As usual, Tesla’s communication was brief. In a post on Social Media, it states “New Tesla Megacharger: Bloomington, CA (6 stalls),” followed by a link to the company’s charging map. Located at 18434 Valley Boulevard in Bloomington, the site offers six Megacharger stalls, each capable of delivering up to 1.2 MW of charging power.
What is interesting is that the map no longer shows an earlier site, which was located nearby. The latter had initially been regarded as Tesla’s first public Megacharger site, featuring two stalls and the first-generation MC1 connector, delivering a maximum charging power of 750 kW.
But the previous site in Ontario already seems forgotten. Zach Lawson, Business Development at Tesla Charging, stated on LinkedIn that Tesla has ‘opened the first public Tesla Megacharger in the world in Bloomington, CA. Very soon these two incredible products, the Tesla Semi and Megacharger, will be ubiquitous.’
To some extent, that is correct. With its higher charging capacity and expanded number of charging points, the new Bloomington site represents Tesla’s first public Megacharger station built around its latest charging hardware.
MC2 refers to Megacharger 2, Tesla’s second-generation high-power charging interface for the production Tesla Semi, which aligns with the industry’s Megawatt Charging System (MCS) standard rather than Tesla’s proprietary connector. The Tesla Semi, which recently entered series production, can recharge up to 60% of its battery in 30 minutes at a Megacharger. This allows drivers to add several hundred kilometres of range during mandatory rest breaks, making the Megacharger ideal for en-route charging or quick top-ups while cargo is being loaded or unloaded.
