 2 2014 H1 48 2015 H1 61
2012 H2 7 2013 H2 41 2014 H2 54 2015 H2 52

2012 FY 7 2013 FY 43 2014 FY 102 2015 FY 113

2012 + 2013 50

2014 + 2015 215

2012 + 2013 + 2014 + 2015 265
 
Something else to remember, regarding Supercharger density:

At the moment, consider a Model S with an 85 kWh battery, under good weather conditions, no big hills, and minimal heater/air-con usage. They can generally get by stopping at every second Supercharger, since they are spaced around 120 mi / 190 km.

As battery technology improves, eventually it will reach a point where the typical capacity of a new Tesla is 125 kWh. At this point, the vehicles will only need to stop at every third supercharger. Since charging speed is a function of battery capacity, effectively the vehicle capacity of the network will increase by 50%. Of course, this wouldn't happen overnight, as there would be plenty of lower capacity battery vehicles on the road still.

But, to add another dimension to this - imagine if Tesla had an arrangement where an 85D owner could hire a larger battery for a short period. If you are going on a two week cross-country road trip, you could swap your 85 kWh for a 125 kWh for that period. It would be interesting to see how owners would respond to this option and what sort of effect it would have on Supercharger usage.
 
I need some help.

I am trying to learn how to put data in a graph in Excel.

I have an idea of how I want the graph to look like, but I cannot transfer my idea on to the screen of my laptop.

I want to show bars of variable width in a graph. There must be 5 levels of width of the bars. Each type of width of the bars must be corresponding with: a quarter (thinnest bars), or a half a year, or a year, or a two years period, or a 4 years period (thickest bar).

The thinner bars must be within the thicker bars.

Here is the data for the graph:

Tesla Supercharger Network North America
2012 Q1 0 2013 Q1 0 2014 Q1 32 2015 Q1 42
2012 Q2 0 2013 Q2 2 2014 Q2 16 2015 Q2 19
2012 Q3 0 2013 Q3 13 2014 Q3 19 2015 Q3 22
2012 Q4 7 2013 Q4 28 2014 Q4 35 2015 Q4 30

2012 H1 0 2013 H1 2 2014 H1 48 2015 H1 61
2012 H2 7 2013 H2 41 2014 H2 54 2015 H2 52

2012 FY 7 2013 FY 43 2014 FY 102 2015 FY 113

2012 + 2013 50

2014 + 2015 215

2012 + 2013 + 2014 + 2015 265

Well, it's a start.

Tesla Supercharger Network North America 2012 - 2015.gif
 
I need some help.

I am trying to learn how to put data in a graph in Excel.

I have an idea of how I want the graph to look like, but I cannot transfer my idea on to the screen of my laptop.

I want to show bars of variable width in a graph. There must be 5 levels of width of the bars. Each type of width of the bars must be corresponding with: a quarter (thinnest bars), or a half a year, or a year, or a two years period, or a 4 years period (thickest bar).

The thinner bars must be within the thicker bars.

Here is the data for the graph:

Tesla Supercharger Network North America
2012 Q1 0 2013 Q1 0 2014 Q1 32 2015 Q1 42
2012 Q2 0 2013 Q2 2 2014 Q2 16 2015 Q2 19
2012 Q3 0 2013 Q3 13 2014 Q3 19 2015 Q3 22
2012 Q4 7 2013 Q4 28 2014 Q4 35 2015 Q4 30

2012 H1 0 2013 H1 2 2014 H1 48 2015 H1 61
2012 H2 7 2013 H2 41 2014 H2 54 2015 H2 52

2012 FY 7 2013 FY 43 2014 FY 102 2015 FY 113

2012 + 2013 50

2014 + 2015 215

2012 + 2013 + 2014 + 2015 265

Blue represents a period of 4 years
Red represents a period of 2 years
Yellow represents a period of a year
Green represents a period of 2 quarters
Purple represents a period of a quarter

Tesla Supercharger Network North America 2012 - 2015 five colors.gif
 
Blue represents a period of 4 years
Red represents a period of 2 years
Yellow represents a period of a year
Green represents a period of 2 quarters
Purple represents a period of a quarter

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Blue represents a period of 4 years
Red represents a period of 2 years
Yellow represents a period of a year
Green represents a period of 2 quarters
Purple represents a period of a quarter

Tesla Supercharger Network Global 2012 - 2015 five colors.gif