You Can Put A Wet Towel On A Tesla Supercharger Handle To Get Faster Charging Speeds
Everybody who knows EVs knows that extreme temperatures and high charging speeds don’t usually mix well. But some Tesla owners discovered that they can trick the system on hot, sunny days to get a little extra juice from a Supercharger station and save a few minutes during a top-up session. And believe it or not, it really seems to work.
With all the doom and gloom news about Tesla cutting deep into its workforce, including sacking the entire team responsible for the Supercharger network in the United States, skepticism about the company’s ability to maintain the high charging standards is running high. But it's worth remembering that people love those chargers for a reason, and hey, this lifehack may make them work even better.
Tesla's Supercharger DC fast charging network is the largest and most reliable in the United States. It has over 2,000 stations across North America and the company consistently reported near-perfect uptime rates.
The wet towel trick has circulated on Tesla forums and other online communities for a few years now, but with summer coming in hot, we thought it would be a good idea to make this little DIY solution more widely known.
