Industry leader Tesla continues to expand its Supercharging network to match the growing number of electric vehicles on the roads, especially amid the shift to the North American Charging Standard (NACS).
According to the company’s Q1 2024 Update Letter, Tesla successfully accelerated the deployment of its Supercharger stations in Q1 2024 (up 10% YoY).
Supercharging station deployment spurred in Q1
As mentioned, Tesla’s deployment of Supercharger grew by 10%, with 297 new stations in the first quarter. However, individual stall installations declined by 2% in the same period. The average deployment of stalls per station also fell by 12%. Refer to the table below:
| Q1 2024 | YoY Change | |
| New stations | 297 | up 10% |
| New individual connectors (stalls) | 2687 | down 2% |
| Connectors (stalls) per station on average | 9.0 | down 12% |
FY 2023 results
For comparison, presented below are the Supercharging network expansion results in full-year 2023:
| Q1-Q4 2023 | YoY Change | |
| New stations | 1,274 | Up 6% |
| New individual connectors (stalls) | 12,473 | Up 14% |
| Connectors (stalls) per station on average | 9.8 | Up 8% |
Cumulative results
The remarkable growth in the Supercharging network in the first quarter helped boost Tesla’s cumulative Supercharger numbers to about 6,250 stations. It indicates a remarkable 26% increase compared to the prior year.
| Metric | Total | YoY Change |
| New stations | 6,249 | up 26% |
| New individual connectors (stalls) | 57,579 | up 27% |
| Connectors (stalls) per station on average | 9.2 | up 1% |
Tesla Supercharging network expansion progress
In hindsight, Tesla erected its first Supercharger stall in September 2012. Since then, the network has continued to expand to 55,000 stalls as of January 4, 2024.
Now, Tesla expects to cross the 60,000 Supercharging stalls milestone in the second quarter of the year.
Presented below is the breakdown of the Tesla Supercharging network’s global expansion progress:
| Date | Milestone | Progress |
| September 2012 | 1st Stall | – |
| June 2018 | 10,000 Stalls | – |
| November 2020 | 20,000 Stalls | – |
| November 2021 | 30,000 Stalls | (+10,000 in 1 year) |
| June 10, 2022 | 35,000 Stalls | (+5,000 in roughly 7 months) |
| October 5, 2022 | 10,000 Stalls (Europe) | |
| November 22, 2022 | 40,000 Stalls | (+10,000 in 1 year) |
| December 26, 2022 | 10,000 Stalls (China) | – |
| April 9, 2023 | 45,000 Stalls | (+5,000 in less than 5 months, +10,000 in 10 months) |
| September 8, 2023 | 50,000 Stalls | (+5,000 in roughly 5 months, +10,000 in less than 10 months) |
| January 4, 2024 | 55,000 Stalls | (+5,000 in roughly 4 months) |
Non-Tesla Supercharger program
Tesla is also expanding its Non-Tesla Supercharger Pilot to more markets across the world, enabling electric vehicles from other brands to access the network.
As of January 2024, the non-Tesla Supercharger pilot program caters to more than 20 countries. Refer to the table below:
| North America: -United States [Magic Dock built-in CCS1 adapter] -Canada [Magic Dock built-in CCS1 adapter] Europe and surrounding markets: -Europe (18 countries): Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom [Native compatibility with the CCS2 standard] Additionally, to handle various EVs, new V4 stations are equipped with a longer cable -Turkey [Native compatibility with the CCS2 standard] Asia Pacific: -Australia [Native compatibility with the CCS2 standard] -New Zealand [Native compatibility with the CCS2 standard] -Mainland China [Native compatibility with the local GB/T standards] -South Korea [Magic Dock built-in CCS1 adapter] |
Tesla plans to improve the Superchargers’ accessibility by launching the V4 stalls with a bank card reader and a small screen display, enabling non-Tesla owners to access the charger even without the Tesla App.
Notably, Tesla Superchargers yield a maximum output of about 250 kW. The Musk-led company is expected to increase this rate in the near future to support higher-voltage battery systems.
