Tesla Maps 66 Megacharger Sites for Electric Big Rigs

The future of clean trucking just got a lot clearer, and it's spreading across America faster than most people expected.

Tesla added 64 new Megacharger locations to its public map, joining two stations already up and running. These aren't your typical electric car chargers. They're built specifically for Tesla's Semi trucks, the big rigs that could transform how goods move across the country.

Texas leads the buildout with 19 planned stations, followed by California with 17. The locations trace the busiest freight corridors in North America, including Interstate 5 along the entire West Coast and Interstate 10 stretching from California to Texas.

The technology behind these stations is already proven. Last December, Tesla showed a Semi charging at 1.2 megawatts, enough power to add 300 miles of range in just 30 minutes. That's perfectly timed for the mandatory rest breaks truck drivers already take.

Two stations are already serving trucks today. One sits at Tesla's Nevada factory, while another operates near the Port of Long Beach in California with 12 charging stalls built to fit massive 18-wheelers.

The expansion includes a partnership with Pilot Travel Centers, America's largest truck stop operator with over 900 locations. Construction at select Pilot sites starts in early 2026, with the first stations opening by summer. Each will host four to eight charging stalls capable of delivering that 1.2 megawatt power.

Fleet operators like PepsiCo are already running Tesla Semis on these routes. The missing piece has been the charging infrastructure to make electric trucking practical for everyone else.

The Ripple Effect

Building a nationwide truck charging network does more than help one company sell vehicles. It creates the foundation for an entire industry to go electric.

The trucking sector accounts for a massive share of transportation emissions. If Tesla succeeds in replicating what it did with Superchargers for passenger cars, it opens the door for other electric truck makers to follow. Fleet operators won't adopt electric trucks without reliable charging along their routes, no matter how good the trucks are.

Tesla spent a decade building the largest electric car charging network in the world. Every major automaker eventually adopted their charging standard because the infrastructure was simply too good to ignore. Analysts now value that network at potentially $100 billion.

The company is now applying that same playbook to trucks, and they're the only ones doing it at scale in North America. Tesla is also hiring in Germany, suggesting European expansion is coming next.

All 64 new sites are listed as "coming soon" without specific dates, though Tesla aims to have 46 stations running by early 2027. The company has a history of delays, but the partnership with Pilot and the sudden addition of dozens of locations suggest momentum is building.

The vision is simple: make it as easy to charge an electric big rig as it is to fuel a diesel one today.