Tesla Supercharger station review, compared to Chevy Bolt charging - Business Insider

Finding a charging station was the biggest problem I experienced when driving the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Nissan Leaf last year.That changed when I tested a Tesla Model 3 in late September.Tesla's Supercharger network made charging faster and easier than I'd experienced before.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.One of the biggest obstacles holding back the growth of electric-vehicle sales is the speed and availability of charging stations.While in most instances EV owners can charge their vehicles at home, longer trips can require a stop at a charging station. Finding a charging station was the biggest problem I experienced when driving the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Nissan Leaf last year. On multiple occasions, I was unable to find a station I had navigated to, and in one case, the one I found only allowed for charging at very slow speeds.That changed when I tested a Tesla Model 3 in late September. Tesla's Supercharger network made charging faster and easier than I'd experienced before.Here's what it was like, and how it compared to my experiences with the Bolt and Leaf.Are you a current or former Tesla employee？ Do you have an opinion about what it's like to work there？ Contact this reporter at mmatousek@businessinsider.com. You can ask for more secure methods of communication, like Signal or ProtonMail, by email or Twitter direct-message.