Tesla Megacharger Network Nearly Doubles to Nine Locations in One Month

Tesla's public Megawatt Charging System (MCS) network has nearly doubled in a single month. The company opened a new six-stall Megacharger in Hodgkins, Illinois — delivering up to 1.2 MW per stall — while three additional locations appeared on its official map in Iowa, Nebraska, and Utah, according to Tesla Charging's announcement on November 11 and a review of the Tesla "Find Us" map.

The new sites at a glance

• Hodgkins, Illinois — 6 Megachargers, up to 1.2 MW (officially announced)
• Urbandale, Iowa — 7 Megachargers, the largest of the four new sites
• Ogallala, Nebraska — 2 Megachargers, up to 1.2 MW
• Riverdale, Utah — 2 Megachargers, currently listed at 414 kW maximum

The network went from five operational locations in October to nine this week, spanning California, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, and Utah. The Georgia stations — the first on the East Coast — opened in late October, and the Illinois site marks Tesla's first Megacharger in the Midwest.

Why the pace matters

The rapid build-out is directly tied to Tesla's Semi truck rollout in the U.S. HMD Trucking recently received its first of a 50-truck Semi order in Chicago, and Tesla Semi announced on Wednesday that "Chicago's first 50 Semis" were en route for delivery to an unnamed fleet. The Megacharger network is the enabling infrastructure: at 1.2 MW, a Semi can recover roughly 60% of its range in about 30 minutes — a fraction of the time required at a standard DC fast-charger for a Class 8 battery pack exceeding 1,000 kWh.

What it means for Canadian fleets

While no Canadian Megacharger sites have been announced yet, the U.S. expansion pattern is instructive. Cross-border freight corridors through Chicago, Windsor, and the Trans-Canada Highway corridor will increasingly see electric trucking as a viable option. Tesla has previously confirmed pre-assembled MCS units for Canadian deployment, and the U.S. network's near-doubling in a single month suggests the company is moving faster than its earlier timelines implied. Canadian fleet operators evaluating electric conversions on the U.S. side of their routes should note that charging availability along the Chicago corridor is now materially better than it was two months ago.

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