Tesla breaks ground on 'Oasis' - a 168 stall Supercharger in Lost Hills, California

Tesla announced it has broken ground on its latest Supercharger project, dubbed ‘Oasis,’ in Lost Hills, California. This isn’t your ordinary Supercharger station, as it will be the world’s largest and serve as a key charging hub on one of the busiest electric vehicle (EV) corridors in the world, Interstate 5, between San Francisco and Los Angeles.

The announcement was made by Max de Zegher, Director of Charging for North America at Tesla. According to de Zegher, crews broke ground at Oasis today, and the site is scheduled to open by mid-2025.

The project spans a massive 30 acres and will feature 168 Supercharger posts, making it the largest Supercharger station Tesla has ever built. Due to the current limitations of the local substation, and the timeline to upgrade it, the site will initially use just 1.5 MW of grid service. However, thanks to Tesla’s vertical integration, the station will be able to meet charging demand through a combination of solar energy and storage from day one.

Tesla is leveraging an 11 megawatt (MW) ground-mount solar array with solar canopies to power the site. To complement the solar infrastructure, Tesla is incorporating 39 MWh of energy storage using 10 Megapacks, ensuring they can store and provide reliable energy even when the sun isn’t shining.

Some renders of the completed site were also shared by de Zegher, showing Oasis will include at least 12 pull-through stalls to more easily serve Tesla owners towing a trailer.

While the exact location of the Oasis Supecharger was not provided by de Zegher, based on permits from earlier this year, we believe it will be located on a lot on Hwy 46 (Paso Robles Hwy), just off I-5 and northwest of Bakersfield.

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Currently the world’s largest Supercharger stations are also located along Interstate 5. One is in Firebaugh, and another is Harris Ranch, both of which have 98 stalls open to Tesla drivers.

Tesla is also currently building a 120-stall Supercharger in Barstow, California. On the other side of the country, Tesla is planning a 200-stall Supercharger in Florida.