As of 2025, long-distance travel in electric vehicles is not only possible but also becoming easier and easier. Besides utilizing a vehicle with a long driving range and good charging characteristics, charging optimization is crucial.

Tesla claims that its Trip Planner can reduce Supercharging stops by up to 10 minutes. That’s not bad, considering that an average charging session typically takes around half an hour. It’s better to complete DC fast charging in 30 minutes rather than 40 minutes.

According to the company, one of the key factors enabling such a reduction is a vehicle’s ability to adapt to temperatures and automatic battery preconditioning, ensuring an optimal temperature when the car arrives at a charger.

Tesla highlighted the importance of temperature by presenting a map of ambient temperatures at Superchargers worldwide (excluding China) throughout the year.

Tesla Trip Planner adapts to fluctuating temperatures and automatically preconditions your battery for charging, cutting up to 10 minutes off each Supercharger stop.

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Max de Zegher, Tesla’s Director of Charging North America (@MdeZegher / X), further explained, “Supercharger buildout incorporates temperature impact on charging behavior”.

Especially under extreme conditions, charging may be slower, resulting in EVs staying at a station longer and fewer available stalls. The Tesla Trip Planner considers such factors, which might trim a session by 3-10 minutes, Max de Zegher noted.

Tesla Trip Planner uses data like this map of ambient temperatures at Tesla Superchargers to plot out your optimal charging stop. (Source: Tesla)

The good news is that nowadays not only Tesla but also other EV manufacturers offer navigation systems combined with a trip planner that selects optimal charging stops, triggers battery preconditioning, and shares real-time status about charging stations.