Make no mistake: The world is racing toward a future dominated by electric vehicles.
But we rarely stop to ponder the sharing infrastructure that will be necessary to assure that drivers will be able to get from point A to point B.
In the '40s and '50s, the gas station became a travel checkpoint, a place we refueled, recharged, and refreshed. Now Tesla is installing chargers in the parking lots of retail chains (the stores are happy to have people stop and shop, of course), rest stops, and more.
Here's a look at their current locations:
Perhaps more interesting, however, is Tesla's installation cycle - or, when they're installing new chargers.
Here's what charger openings looked like over the past couple years (keep in mind that at the time Thinknum started crawling the data in 2016, Tesla had already installed more than 3,000 locations):
As for where Tesla is installing the most chargers, top cities include New York, Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen.
|
City |
Tesla Chargers |
|
New York |
193 |
|
Beijing |
71 |
|
Shanghai |
57 |
|
Shenzhen |
45 |
|
Seoul |
40 |
|
Dubai |
36 |
|
Austin |
32 |
|
Chengdu |
30 |
|
Washington |
30 |
|
Los Angeles |
29 |
|
Paso Robles |
29 |
|
Hangzhou |
29 |
|
Guangzhou |
27 |
|
London |
26 |
|
Atlanta |
26 |
|
Brooklyn |
26 |
|
Tianjin |
25 |
|
Las Vegas |
24 |
|
Richmond |
24 |
|
San Diego |
24 |
|
Wuhan |
24 |
|
Portland |
24 |
|
Orlando |
24 |
|
Columbus |
23 |
|
Gyeonggi-do |
22 |
|
Miguel Hidalgo |
22 |
|
Hong Kong |
21 |
|
San Francisco |
21 |
|
Houston |
21 |
|
Nanjing |
20 |
|
Guadalajara |
20 |
|
Palm Springs |
19 |
|
Napa |
19 |
|
Monterrey |
19 |
|
Calistoga |
19 |
|
Barcelona |
18 |
|
Naples |
18 |
|
Seattle |
18 |
|
Toronto |
18 |
|
Reno |
17 |
|
Madrid |
17 |
|
Springfield |
16 |
|
Healdsburg |
16 |
|
Berlin |
16 |
|
Qingdao |
16 |
|
Chicago |
16 |
|
Boston |
16 |
|
Ensenada |
15 |
|
Xi'an |
15 |