Cancelled
“By the end of this year, you'll be able to drive from L.A. to New York just using the Supercharger network, which charges at five times the rate of anything else.”
— Elon Musk · Feb 27, 2013 · TED 2013 — 'The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity' (Chris Anderson interview) 6:17 ↗
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 6:17 — TED 2013 — 'THE MIND BEHIND TESLA, SPACEX, SOLARCITY' (CHRIS ANDERSON INTERVIEW)
What actually happened
Tesla completed its first coast-to-coast Supercharger corridor in late January 2014, about a month after the end-of-2013 target. A father-daughter pair completed the first LA-NY trip on the network in January 2014, and Tesla ran an official cross-country rally days later. TechCrunch — Tesla Completes First Coast-To-Coast Supercharger Route ↗
The Progression
Feb 27, 2013
The promise: “By the end of this year, you'll be able to drive from L.A. to New York just using the Supercharger network, which charges at five times the rate of anything else.” · TED 2013 — 'The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity' (Chris Anderson interview) 6:17 ↗
Jan 27, 2014
Delivered · Late — 27 days late. Tesla completed its first coast-to-coast Supercharger corridor in late January 2014, about a month after the end-of-2013 target. A father-daughter pair completed the first LA-NY trip on the network in January 2014, and Tesla ran an official cross-country rally days later. TechCrunch — Tesla Completes First Coast-To-Coast Supercharger Route ↗
Today · Jul 20, 2026
Status: Delivered · Late · 27 days late. It happened — eventually.
In February 2013 Tesla's Supercharger network covered only California, Nevada and the Boston-DC corridor. Musk promised a transcontinental route within the year. The coast-to-coast corridor was energized in late January 2014, narrowly missing the deadline.
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