Tesla makes it easier to find towing-compatible Superchargers

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Tesla has made it easier for owners towing trailers or other equipment to find compatible Superchargers, following up on company promises to make this a priority over the last few months.

In a post on the Tesla Charging account on X on Tuesday, the company shared a screenshot of the new feature, which prioritizes trailer-friendly Supercharger locations for drivers in Trailer Mode, as well as letting you view compatible sites with a simple tap if not in the mode. The feature was initially spotted in Tesla’s release notes for software update 2024.44 earlier this month, although this is the first we’ve seen of the user interface for the feature.

The announcement was also reported by North American Charging Director Max de Zegher, who noted that the sites also utilize “Please Use Last” signs, which direct other Tesla owners to avoid using the pull-through Supercharger stations unless all others are occupied.

You can see the sign below, as well as the original navigation screenshot shared by Tesla’s Charging account.

Credit: Tesla Charging | X

Credit: Max de Zegher | X

The executive also shared an additional insight reiterating the company’s aims to boost trailer-compatible Supercharger stalls:

In September, Tesla teased the upcoming feature for trailer-compatible navigation, along with sharing a sentiment similar to de Zegher’s above: that it was working on building more stations with pull-through Supercharger stalls. Meanwhile, the company has been pumping out more Supercharger stalls than ever with its pre-fabricated stall manufacturing technique, cutting down on costs and increasing deployment speed substantially.

Tesla has also been rolling out its V4 Superchargers around the world, and the company earlier this month debuted a long-anticipated V4 cabinet that enables charging speeds of up to 500kW—and up to 1.2MW for the Semi.

In Q3 alone, Tesla opened 2,800 Supercharger stalls, marking a 23-percent increase year-over-year. The company also noted during its third-quarter earnings call that its chargers deliver 1.4TWh of energy, representing a 27-percent increase over the same quarter last year.

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Tesla China sees 17,100 new vehicle registrations in Q4’s 7th week

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Tesla China saw 17,100 new vehicle registrations in the week of November 11-17, 2024. This represents a 1.1.6% decline from the 17,300 new vehicle registrations that the electric car maker saw in the week ending November 10, 2024. 

Tesla does not release its weekly domestic sales figures, though a general idea of the company’s overall performance in the local Chinese auto market can be inferred through new vehicle registrations. Fortunately, these registrations are tracked closely by industry watchers, as well as automakers like Li Auto.

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And as per Li Auto’s recent data, it would appear that Tesla China saw 17,100 insurance registrations in the week ending November 17, 2024, the second highest this Q4 2024 so far. This is quite impressive as it also marks the second week in a row where Tesla China saw more than 17,000 new vehicle registrations.

The Tesla Model Y still seems to be the electric vehicle maker’s best-seller, with industry watchers noting that the company saw 9,900 registrations for the all-electric crossover in the week ending November 17. The Model 3, on the other hand, saw 7,190 registrations over the week. That’s not bad at all, considering that both the Model Y and Model 3 are still competing in China’s premium vehicle segment.

It should be noted that Tesla China’s 17,100 new vehicle registrations mark the highest seventh week of a quarter ever for the company. Industry watchers also estimate that so far, Tesla China’s year-to-date registrations are up 7.4% year-over-year. This is quite remarkable because for a good portion of the year, Tesla China’s 2024 registrations were lagging behind the company’s 2023 numbers. 

Elon Musk has suggested that Tesla has the potential to meet its record 2023 deliveries this year. For such a milestone to be achieved, the electric vehicle maker would have to dig deep and deliver about 515,000 vehicles this fourth quarter. Considering that China is one of Tesla’s largest markets, it would not be surprising if the country ends up accounting for a large portion of Tesla’s worldwide sales this quarter.

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Why Tesla Needs Bigger EVs [Featured]

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Elon Musk recently gave his approval for Tesla vehicles for bigger families. 

A few people on X recently brought Tesla’s need to roll out bigger cars for bigger families to Elon Musk. X user @realpeteyb shared the story of his latest visit to a Tesla store. 

“I was at my neighborhood Tesla store yesterday and wanted to make sure again, that the X model is not big enough for my family… It isn’t,” Petey B said in his X post. 

Another X user @SeibtNaoimi shared Petey B’s post, commenting: “We need big Teslas for big families!”

“Tesla has proven to be the most efficient and popular car on the market. But if we want more babies and repopulate the West, we need bigger models to support the lifestyle,” she added, tagging Elon Musk. 

Musk read Naomi Seibt’s X post and simply replied, “OK.” 

Bigger Teslas for Everyone

Petey B and Naomi Seibt perfectly explained why Tesla needs to launch bigger cars. However, Western countries aren’t the only ones that need bigger Teslas. Bigger Teslas would be in demand in other regions worldwide as well. 

When Musk first mentioned the Tesla van, I knew it would be the Tesla I aimed to buy. Coming from a Filipino-American family, I knew I’d need a bigger Tesla. While growing up in New Jersey, I was surrounded by family, and it just kept growing through the years with more babies, cousins, visiting relatives, etc. 

Needless to say, we never really fit in one car. We liked taking big family trips, and it would take at least three vehicles to transport all of us. At one point, we tried renting one big van to head to the Poconos, and it wasn’t big enough because of everyone’s luggage. We celebrated each others milestones too and often showed up for each other on special occasions, so we also took up a lot of parking space during graduations, family dinners, etc.

So, the idea of a bigger Tesla is great for more people than Musk might think. It isn’t just about having more babies, either. Now that I have a family, I realize that more babies also takes more people to care for them. In the Philippines, where I live now, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and even cousins are more involved in family activities—and they all need to fit in at least one or two cars. 

Last year, my parents and two sisters visited the Philippines, and we totaled seven people, including my husband, our son, and myself. Our car fit approximately seven people, but I had to borrow my uncle’s van during my parents and sisters’ stay so we could travel the Philippines AND carry our belongings. 

When Tesla launched the Robovan, I was a little sad because it was more like a Tesla bus. A Tesla that’s a little bigger than the Tesla Model X or Model Y and smaller than the Tesla Robovan with plenty of cargo space would be great for all Tesla customers with bigger families anywhere in the world.

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