Tesla has opened several new supercar charging locations over the past week, with new V4 supercar charging sites coming online in both Sydney and Melbourne.
Starting in Sydney, there is a new site in the suburb of Chatswood with eight kiosks. All eight kiosks have longer cables with V4 superchargers, which should help non-Tesla EVs charge there too.
Each kiosk has the capacity to deliver up to 250kW of power, and like other V4 sites, has a CC2 plug that fits most common electric vehicles.
Similarly, a new charging site has opened in South Melbourne in a shopping centre with six V4 charging kiosks.
At the time of writing, the South Melbourne site will be the closest supercharger location to Melbourne’s CBD, and is conveniently located close to major highways connecting the city to the rest of the state.
Tesla celebrated the opening of this location by sharing it on its official Tesla Charging account.
New Tesla Supercharger: South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (6 kiosks) https://t.co/sXw2VPzNPo pic.twitter.com/WxmbcSUO9k
— Tesla Charging (@TeslaCharging) August 13, 2024
While in Victoria, The Driven readers shared an email from Tesla, hinting at new locations coming to the state. In the email, Tesla stated under the heading “Coming Soon to Victoria”:
Bright Morang Port Campbell South Melbourne (Author’s note: already opened) Traralgon
@Rizflip @LudicrousFeed I assume you are aware of this email. Question for Riz are Campbellfield and Miranda the same site? They are 15km apart so hopefully there will be another site in the future. No sign of Taralgon and Port Campbell pic.twitter.com/aymA1i6Xzb
— Michael (@mastwit74) August 15, 2024
Since the South Melbourne location is already open, it’s possible Tesla forgot to remove it from the list mentioned in the email.
The remaining four sites consist of three regional sites (Bright, Port Campbell and Traralgon) and one urban site (Morange, probably in the suburb or Campbellfield).
These sites are likely to be completed before Christmas, making travel in Victoria much easier for many electric vehicle drivers.
At this point, it’s not clear whether some or all of these locations will be open to non-Tesla vehicles, but given recent locations in other parts of the country, it’s likely that non-Tesla EVs will be able to charge there.
It is also worth noting that unlike some supercharger sites in NSW and Queensland, the sites in Victoria are not known to be partly funded by the state government.
Outside of Victoria, Tesla recently opened a new Queensland site with six V3 Superchargers at its Ginger factory and held a public event with test drives to celebrate the opening. This site will help many drivers who often head to the Sunshine Coast and northern parts of southeast Queensland.
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An Australian theme park is hoping a Tesla Supercharger will help boost visitor numbers.Tesla will open its latest high-power electric vehicle charging station in Yandina on Saturday, in an event that will include electric vehicle test drives and a gingerbread house in the shape of a car… pic.twitter.com/ZaijXxU6lD
— Tesla Chan (@Tslachan) August 3, 2024
The number of electric vehicles across Australia continues to rise sharply, with more than 57,000 vehicles set to be added to the fleet in 2024 alone. Of these, Tesla has sold 25,708 so far this year.
All of these EVs will need to be charged, so it’s great to see 6 or more kiosks up and running. Let’s hope this trend continues as Tesla and other networks open more locations in 2024 and beyond.
Reese is the founder of Melbourne-based carloop, which specializes in Australian electric vehicle data, reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before founding carloop. He is passionate about cars, especially electric vehicles, and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.
