Tesla, Fryte Mobility

Tesla has opened its first latest-generation public Megacharger location for its Semi electric truck in Bloomington, California. The facility features six charging stalls, each offering power outputs of up to 1.2 MW, and is based on the new MC1/MC2 hardware supporting the Megawatt Charging System (MCS). 

According to Tesla, the Semi can recharge up to 60 percent of its battery capacity in about 30 minutes at a Megacharger. The new location replaces the previous Megacharger in Ontario equipped with older MC1 technology and expands the public fast-charging network for the electric rig. 

Tesla plans to continue building out the Megacharger network in North America in the coming years. The initial focus will be on opening more than 60 locations in the US before expanding into Canada. 

Fryte Mobility announced that it has launched Germany's first central reservation service for publicly accessible electric truck charging points across different operators. In partnership with Energie Südbayern and Dettendorfer Energy, logistics providers can now book charging slots at five initial locations in Bavaria through a unified platform. 

A central interface allows charging points from various operators to be reserved independently of one another. The platform consolidates public and semi-public charging infrastructure, giving freight forwarders greater transparency and flexibility in route planning while improving utilization rates at charging hubs. 

At launch, the network covers charging parks in Raubling, Langenbruck, Pentling, Wallersdorf, and Aichach along key transportation corridors. Additional charging park operators and locations are slated to be integrated into the reservation service moving forward.