Tesla's largest charging park is powered by solar energy

US electric car manufacturer Tesla has fully commissioned its largest charging park to date. According to the company, the facility in California will be largely self-sufficient and powered by solar modules.

The charging park is located on Interstate 5 between San Francisco and Los Angeles. The facility was completed in time for the holidays, wrote Max de Zegher, who is responsible for charging at Tesla, in a post on X. Thanksgiving, the most important family holiday of the year, is celebrated today in the USA.

A total of 164 charging points are available at Tesla Oasis, each delivering a maximum charging power of 325 kilowatts. The first construction phase with 84 charging points was opened in July. The construction time for the entire facility was only eight months.

Solar power for electric cars

Solar modules supply the electricity for electric cars, some of which provide shade at the charging points as a roof. The remaining panels are located in the landscape behind the charging park. The installed capacity is 11 megawatts, according to Tesla.

To ensure that vehicles can also be charged at night or when the sun is not shining, the facility has a storage system. The ten Megapacks have a combined capacity of 39 megawatt-hours.

The facility is largely self-sufficient, de Zegher announced in another X post. Although there is a small grid connection, it is intended "mainly for future expansions," writes de Zegher. "On almost every day of the year, the cars are charged 100 percent with solar energy."

(wpl)