Tesla has put 55 V4 supercharging stations into operation in Chongqing, marking its largest single expressway service-area supercharging project in China.
The new stations, equipped with 212 charging piles, are strategically located across Chongqing’s urban transport hubs and along major highway corridors connecting the municipality to neighboring provinces including Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi and Guizhou.
On average, drivers can now access one supercharging station in a highway service area for every hour of travel, significantly improving long-distance EV mobility in southwest China.
Strengthening Charging Infrastructure
The project covers Chongqing sections of 10 national expressways and represents a milestone in Tesla’s China charging expansion in terms of scale, construction efficiency and network coverage. Notably, the charging facilities are open to non-Tesla vehicles as well.
Since 2025, Tesla has accelerated the rollout of V4 Superchargers across the Chinese mainland. As of March 2026, the company has installed more than 2,500 supercharging stations with over 12,000 supercharging piles nationwide. More than 950 of these stations are accessible to non-Tesla EVs.
Together with over 650 destination charging stations, Tesla’s network now covers all provincial capitals and municipalities, as well as most prefecture-level cities in China.
Confidence in China Market
According to Huang Lei, general manager of Tesla Western China, the Chongqing expressway project reflects Tesla’s long-term commitment to the Chinese market and lays the groundwork for expanding similar highway charging projects nationwide.
China’s overall EV charging infrastructure continues to grow rapidly. By the end of February 2026, the country had 21.01 million charging points, up 47.8 percent year on year.
In late 2025, China released a three-year action plan aiming to build a nationwide network of 28 million charging facilities and exceed 300 million kilowatts of public charging capacity by 2027.
Beyond charging infrastructure, Tesla has also deepened its manufacturing footprint in China. The company operates its Shanghai Gigafactory and a Megafactory dedicated to Megapack energy storage systems — the first such facility outside the United States. In 2025, the Shanghai Megafactory produced more than 2,000 commercial Megapack battery systems.
