Tesla plans to launch more super charger stations

With parking companies like ParkIt and Champion and hotels like the Waldorf Astoria reported to participate, Tesla’s charging plan will help New Yorkers without their own garages to recharge their electric cars.

According to the New York Times, Tesla will make an announcement on Thursday that will reveal details about a partnership with about two dozen Manhattan parking garages located from Wall Street to 94th Street. In a sense, the Tesla Model S is a public beta product, and its owners are very much early adopters.

In an email, the vehicle maker asked drivers to stop abusing the free fast-charging stations, annoying some drivers on the receiving end, saying that the superchargers are for long-distance travel and not intended for local use. In an effort to increase compatibility between its brand and the Big Apple, Tesla has partnered with about two dozen parking garages to provide high-speed 240 volt charging stations for its Model S sedan. Tesla owners will be offered the option to park their cars by the hour, day, week, or month at participating garages, which will also oversee charging. Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has also been fitting what it calls “destination chargers” in resorts parks and restaurants some of the location that attract a huge following on a daily basis. The garages will determine the additional dough required to charge the EVs in addition to renting the precious parking real estate.

However, there was always a problem to set up supercharger stations at densely populated big cities. Over the coming months, the company is planning to expand its charging centers to more locations within the network.

In Manhattan, where most people live in apartments, charging an electric vehicle is quite a hassle. A full charge should take between three and four hours. While the company’s Australian charging network is a long way off rivalling its US footprint, Tesla has been slowly but surely expanding across Australia’s east coast in a bid to make the complete Tesla offering more appealing to potential buyers. A law passed in 2013 requires that 20 percent of all new parking spaces include accommodations for electric-car charging.