Tesla earlier this year started delivering its next-generation superchargers, which offer twice the speed of previous generations thanks to the new V4 supercharger power cabinet.
Now, the company has opened its first site in Australia that features this technology, and it could be the start of a broader deployment initiative of its fastest charging tech to date.
This first site is located in Sydney, in the suburb of Leichhardt and features 6 stalls, with power rating of 415 kW each. This is above the current 250-325 kW, often seen at some recently opened supercharger sites.
On Tesla’s charging X page, the company shared: “New Tesla Supercharger: Leichhardt, NSW, Australia (6 stalls)”.
Power to this site was also confirmed by a Tesla Supercharger expert, Alex, on X, who shared: “First full V4 Supercharger in APAC now open in Leichhardt, NSW, Australia (6 stalls, 415 kW).”
There was also confirmation that the new superchargers are fed by cabinets that support 400-1000 Volts, with Alex sharing that up to 500 kW can be achieved with the new setup, on a dedicated transformer.
Tesla has been ramping up production of the new V4 cabinets, which the company has previously said will make the rollout of new sites easier.
Earlier this year, the company confirmed that it had stopped production of the older V3 cabinets for Superchargers. At the time, it shared that after 7 years and 15,000 cabinets, it planned to produce only the latest generation of EV charging equipment at its factory in New York.
Tesla said in November 2024 that its upgraded V4 supercharging cabinets would double the charging speed to 500 kW per stall, for compatible cars. For trucks such as the Tesla Semi, this could reach speeds of up to 1.2 MW per stall.
The new V4 cabinets that power the supercharger dispensers operate at 400-1,000 V, supporting 800 V vehicles by delivering faster speeds for those from Hyundai, Kia, Porsche, Xpeng, Zeekr and Tesla, including the Cybertruck.
In addition to the faster charging capabilities of the V4 cabinets, the next-generation system can support up to 8 stalls, double the current 4 stalls per cabinet at existing V4 sites.
As part of the update to the cabinet tech, Tesla also shared that the new cabinets and electrical setup will reduce complexity, the deployment cost, and, more importantly, the space required at sites for the power cabinets.
This will make rolling out sites much faster, which is much needed as EV adoption reaches new highs in markets like ours in Australia.
We look forward to seeing more V4 cabinet hardware being deployed in Australia in the near future as the company approaches 160 supercharger sites nationally.
These upcoming deployments should reduce costs, helping keep Tesla supercharger prices low compared to other high-powered charging networks today, some of which are approaching 90 c/kWh, while the latest site is charging as low as 48 c/kWh for non-Tesla EVs during off-peek periods and just 34 c/kWh for Tesla vehicles.
