Tesla Supercharger

Connectors and interoperability

North America

In February 2023, Tesla began installing the "Magic Dock" at select V3 Supercharger locations.[21] This dock houses a NACS (North American Charging System) to CCS1 (Combined Charging System) adapter. When a driver of a NACS-equipped vehicle charges, they simply detach the NACS connector, leaving the adapter locked in place on the charging post. However, when a CCS-equipped vehicle driver reserves a charger via the Tesla mobile app, the Magic Dock unlocks the adapter, making it available for use. The "magic" lies in the adapter's captive design—it remains securely locked either in the dock (when a NACS vehicle is charging) or onto the NACS connector (when a CCS vehicle is charging).[22]

Tesla began rolling out V4 Supercharger posts in North America in October 2023, featuring an integrated Magic Dock and a built-in payment terminal.[23][24][25] These upgrades allowed non-Tesla vehicles to charge without requiring a separate adapter or the Tesla app, and making Tesla eligible for federal, state, and local incentives. This included $7.5 billion in funding under the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program to support the expansion of charging infrastructure.[26]

However, between May 2023 and February 2024, most North American automakers committed to adopting NACS. In September 2024, SAE finalized the standardization of NACS as SAE J3400, effectively eliminating the need for future Tesla Superchargers to support CCS1. As a result, fewer than 100 V3 sites were upgraded with the Magic Dock, and fewer than 80 V4 sites had their Magic Dock adapter activated as of September 2025. Additionally, only two V4 locations globally, both located outside of North America, currently support the use of the payment terminal.[27]

In September 2025, Tesla opened its first complete V4 Supercharger station in Redwood City, California, supporting charging up to 500 kW for passenger vehicles.[28]

Europe

In November 2018, under pressure from European regulators, Tesla announced that it would begin using the CCS2 charging standard, adding the inlets to new vehicles, offering adapters to existing vehicle owners and adding CCS2 connectors to Superchargers.[29][30][31]

China

In China, Tesla equips its vehicles and Superchargers with the GB/T charging standard (an abbreviation of "GuoBiao/TuiJian", translated as "recommended national standard").[32]

Billing

Usage is typically billed by the energy consumed during charging. Idle fees can be charged to customers who remain plugged in after charging has been completed to discourage loitering and, beginning in 2023, some sites have begun to introduce congestion charges to discourage charging at high states of charge when charging is generally slower.[49] All charges accrued during supercharging are billed to the Tesla account the car is associated with or to the credit card on file for that account.

Unlimited free supercharging for life was offered as a promotion for Model S and Model X cars ordered prior to January 15, 2017,[50] and between August 2, 2019[51] and May 26, 2020.[52] Unlimited free supercharging for life was also offered to model 3P+ buyers in 2018. Unlimited supercharging was also offered during specific periods for vehicles purchased with referral codes.[53]

Additionally, Model S and Model X cars that were ordered between January 15, 2017, and November 2, 2018, received 400 kWh (about 1000 mi) of free Supercharging credits per year.[54] After the credits are exhausted, supercharging is billed at normal price.[55]

North America

The first Superchargers in the world opened in 2012 in the United States, with the company initially focusing on high-traffic corridors. The first six stations enabled travel between Los Angeles, San Francisco, Lake Tahoe in California and Las Vegas, Nevada.[68][69] Soon after, two stations were installed along Interstate 95 in Connecticut and Delaware, enabling trips between Boston, New York and Washington, DC.[70][71][72] By mid-July 2013, 15 stations were open across the United States.[73] In October 2013, Tesla announced that the entire West Coast was opened along Interstate 5 and US Route 101.[74][75] In January 2014, the first coast-to-coast corridor was completed: from Los Angeles to Chicago via South Dakota, then to New York City.[76]

Supercharging stations were available in Canada along Ontario Highway 401 and Quebec Autoroute 20 corridor between Toronto and Montreal by 2014.[77]

As of January 2025, the United States (including Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico) has over 2,500 Supercharging sites with nearly 30,000 stalls, more than any other nation in the world. Canada has 236 sites and Mexico has 38.[56] Some stations have many stalls – the Barstow, California site has 120 stalls, Harris Ranch, California has 98 stalls, and the Lost Hills, California site has 164 stalls on a relatively small 1.5 MW grid connection with 11 MW onsite solar and 39 MWh battery.[78]

South America

In October 2024, Tesla opened its first South American Superchargers in Chile.[79] As of January 2025, the country has two Supercharging sites.[56]

In November 2025, Tesla announced the opening of the first Supercharger in Colombia, located in Medellín.[80]

Europe, Middle East and Africa

In early 2015, the first European Supercharger was upgraded with a 'solar canopy' (a carport with solar cells on the roof) in Køge, Denmark.[81] According to Tesla the Supercharger had 300 m2 of solar cells with a projected annual production of 40MWh and is, as of 2018, equipped with its own battery bank for temporary storage of excess production.[82] In April 2016, Kostomłoty became the first charger to open in Poland.[83] Tesla opened a grid-connected 2-stall Supercharger at Nürburgring in 2019.[84] There are a few privately operated Supercharger stations such as the one opened on April 27, 2016, in Zarechye, Russia, with 3 stalls.[85]

In 2015, the European Supercharger network was planned to allow a Model S to drive from the North Cape (near Honningsvåg) in Norway to Istanbul, Turkey or Lisbon, Portugal.[82] As of, there are Supercharger stations in or near both Istanbul[86] and Lisbon.[87] The map of current and planned sites[88] includes every European Union country except Malta and Cyprus, and represents all of the countries in the world in the top 10 of electric vehicle adoption rates.[89]

Tesla started testing the charging of non-Tesla cars in the Netherlands in 2021[90] and in Norway in early 2022 on 15 large un-congested stations with CCS2.[91] Tesla opened new stations for non-Tesla cars in several countries in 2022, including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.[92]

In the Middle East, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar[93] and the United Arab Emirates have sites. The only nation in Africa to have Supercharger sites is Morocco.[56]

As of July 2024, the European region has more than 1,350 Supercharging sites across more than 20 countries.[56]

Asia Pacific

China is the second largest market for Superchargers after the United States. Tesla operates nearly 2,200 sites in the country with over 12,350 stalls as of January 2025. Superchargers are also available in the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.[56]

As of January 2025, other countries with Superchargers include South Korea with 166 sites, Japan with 138, Australia with 108, Taiwan with 107, Thailand with 45, New Zealand with 30, Malaysia with 20, Singapore with 15, India with 4, Philippines with 4, and Kazakhstan with 2.[56]