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Tesla wants the public to decide where its next Superchargers should go

<p>Tesla already has 35,000-plus (https://electrek.co/2022/06/10/tesla-deploys-35000th-supercharger/) Superchargers around the world, but it can be a mystery as to exactly how it chooses locations. Now via a new Twitter poll, the company is asking the public to tell it where they want the next superchargers to be installed, TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/08/tesla-wants-your-vote-for-new-supercharger-locations/) has reported.</p><p>Some of the top-requested sites are the least accessible, including US National Parks, Vancouver Island, Hawaii and Alaska. If you've ever been to British Columbia you'll notice a lot of Tesla EVs driving around, but there are only a pair of Supercharger stations on Vancouver Island in Victoria and Nanaimo. Similarly, there's only a single station in Alaska at Soldotna, and a lone six-bay facility in Honolulu. It would also make sense to install Superchargers at National Park gateways often located in remote regions.</p><span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><div id="9a7a2e9863de46c9b306d0a4797ed051"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Supercharger Voting coming soon. Reply with location suggestions – replies with the most likes will be included in the poll. pic.twitter.com/LxNVnBtvCV (https://t.co/LxNVnBtvCV)</p>— Tesla Charging (@TeslaCharging) September 8, 2022 (https://twitter.com/TeslaCharging/status/1567905740022497281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)</div><p>Tesla has 1,469 Supercharger locations in the US, with the number of charge points varying widely per station. However, station growth has lagged behind Tesla EV sales — the latter grew 87 percent in 2021, but Supercharger installations increased just 35 percent. This could become a bigger problem soon, as the company said it will open up its Supercharger network (https://www.engadget.com/elon-musk-tesla-open-superchargers-other-evs-035136832.html) to non-Tesla vehicles.&nbsp;</p><p>Installing them isn't quite as simple as throwing money around, either. Tesla recently posted a job ad for its Canadian Supercharger design team, noting that applicants require experience in site permitting, construction feasibility, utility service requests and more. The company recently told sites  (https://www.techtimes.com/articles/279665/20220825/more-tesla-supercharger-stations-arrive-canada-automaker-now-ramping-up.htm)hosting Superchargers that they're good for business, with average monthly charging visits between 2,000 to 5,000 at locations in Vancouver, BC.&nbsp;</p>

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