The charging network required to support Tesla’s large electric commercial trucks is officially going public. Up until now, early fleet operators have had to rely mostly on private depot hardware to charge up their Tesla Semis, but a major infrastructure milestone just went live in California.
As spotted and highlighted on X by Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt), Tesla has officially opened the world’s first public Megacharger in Bloomington, California, just about an hour east of Los Angeles. The brand new station is located at 18434 Valley Blvd, Bloomington, CA. It features six individual charging stalls and is fully open to all Tesla Semi customers.
Taking Megawatt Charging Public
The first public Megacharger Tesla filed construction plans for was a site located at 9300 S Hamilton Avenue in Carson, CA, but the newly opened Bloomington hub beat that location to the punch by becoming the first one to go live. The physical plugs at a Megacharger look quite different from what regular drivers use at Superchargers. The design features a large, square-shaped connector that stands in sharp contrast to the consumer NACS plug style.
This thicker build is required to safely handle the unique operating specs of Tesla’s Megawatt Charging System (MCS). Each stall is capable of delivering up to 1.2 MW (1,200 kW) of raw peak power to a single vehicle. That’s enough electrical muscle to let a Tesla Semi Long Range replenish 60% of its 500-mile range in just 30 minutes. Bringing these ultra-fast charging capabilities to public lanes drastically reduces fleet downtime, allowing logistics operators to log more miles with less time spent waiting at a plug.
Building a Global Big Rig Charging Network
The opening arrives as Tesla’s Semi manufacturing accelerates. Production lines are quickly ramping up Semi output at the Nevada factory to keep pace with a steady stream of commercial fleet orders. This includes demand from major shipping giants like PepsiCo and up-and-comers like WattEV and Forum Mobility, all of whom are looking to build out clean shipping lanes. Tesla unveiled its refreshed Semi last fall, available in both Standard (325-mile range) and Long Range (500-mile range) variants.
To support these trucks as they hit public highways, Tesla plans to build pre-assembled Megachargers to accelerate network deployment. This factory-built, ready-to-deploy strategy mirrors Tesla’s consumer Supercharger deployment, which recently hit 80,000 stalls globally. Looking beyond North America, Tesla already plans to expand the Megacharger network to Europe as the all-electric hauler makes its way there.
