On April 8, 2026, Tesla activated a public pricing configurator for its Supercharger for Business program, letting any commercial property owner in the United States enter an address and see what it would cost to host Tesla Superchargers on their property. The headline number was $940,000 for a standard eight-stall V4 site all-in. Three weeks later, on May 1, Tesla announced pricing for a second program: Semi Charging for Business, with a Megacharger starting at $188,000 for two posts and a depot Basecharger at $40,000 for two units.
These are not the same product, and they are not aimed at the same customer. Getting the most out of this analysis starts with separating the two programs, because the questions they answer are different.
Two programs, two audiences
Supercharger for Business is for commercial property owners who want to add public EV charging to a site and list those stalls on Tesla's charging network. Think hotels, retail centers, office parks, and parking structures that want to offer charging as an amenity or revenue source. The property owner buys the hardware, pays for installation, and becomes a host on Tesla's network. Tesla handles the software, payment processing, mapping, customer support, and network operations, in exchange for a $0.10 per kWh fee on every charging session (Electrek, 2026-04-08).
Semi Charging for Business is for fleet operators who run Tesla Semis, or for third parties who want to host charging stations for those trucks. The Megacharger is the high-power option: up to 1.2 megawatts shared across two posts, built for the 30-minute turnaround window that federal rest-break rules allow drivers. The Basecharger is the depot companion: 125 kW, designed for overnight parking at distribution hubs where trucks have hours rather than minutes. Fleet operators pay $0.08 per kWh at revenue-generating Semi charging sites (Electrek, 2026-05-01).
One marker in the timeline sets context for both launches. On March 9, 2026, Tesla opened the first public Megacharger station accessible to Semi customers at 4265 E Guasti Rd in Ontario, California, at a BP Pulse commercial charging depot. That site delivers up to 750 kW to a charging Tesla Semi (currently rate-limited below the hardware's 1.2 MW ceiling) through two MCS pull-through bays, alongside four 400 kW CCS bays for other electric heavy-duty trucks (Electrek, 2026-03-08; Clean Trucking, 2026-03-08). The dual-connector design is worth noting: most electric trucks on the road today still use CCS, and the site serves both. A second public Megacharger followed shortly after, and Tesla's partnership with Pilot Travel Centers targets 37 Megacharger sites by end of 2026.
What the Supercharger for Business numbers mean
Tesla's configurator generates a site model starting with a V4 power cabinet plus four V4 Supercharger posts, which is the minimum order. Hardware alone for that configuration starts at roughly $250,000 before taxes and installation. An eight-stall configuration runs about $500,000 in hardware. Installation adds cost depending on site complexity: Tesla prices four tiers at $45,000, $55,000, $65,000, or custom per stall. At the medium tier on an eight-stall site, installation adds about $440,000, producing the $940,000 all-in estimate that the configurator published for a standard US site (Electrek, 2026-04-08; Electrive, 2026-04-10).
Tesla's own tool returns a payback range of four to seven years depending on location. San Francisco, with its high EV density and traffic, returned the four-year estimate. Manhattan came back at seven. Those numbers use Tesla's model of expected utilization, local electricity rates, and the $0.10/kWh network fee; a property owner with low EV traffic, high electricity costs, or an unenthusiastic local market will see a longer timeline than the configurator suggests.
The $0.10/kWh fee is worth understanding before you sign anything. It covers software, payment processing, billing, mapping, customer support, and network operations. What it means in practice: Tesla retains control over the customer experience at your site. The property owner sets the per-kWh price that drivers pay, and Tesla's fee comes off that revenue. The hardware is Tesla's proprietary V4, using the NACS connector (SAE J3400, now an open SAE standard). However, moving off Tesla's network in the future means replacing the hardware. That is the real commitment this program asks for.
What the Semi Charging for Business numbers mean
The Megacharger math starts at $188,000 for a two-post set before taxes and installation. A Tesla Semi can go from roughly 10 to 60 percent range in about 30 minutes on a Megacharger, which lines up with the mandatory rest break a driver would take on a long-haul run. The hardware and the operating economics make sense for operators who already run Tesla Semis and need either a depot charging solution or a site on a freight corridor where Semis can stop.
The Basecharger is the more accessible product on price: $40,000 for two units, or $20,000 per charger, which is competitive with third-party 100-150 kW DC fast chargers at commercial pricing. For an overnight depot, 125 kW per port is sufficient to fully charge a Semi in roughly four hours. The catch is timing: Basecharger deliveries are estimated for early 2027 (Electrek, 2026-05-01). Any depot that needs that hardware in operation before then needs to find an alternative.
