Tesla and Pilot open the first Semi Megachargers at truck stops
The first Tesla Semi Megachargers in Pilot's network are open in Georgia and California, with up to 1.2 MW per stall. Tesla is still far behind its 2026 plan.
Tesla and Pilot, North America's largest travel center network, opened their first Megacharger site for the Tesla Semi on October 8: six stalls at Pilot #1390 in Ellabell, Georgia, near Savannah on I-16. A second site followed on October 9 at the Flying J in Tulare, California, with four stalls.
What it offers
- up to 1.2 MW per stall, using Tesla's V4 cabinet technology;
- a Semi recovers 60% of its charge in 30 minutes, according to Tesla;
- each location gets four to eight stalls;
- trucks back into the bays, as there is no pull-through charging, "InsideEVs" notes.
What's next
The next two sites nearing completion are a Flying J in Fort Stockton, Texas, and a Pilot in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Nine more are under construction along I-5, I-10 and other freight corridors in California, Georgia, Indiana, Nevada and Texas. The partnership was announced in January, with the first sites originally due this summer.
Far behind the plan
"Electrek" ran the numbers: together with an 8-stall station south of Atlanta, the Semi now has its first public charging corridor outside California. Even so, Tesla has just four customer-facing sites and 26 stalls. Its Q4 2025 report pointed to about 37 sites in 2026, and the target is 46 by early 2027.
For Europe, Megachargers remain a promise for now: the Semi isn't sold here, and Europe's megawatt truck charging standard is MCS.
