Tesla for the day

Kirsten Korosec, who has written for Technology Review, Marketing News, The Hill, BNET, and Bloomberg News, holds a degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, and is based in Tucson, Arizona, has a SmartPlanet article about Tesla:

Tesla Motor's network of fast-charging stations for its luxury all-electric sedans now covers a route from Los Angeles to New York (see map, above).
CEO Elon Musk made the announcement via Twitter over the weekend, saying eighty percent of the US population is covered by its so-called Superchargers. His message via Twitter:

Tesla Supercharger network now energized from New York to LA, both coasts + Texas! Approx eighty percent of US population covered.

Musk later tweeted that he will complete the Los Angeles to New York City trek as a family road trip over spring break.
Tesla's 120-kilowatt superchargers, which only work with the Tesla Model S, provide half a charge in as little as twenty minutes. The chargers work by delivering direct current power to the battery using special cables that bypass onboard charging equipment. And using them is free for all Tesla Model S owners.
In October of 2013, when a corridor of Tesla Supercharger DC fast-charging stations was completed along Interstate 5 and US Highway 101, there were about 31 stations in North America. Today, there are 73 stations in North America, according to the company's website.
Tesla is building a similar network in Europe. About ninety percent of people in Norway now live within two hundred miles of one of its six “supercharger” stations.
The electric car maker has opened fourteen stations in Europe, including a corridor from the Netherlands to Munich, Germany. By the end of 2014, Tesla superchargers will be installed along major travel corridors throughout Belgium, France, Austria, Italy, Spain and the UK. The network aims to eliminate (or at least lessen) range anxiety among would-be electric car drivers by providing free and fast chargers strategically located along major driving corridors.

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