The first four superchargers for American Tesla vehicles have been set up in Jinshawa of Chikan district, Zhanjiang and were put into use on Feb 20.

Four Tesla superchargers are set up in a shopping mall parking lot in Jinshawan of Chikan district.

The supercharging stations charge with up to 145 kW of power distributed between two adjacent cars, with a maximum of 120 kW per car. That is up to 16 times faster than standard charging stations; they take about 20 minutes to charge to 50 percent, 40 minutes to charge to 80 percent, and 75 minutes to 100 percent.

Car owners can use the Tesla app to connect the chargers.

Established in 2003, Tesla specializes in electric cars and lithium-ion battery energy storage.

Zhanjiang has two other electric charging posts. Last November, the first two chargers of 60 kw DC (Direct Current) and 42 kw AC (Alternating Current) came into service in the city, to promote the development of new energy vehicles.

A worker tests a vehicle charger in Chikan. [Photo by Zhan Dianluo/zhanjiang.gov.cn]

More charging posts will be set up around the city as electric cars gain in popularity.