Tesla has opened multiple new supercharger sites over the last week with new V4 supercharger sites coming online in both Sydney and Melbourne.
Starting in Sydney, the suburb of Chatswood has a new site with 8 stalls. All 8 stalls have the longer cables that come equipped with the V4 superchargers, helping non-Tesla EVs to charge there too.
Each stall is capable of delivering up to 250 kW of power and like other V4 sites, has a CC2 plug that accommodates for most popular EVs.
Similarly in Melbourne, a new supercharger site in South Melbourne has opened in a shopping Centre with 6 V4 supercharger stalls.
At the writing of this article, the South Melbourne site will be the closest supercharger site to Melbourne’s CBD and is conveniently located close to major freeways that connect the city to the rest of the state.
Tesla celebrated this site’s opening by sharing it on its official Tesla Charging account.
New Tesla Supercharger: South Melbourne, VIC, Australia (6 stalls) https://t.co/sXw2VPzNPo pic.twitter.com/WxmbcSUO9k
— Tesla Charging (@TeslaCharging) August 13, 2024
Staying in Victoria, readers of The Driven shared an email from Tesla, hinting at new sites that are to come to the state. In the email Tesla states under the “Coming Soon to Victoria” heading:
- Bright
- Morang
- Port Campbell
- South Melbourne (note by author: already opened)
- Traralgon
@Rizflip @LudicrousFeed I assume you guys are aware of this email. Question for Riz is the Campbellfield and Miranda sites the same ? They are 15km apart so hopefully another site still to come. No sign of Taralgon and Port Campbell pic.twitter.com/aymA1i6Xzb
— Michael (@mastwit74) August 15, 2024
Given the South Melbourne site has already opened, Tesla may have forgotten to remove it from the list in the email.
The remaining 4 sites consist of three regional (Bright, Port Campbell & Traralgon) and one metropolitan site (Morang, likely in suburb or Campbellfield).
These sites are likely to be completed before Christmas, making travelling in Victoria much easier for many EV drivers.
At this stage, it’s unclear if some or all will be opened to non-Tesla vehicles but given recent sites in other parts of the country, non-Tesla EVs will likely be able to charge there.
It’s also worth noting that, unlike some supercharger sites in NSW and Queensland, the sites in Victoria have not been known to be partially funded by the state government.
Outside of Victoria, Tesla also recently opened a new site in Queensland with 6 V3 superchargers at the Ginger Factory and held a public event with test drives to mark the opening. This site will help many drivers who often head to the Sunshine Coast and northern parts of south-east Queensland.
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An Australian Ginger theme park hopes Tesla Supercharger can help boost visitor numbers.Tesla will open its latest high-powered electric vehicle charging stations there in Yandina on Saturday, in an event that will include EV test drives and car-shaped gingerbread… pic.twitter.com/ZaijXxU6lD
— Tsla Chan (@Tslachan) August 3, 2024
The number of EVs across Australia continues to rise sharply with over 57,000 cars being added to the fleet in 2024 alone. Of these, Tesla made up 25,708 year-to-date sales.
All these EVs will need to be charged so it’s great to see 6 stalls and above sites coming online. Let’s hope this trend continues with Tesla and other networks opening many more sites in 2024 and beyond.
Riz is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.