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Tesla, Nio Suspend EV Charging Services as China Power Cuts Bite
- Facilities in Chengdu, Chongqing have been taken offline
- Drought, heatwave gripping China has disrupted power supplies
Tesla Supercharger station at a parking garage in Shanghai.
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China’s power crisis is affecting electric-car owners, with automakers including Tesla Inc. and Nio Inc. suspending some charging facilities.
User apps show charging stations are down in Chengdu in Sichuan province -- where the nation’s worst drought since the 1960s has slashed hydropower generation at the same time a punishing heatwave has sent electricity demand surging -- and the nearby city of Chongqing.