Tesla to open 100th Supercharger after decade of building EV charging network

Tesla will open its 100th Supercharger site in Australia and New Zealand later this week, a decade after cutting the ribbon on its first electric car fast-charging station in the region.

The 100th location will be in Glenelg, South Australia – with further sites planned in the state at Bordertown, Norwood, and Port Augusta – which joins dozens already littered across Australia’s East Cost in Victoria, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, and Queensland.

Tesla has also opened eight Superchargers in Western Australia mainly surrounding the Perth capital but reaching as far south as Margaret River and Albany, while a single quick-charge location is available in Devonport, Tasmania.

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Further across the Tasman Sea, New Zealand hosts 23 Supercharger sites that connect most of the north and south islands.

There are currently no Supercharger locations in Australia’s Northern Territory.

Tesla opened its first Supercharger site in late 2014 at Pyrmont in Sydney, coinciding with the launch of its second vehicle line in Australia, the Model S sedan.

Tesla claims a Supercharger can replenish up to 282 kilometres of driving range to its Model 3 Long Range in 15 minutes, with a maximum power of 250kW.

All Tesla models (barring the Roadster), including the Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X, have Supercharger functionality, and fees to use the network can be found in the Tesla app.

The brand states that "prices may change from time to time" with certain locations offering on- and off-peak rates.

Non-Tesla electric cars can also make use of charging facilities at some Supercharger sites, but owners are billed at higher rates.