Tesla reaches supercharger milestone, opens multiple new sites

Tesla has been delivering EV fast charging infrastructure in Australia longer than any other company and now has set a milestone by opening over 600 DC fast chargers across the country.

As of this month, Tesla is now operating 101 sites with 602 stalls, with multiple new sites opened in recent weeks featuring Tesla’s V3 superchargers ,which are rated at 250 kW. 

These include one site in the northern Sydney suburb of Dee Why which has 4 charging bays, and another at Chatswood Place with a further eight. That one was formally opened this week although it has been in use for a few weeks.

Moving further south, Tesla has also opened 2 sites in Victoria within the last fortnight. One of these sites is in the town of Bright which is located 320 km north-east of Melbourne.

This site also has 4 charging bays and is close to the popular Alpine National Park, making trips easier to that part of the state.

Staying in Victoria but heading west along the coast, a new supercharger site with 4 charging bays has opened in the town of Port Campbell, which is about 230 km from Melbourne.

This site is along the famous Great Ocean Road and previously has been lacking chargers. Due to this, it’s also opened to non-Tesla vehicles which can charge here for 92 c/kWh while Tesla vehicles can charge for 64 c/kWh. Another site is under construction at Springwood in Queensland.

With EV uptake continuing to rise over the past few years, we’ve also seen an uptick in the pace at which the sites are coming online.

In recent weeks, multiple sites across the country have come online while a few others are approaching completion. One of these is based in Mackay, Queensland, and is expected to be online in the coming weeks.

A few of these supercharger locations will see good utilisation during the coming months, particularly during the summer months.

With Tesla continuing its rollout of superchargers in many parts of Australia and other networks also contributing to the national rollout, current and future EV drivers will find road trips in an EV easier than ever. 

It will also help reduce the queues we’ve seen in recent years which can only be a good thing to improve community confidence in EVs.