Tesla has recently unveiled its first Supercharger site featuring next-generation V4 cabinets in Redwood City, California. This cutting-edge installation offers charging speeds of up to 500kW for Tesla cars and is located at 2545 El Camino Real. This milestone marks the world’s first fully V4-powered Supercharger site, following the introduction of Tesla’s first V4 stalls with extended cables in the United States nearly two years ago.
Unlike previous deployments that combined V4 stalls with legacy V3 cabinets, this site is powered solely by Tesla’s new V4 Supercharger cabinets. Each cabinet has the capacity to support up to eight stalls, double the capacity of V3, with three times the power density and significantly lower deployment costs, coming in at under $40,000 per stall. These cabinets also lay the groundwork for 1.2MW charging for the Tesla Semi.
The Redwood City installation has surpassed another site with V4 stalls and cabinets under construction in Campbell, California, making it the world’s first fully operational V4 Supercharger site. Tesla’s Director of Charging, Max de Zegher, provided a glimpse inside one of these V4 cabinets, describing it as a “charging masterpiece.” The cabinet houses 16 trays of power electronics that convert AC power into DC power for vehicles, enabling 500kW charging for passenger cars and supporting 30% faster charging speeds for the Cybertruck.
Tesla emphasizes that the new V4 hardware will facilitate faster deployments with a smaller footprint and higher efficiency, representing the most reliable charging technology the company has developed to date. While Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X owners will continue to have charging rates capped at 250kW, these vehicles can still add up to 200 miles of range in just 15 minutes. The Cybertruck, on the other hand, will be able to leverage the full 500kW output of the V4 cabinets.
Currently, V4 cabinets only support Tesla EVs, but Tesla has confirmed that compatibility with non-Tesla EVs will be implemented in Q4 after final engineering validations are completed. This deployment aligns with Tesla’s ongoing efforts to expand its charging infrastructure globally. Earlier this summer, the company began installing its first V4 stalls in China, and recently, Tesla Superchargers have started appearing on U.S. highway signs for the first time. With V4 cabinets now operational, the global rollout of next-gen Supercharger sites is expected to accelerate rapidly.