Tesla has announced the opening of its first Semi Megacharger station, with up to 1.2 MW of charging power per stall, as its electric truck products finally enter high-volume commercial production.
The Semi Megacharger is located in Bloomington, east of Los Angeles in California, and has 6 charging stalls with large drive-thru bays for semi-trucks.
In a post on X, Tesla’s Charging team posted: “New Tesla Megacharger: Bloomington, CA (6 stalls)”.
This was reshared by the Tesla Semi X account, which hinted that this was the first of many more Semi Megachargers to come. The post said: “First Megacharger in SoCal – many more to come”.
Further details on charging for Tesla Semi customers were shared by Max Zegher, who leads Tesla’s charging deployments in North America, who described it as the beginning of the Megacharger network.
“Build-out is focused on the most important Semi routes and depots first. For Semi customers who can install Megachargers or Basechargers at their depots, we recommend installing their own infrastructure too for the most efficient use of their fleet.”
California has become a focal point for electric trucks, given its generous voucher system and further local support that has also benefited the likes of Australian diesel-to-electric conversion specialist Janus Electric, which has announced several significant contracts in the last week.
The Tesla Semi comes in two variants – a Standard Range with a 548 kWh battery pack that delivers over 500 km of range, and a larger Long Range variant with a 822 kWh battery that delivers up to over 800 km of range with a 37-tonne load on board.
Both variants use Tesla’s 4680 cells with NMCA chemistry, which can be charged at up to 1.2 MW with Tesla’s Megachargers, designed specifically for the Tesla Semi.
Tesla is expected to produce these at the company’s recently opened Nevada Gigafactory. It can produce up to 50,000 semi-trucks per year.
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