Parts of Tesla's Supercharger network are open to any car — but short charging cables are causing chaos

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Tesla electric cars charge at a Supercharger.
Tesla electric cars charge at a Supercharger.

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Ford's CEO had a charging 'reality check' on his electric F-150 Lightning road trip

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Ford CEO Jim Farley said he set out on an electric-truck road trip to learn what he couldn't from a presentation or briefing.

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A Tesla owner took his Model S camping on a 19-day road trip and slept in it nearly every night

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A Tesla owner said he camps in his Model S on long road trips.
A Tesla owner said he camps in his Model S on long road trips.

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Electric roads and battery-swapping stations mean you may never need to plug in your EV again

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San Francisco-based Ample is working on battery-swapping stations that drop refueling times to just five minutes.

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A Tesla owner says she made a 9-day rural road trip through a town without an EV charger by trickle charging from an outlet at an abandoned gas station

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Tesla owner Kathleen Goforth said she took her Model Y on a 9-day road trip through a rural area and had to get creative when it came to charging on the journey.

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Tesla workers played a xylophone to celebrate cancelling service appointments for owners who expected longer driving range, report says

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Tesla superchargers and a metal xylophone.

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Car companies like Honda, BMW, and Hyundai are banding together to build an EV-charging network bigger than Tesla's Supercharger empire

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Charging anxiety is one of the biggest factors keeping Americans from buying electric cars.

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I'm Ford's global director of sustainability, and I think adopting electric vehicles could strengthen, not strain, the power grid

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5G chargers may be the key to electric-vehicle-powered road trips, says the CEO of an EV charger company

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5 tips for charging your electric car at home, according to a top EV executive at GM

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