TSLA supercharger posts will now pre-heat batteries for select Model 3 and Y vehicles to fasten up the charging process in winter, the company said on Tuesday. What Happened: “Supercharger battery heating is now live at V3 and V4 posts in cold climates,” the company announced in a post on X. The feature will help standard-range rear-wheel drive Model 3 and Y vehicles to get back on the road faster by helping fasten the charging process in extremely cold conditions, it added. The supercharger will send an alternate current ripple through the Model 3 or Y’s battery to help warm it up instead of the battery warming itself up. Cold weather generally slows down the charging of electric vehicles. “This feature may seem small, but it’s pretty incredible. Through an AC ripple current coming from the Superchargers, cold-soaked LFP ( lithium iron phosphate battery) vehicles will be able to get back on the road up to 4X faster,” Tesla executive Max de Zegher, the Director of Charging for North America, Europe Middle East & Africa as well as the Asia Pacific, said. However, pre-conditioning a battery before getting to a supercharger will help get the best charging performance, the exec added. This feature may seem small, but it's pretty incredible. Through an AC ripple current coming from the Superchargers, cold-soaked LFP vehicles will be able to get back on the road up to 4X faster. This is possible through Tesla's vertical integration and some of our incredible… https://t.co/FTgcaYkXgG pic.twitter.com/hJxXCdNLtT