IONNA Hits 100 ✅ | Tesla All in on V4 🔴 | SureCharge Energizes Alberta - Weekly 1.21⚡EV Infra News

Why It Matters

Expanding V4 and high‑power fast‑charging networks lowers charging times for premium EVs and intensifies market competition, crucial for accelerating nationwide EV adoption.

Key Takeaways

• Tesla's Buffalo plant now produces only V4 Supercharger cabinets.
• V4 chargers boost power for 800‑V EVs like Ioniq 5.
• EVgo reaches 100 Rechargery sites, nearing 1,000 charging ports.
• New Shaw Charge stations bring 180 kW fast chargers to Alberta.
• Weekly data shows 1,636 Level‑2 ports added, driven by ChargePoint.

Summary

The weekly Plug and Play V video recaps the latest EV‑charging infrastructure moves across the United States and Canada, highlighting Tesla’s shift to exclusive V4 Supercharger cabinet production, EVgo’s 100‑site milestone, and a surge in both Level‑2 and DC fast‑charging deployments.

Tesla’s Buffalo, New York Giga NY plant will now output only V4‑type Supercharger cabinets, a design that delivers higher power to 800‑V vehicles such as the Ioniq 5, Lucid, and Porsche Taycan. New V4 sites have opened in Nashville, Tennessee and Kissimmee, Florida, signaling the start of an East‑coast rollout. Meanwhile, EVgo celebrated its 100th Rechargery, now operating 966 ports across 30 states and edging toward its 2025 goal of 1,000 ports, with the largest location in Lima, Ohio featuring 18 stalls.

The data also shows a notable jump in Level‑2 installations, with 1,636 new ports added in a single week—far above the typical 400‑600—largely due to a bulk upload from ChargePoint. On the DC fast‑charging side, 680 ports were added at 167 sites, including Shaw Charge’s debut in Alberta, Canada, where 180 kW Wallbox‑based units now serve both CCS1 and NACS connectors. In Houston, a Shaw Charge hub sits a mile from an EVgo station, offering twice the stalls but at higher pricing, illustrating the growing competitive dynamics in metropolitan charging corridors.

These developments accelerate high‑voltage charging availability, tighten competition among providers, and begin to close long‑distance gaps—especially in the Rockies and the Midwest—thereby supporting broader EV adoption and reducing range‑anxiety for drivers across North America.

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