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Tesla Tests Supercharger Waitlist at Five Sites

Tesla is gauging whether a virtual queue can cut confusion at busy stalls.

Overview

  • Tesla Charging, which announced the pilot Monday, activated a waitlist at Superchargers in Los Gatos, Mountain View, San Francisco, San Jose, and the Bronx.
  • The system auto-enrolls a car routed to a full site in navigation and shows the driver’s place in line with an estimated wait time in the app.
  • Non-Tesla electric cars that can use Superchargers can also join through the Tesla app.
  • Early users say the queue relies on driver cooperation because someone can still plug in out of turn, though the app alerts when a car skips the line.
  • Tesla is gathering feedback in the app during the pilot to decide on any broader rollout, aiming to reduce disputes where charger layouts make turn order unclear.