Tesla Motors will open a network of electric stations in Russia and Ukraine

Supercharger Station

Tesla Motors plans to open five fast charging stations for electric vehicles in Russia and two in Ukraine by the end of this year. Russian stations will open on the highway from Moscow to St. Petersburg, as well as on the road to Riga. Two Ukrainian - on the route from Kiev to Lviv.

Tesla Motors plans are reflected in the official map of European Supercharger stations in the 2016 section.


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At the same time, dozens of gas stations for electric vehicles from foreign companies are operating in Russia.

On the Supercharger, the Tesla Model S is fully charged in 75 minutes, and half the battery charge is reached in 20 minutes.

This is a very far-sighted calculation, because the popularity of Tesla cars in Russia can grow significantly with the release of the budget Model 3, which in the first days received hundreds of thousands of pre-orders ( 325 thousand in the first week ). As of June 2015, there are 122 Tesla vehicles registered in Russia, including 64 in Moscow.



The actual number of Tesla cars can be several times more ..