Tesla · Charging · 5 Nov 2026
EVgo opens its first Tesla Supercharger site. Who owns it, who runs it, and what drivers get
EVgo's first 12-stall Supercharger site is open in Chicago. Tesla's charging account confirms South Ashland Avenue. EVgo says it owns and brands the chargers while Tesla operates and maintains them. Support covers both the North American Charging Standard (NACS) and the Combined Charging System (CCS). The wider rollout is still a plan (as of 5 Nov 2026).
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EVgo has opened its first Supercharger site near downtown Chicago, according to its 5 Nov announcement. The location has 12 stalls. Tesla's official charging account identified it as South Ashland Avenue the same day.
New EVgo Supercharger: Chicago, IL - South Ashland Avenue (12 stalls)
— Tesla Charging (@TeslaCharging) November 5, 2026
EVgo says it owns these chargers, while Tesla operates and maintains them. The agreement covers Tesla's equipment and charging service, not only the connector on the car.
EVgo owns the chargers; Tesla handles the service
The arrangement sits under Tesla's Supercharger for Business program. Businesses purchase the equipment, hire their preferred installer and use Tesla's portal to monitor utilization, adjust pricing and track financials. Tesla supplies network operations, maintenance and driver support.
Tesla calls these white-labeled Superchargers. The business can put its own name on the equipment while using Tesla's hardware, software and service. EVgo's Supercharger page makes the same split: EVgo ownership and branding, Tesla operation and maintenance.
Tesla advertises a 97% uptime guarantee for the business program. That is a service commitment. Actual uptime at Chicago will have to be measured as the site operates.
A NACS connector and a Supercharger are different purchases
EVgo is pursuing two related projects. It began installing North American Charging Standard (NACS) connectors on its existing network in 2025, it says. Separately, it is buying Tesla Superchargers. The opening release says EVgo expects to reach 500 NACS stalls nationwide by the end of this year, in addition to its Supercharger deployment.
| EVgo's NACS rollout | EVgo Superchargers |
|---|---|
| Adds NACS connections to EVgo's own network | Uses Tesla V4 Supercharger equipment |
| Targets 500 NACS stalls by year-end, separate from Superchargers (EVgo) | Starts with 12 open stalls in Chicago; hundreds more planned (EVgo) |
| EVgo says NACS-equipped locations began appearing in Tesla navigation in early September | EVgo says these sites appear in Tesla navigation and Trip Planner; Tesla operates and maintains them |
NACS describes the connection to the car. It does not, by itself, tell a driver who made the power equipment or who repairs it. Treating every EVgo NACS stall as a Tesla Supercharger would mix the two deployments.
The Chicago site also supports the Combined Charging System (CCS) through Magic Dock, EVgo says, so drivers do not need a personal adapter for that connection. The site is meant to serve more than Teslas and cars with native NACS ports.
Navigation access may matter as much as the plug
EVgo says its Superchargers appear in Tesla's in-car navigation and Trip Planner. Tesla's business program page lists route planning, expected wait times and battery preheating before arrival. Those features put a location into the process a driver already uses to plan a stop.
EVgo's other NACS-equipped locations can also appear in Tesla navigation when third-party charging is enabled, according to the opening release. Map visibility alone therefore does not identify a station as Tesla-built.
The initial Supercharger locations are at grocery-anchored properties owned by Regency Centers, EVgo says. CEO Badar Khan described the larger goal as "growing our customer base." His claim that serving Tesla and non-Tesla NACS drivers doubles EVgo's addressable market is a company estimate, not evidence that charging revenue has doubled.
What the 500 kW rating tells you
EVgo's 5 Aug announcement specified V4 Superchargers capable of up to 500 kW and 1,000 volts. That rating describes the equipment's capability; a car arriving in Chicago may accept much less power.
Tesla's V4 specifications list a maximum of 500 kW per passenger-vehicle post and up to 1,200 kW from a cabinet shared by eight posts. The power is shared at cabinet level. Multiplying 12 stalls by 500 kW would give 6 megawatts on paper, but it would not establish this site's grid connection or simultaneous output. The sources used here do not establish its cabinet configuration.
A driver's useful comparison is the power the car can actually accept during the session, alongside availability and price. A higher charger rating does not change the vehicle's own charging limit.
What has opened, and what remains a target
The completed step is specific: EVgo's first 12-stall Supercharger site is open in Chicago, and Tesla Charging posted the South Ashland Avenue location. EVgo's August announcement had targeted first openings in the second half of 2026. This opening falls in that window.
The wider rollout is still a plan. EVgo says hundreds of Supercharger stalls are expected in high-demand locations. Its separate goals include 500 NACS stalls by year-end and a NACS connector at all of its 2023-vintage and newer sites within the next two years. None of those targets should be counted as equipment already in service.
Sources: EVgo opening announcement (5 Nov 2026); EVgo Superchargers page; EVgo deployment announcement (5 Aug 2026); Tesla Supercharger for Business and V4 specifications; Tesla on NACS; Tesla on Supercharging other EVs / CCS; Tesla Charging on X. Direct fetches of EVgo pages returned HTTP 429 during reporting; EVgo claims above follow the company's published releases as indexed publicly and are attributed as such. Company targets and hardware ratings are labelled. Checked 5 Nov 2026.
— Alex R
