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Supercharger V3 in production around end of 2018 (missed)

Elon Musk promised Supercharger V3 in production around end of 2018 by the end of 2018. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.

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“the next generation Supercharger. That is it's mostly finished in design and will go into production hopefully around the end of this year”
— Elon Musk · Jun 5, 2018 · Tesla Shareholder Meeting (June 5, 2018), video, ~00:00:01 00:00:01 ↗
Video: Tesla Shareholder Meeting (June 5, 2018), video, ~00:00:01
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:00:01 — TESLA SHAREHOLDER MEETING (JUNE 5, 2018), VIDEO, ~00:00:01
What actually happened

Tesla unveiled the 250 kW V3 Supercharger on March 6, 2019, with the first public site opening that April. Wikipedia: Tesla Supercharger (V3 unveiled March 2019) ↗

The Progression

Jun 5, 2018
The promise: “the next generation Supercharger. That is it's mostly finished in design and will go into production hopefully around the end of this year” · Tesla Shareholder Meeting (June 5, 2018), video, ~00:00:01 00:00:01 ↗
Dec 31, 2018
Deadline passed. Tesla unveiled the 250 kW V3 Supercharger on March 6, 2019, with the first public site opening that April. Wikipedia: Tesla Supercharger (V3 unveiled March 2019) ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 2,842 days past due. Never happened.

At Tesla's June 2018 shareholder meeting Elon Musk said the next-generation Supercharger would go into production around the end of 2018. V3 was unveiled in March 2019.

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