Tesla is planning one of its largest supercharger stations yet — right in the middle of San Francisco

Aug 14, 2026 07:01 AM - 2 hours ago 1

A Tesla Supercharger electrical conveyance charging position is seen successful Indiana, United States, connected August 4, 2026. (Photo by Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Tesla is readying a 124-stall Supercharger hub successful San Francisco astatine 75 Waterloo Street. Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Tesla is making a awesome stake connected request from municipality EV owners by readying an unusually large charging hub successful San Francisco.

Plans revenge pinch the metropolis show that Tesla is readying for 124 V4 Supercharger stalls astatine 75 Waterloo Street, a triangular conveyance retention batch adjacent the intersection of Alemany Boulevard and Bayshore Boulevard, alongside Highway 101.

The projected position would beryllium among Tesla's largest globally, and a uncommon task of that standard wrong a awesome city. By comparison, Tesla's planned V4 Supercharger astatine 25 Mason Street, adjacent Market Street successful the city, would person 35 stalls. That licence exertion was submitted connected May 18.

Architectural tract scheme for a Tesla Supercharger layout pinch parking stalls, instrumentality labels, streets, and title block.

Tesla's 124-stall Supercharger hub plan, arsenic seen successful the company's licence exertion to the metropolis of San Francisco.  Official Tesla Filings

Tesla's biggest charging hubs are typically built on heavy traveled interstate corridors, wherever onshore is cheaper and request surges during road-trip season. The hub sits astatine the important location wherever the 101 meets Interstate 280, which leads to the Peninsula, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco International Airport. It's besides not acold from Bernal Heights and the Bayview, which person important residential populations.

Some of Tesla's largest charging locations see a 200-stall position successful Yeehaw Junction, Florida, and a 164-stall position successful Kern County, California. While the second became afloat operational successful November 2025, the largest hub successful Florida has yet to open.

Based connected maps submitted to the city, the 124 stalls would usage a accepted parking configuration alternatively than the pull-through stalls Tesla has introduced astatine immoderate newer locations.

Architectural expanse showing 4 building elevations and a level scheme pinch annotated materials, canopy, doors, and lighting.

The plans see a astir 416-square-foot "micro-amenity" building.  Official Tesla Filings

The plans bespeak the position would run astir the timepiece and see a astir 416-square-foot "micro-amenity" building. Sketches show that the building contains 2 gender-neutral, accessible restrooms pinch diaper-changing stations, h2o fountains, and vending machines, arsenic good arsenic abstraction for storage, cleaning equipment, and the site's information and IT systems. The vending area would connection coffee, basking drinks, and snacks.

The plans do not look to see star canopies aliases Tesla Megapack batteries, features utilized astatine immoderate of the company's different ample charging hubs. Solar canopies are typically utilized to little peak-demand costs and support chargers operating during immoderate outages.

The latest type of the exertion was submitted connected July 29, but the task still needs to spell done the city's permitting process. No building aliases opening day has been announced.

Tesla did not respond to a petition for comment.

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