page_title: Tesla Supercharger
hierarchical_section_title: Tesla Supercharger
caption_attribution_description: A Tesla charging station with a rooftop solar collector feeding energy into the grid (not directly into the pictured Model S electric cars) that is manufactured by Solar City. This station, one of a number, is located in Tejon Ranch, California, USA, on the I-5 freeway about 100 miles north of Los Angeles.
context_page_description: A Tesla Supercharger is a 480-volt DC fast-charging technology built by American vehicle manufacturer Tesla, Inc. for their all-electric cars. The Tesla Supercharger network of fast-charging stations was introduced beginning in 2012. As of March 2020, Tesla operates 16,103 Superchargers in 1,826 stations worldwide; these include 908 stations in the U.S., 98 in Canada, 16 in Mexico, 520 in Europe, and 398 in the Asia/Pacific region. Each Supercharger stall has a connector to supply electrical power at up to 250 kW via a direct current connection to the 400-volt car battery pack.
  Tesla Model S was the first car to be able to use the network, followed by the Tesla Model X, Tesla Model 3, and Tesla Model Y. Some Tesla cars have free supercharging for life, some have 100-400 kWh per year, some have a single 100-400 kWh credit, and some have a monetary credit. If the car does not have any credit, the user pays with a credit card on file for the electricity used. An idle fee may be charged for continuing to be plugged into the Supercharger after charging has been completed.
  Tesla has taken steps to focus use of the Superchargers on making longer journeys.
context_section_description: A Tesla Supercharger is a 480-volt DC fast-charging technology built by American vehicle manufacturer Tesla, Inc. for their all-electric cars. The Tesla Supercharger network of fast-charging stations was introduced beginning in 2012. As of March 2020, Tesla operates 16,103 Superchargers in 1,826 stations worldwide (an average of 8.8 chargers per station); these include 908 stations in the U.S., 98 in Canada, 16 in Mexico, 520 in Europe, and 398 in the Asia/Pacific region.  Each Supercharger stall has a connector to supply electrical power at up to 250 kW via a direct current connection to the 400-volt car battery pack. 
  Tesla Model S was the first car to be able to use the network, followed by the Tesla Model X, Tesla Model 3, and Tesla Model Y. Some Tesla cars have free supercharging for life, some have 100-400 kWh per year, some have a single 100-400 kWh credit, and some have a monetary credit.  If the car does not have any credit, the user pays with a credit card on file for the electricity used (but in some localities that is not allowed, so Tesla charges for the time spent charging).  An idle fee may be charged (depending on the percent occupancy of the Supercharger station) for continuing to be plugged into the Supercharger after charging has been completed.  
  Tesla has taken steps to focus use of the Superchargers on making longer journeys. In late 2017, Tesla disallowed commercial, ridesharing company, taxi, and government usage of the public Supercharger network.
  Independent of the Superchargers, Tesla also has Tesla destination chargers. As of September 2019, Tesla has distributed 23,963 destination chargers to locations (such as hotels, restaurants, and shopping centers) worldwide.  These chargers are slower (typically 22kW) than Superchargers, and are intended to charge cars over several hours.  These chargers are typically free to Tesla drivers who are customers of the business at the location.
caption: Tesla Supercharger network rapid charging station in Tejon Ranch, California. The rooftop of the carport has a solar collector manufactured by SolarCity feeding energy into the grid.
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