According to industry outlet Electrive, Tesla has made a bold symbolic move with the launch of a massive charging hub on the grounds of its Berlin Gigafactory.
The facility, boasting an impressive 547 charging points, can deliver up to 250 kW of power. Specifically, it includes 19 fast Superchargers (V4) operating on DC current, while the remaining 528 are Tesla Wall Connectors using AC power, each limited to 11 kW. Among these, 226 are installed under a solar roof that helps power part of the site with solar energy.
Despite the high number of charging points, power remains limited. Tesla clarified that the entire set of 11 kW chargers is capped at a total output of 1 megawatt. In practice, if all vehicles were plugged in simultaneously, each would receive only about 1.8 kW on average. This means it would take nearly 8 hours of charging to gain around 100 kilometers of range.
Still, the company is not ruling out potential upgrades. Over time, Tesla could improve the setup by adding more solar panels, battery storage systems, or simply strengthening the connection to the electrical grid.
China still leads the pack
In terms of sheer size, this new site now ranks as Europe’s largest, overtaking the previous record holder in Merklingen, Germany. However, it still falls short of the world’s largest charging hub located in Futian, Shenzhen, China, which has held the top spot since 2019 with 637 operational charging points serving the local fleet of electric taxis.