The Megacharger uses the MCS connector (SAE J3271 / CharIN), which is an open standard, but the Megacharger hardware and the Megacharger network are Tesla-specific. It charges the Tesla Semi. The Basecharger uses the same MCS connector as the Megacharger, not CCS, so it also charges only Tesla Semis (InsideEVs, 2026). Non-Tesla trucks charge on CCS at the same sites. A site that hosts only Megachargers or Basechargers without CCS bays serves only Tesla Semi operators.
The programs side by side
| Supercharger for Business | Semi Charging for Business |
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| Target customer | Commercial property owners, retail, hospitality | Fleet operators running Tesla Semis, corridor site owners |
| Hardware | V4 Supercharger posts (NACS/SAE J3400) | Megacharger (MCS) or Basecharger (MCS) |
| Power per port | Up to 325 kW per V4 post (500 kW for high-power V4 cabinet) | Up to 1.2 MW (Megacharger), 125 kW (Basecharger) |
| Entry cost (hardware only) | ~$250,000 for minimum 4-stall cabinet + posts | $188,000 for 2 Megacharger posts; $40,000 for 2 Basecharger units |
| Network fee | $0.10/kWh | $0.08/kWh at revenue sites |
| Vehicles served | All NACS vehicles (Tesla + other brands via adapter) | Tesla Semi only (Megacharger); Basecharger: Semi depot |
| Delivery timeline | Current | Megacharger: current; Basecharger: early 2027 |
| Payback (Tesla's estimate) | 4-7 years depending on location | Depends on fleet utilization and fuel-savings offset |
Pricing as published at program launch; excludes taxes and installation. Verify current pricing with Tesla before project budgeting.
Who this actually makes sense for
Supercharger for Business works best at high-traffic commercial properties where EV drivers spend 45 minutes or more: hotels, large retail centers with significant foot traffic, major grocery-anchored properties, and well-located parking structures in high-EV markets. A four-stall minimum at $250,000-plus in hardware on a low-traffic suburban surface lot does not produce a return Tesla's own model would support. And if a Tesla Supercharger is already operating nearby, competing with it rather than adding a different standard is unlikely to improve your property's EV amenity position.
Semi Charging for Business makes sense for a narrow pool today: fleets currently running Tesla Semis, and third-party corridor operators in California and other early-adoption states who want to serve that traffic. The Ontario, California site and the Pilot Travel Centers deal signal that Tesla is building out the en-route Megacharger network quickly along major freight corridors. A site operator positioned on one of those corridors, with pull-through lanes and the utility capacity to support the load, has a real case.
Mixed-brand fleets present a different question. If your operation runs Tesla Semis alongside trucks from other manufacturers, a dual-standard depot setup, Megacharger plus CCS, serves the whole fleet rather than forcing a division between two charging providers. The Ontario site modeled that approach on purpose.
The catches worth naming
30C is effectively closed for new installations. The Section 30C Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit expires June 30, 2026 (per the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, P.L. 119-21). Charging equipment must be physically placed in service by that date; not ordered, not permitted, not under construction. A Supercharger for Business installation contracted today cannot realistically clear that bar. The Basecharger ships in early 2027. Budget both programs without the federal charging credit, because for any buyer starting today, 30C is already gone.
Network lock-in on the Supercharger side. Hosting a Supercharger for Business site means Tesla owns the software layer at your property for the life of the hardware. That covers pricing display, payment, customer communications, and the charging session itself. Property owners who want to retain more control over their EV charging relationship with customers should evaluate open-protocol DCFC platforms and weigh the tradeoff before committing to a single-vendor network. Our piece on evaluating software platforms for commercial EV charging covers the questions to ask.
Installation is not the $55,000/stall estimate on every site. Tesla's medium-tier installation figure is a model input. Utility service upgrades, transformer work, trenching depth, and site civil requirements vary considerably. Get a site-specific electrical and civil quote before building installation cost into a project budget.
The Basecharger is not available yet. Early-2027 deliveries are an estimate. A depot program built around that hardware has to account for the wait.
What to do now
If Supercharger for Business interests you, run Tesla's public configurator with your actual address. The tool generates location-specific estimates for upfront cost, expected revenue, and payback timeline. Then get quotes from one or two open-protocol DC fast charger vendors at similar power levels (150-250 kW), and compare the total cost of ownership over ten years, including the ongoing network fee structure. The question is not whether Tesla has good hardware. The question is whether the $0.10/kWh network dependency and the hardware commitment match what your property needs over that horizon.
If you operate Tesla Semis or are evaluating a corridor or depot site for Semi charging, the Megacharger is now purchasable with demonstrated performance. Confirm pull-through lane dimensions, site power capacity, and utility interconnection timelines early. Then price installation with realistic site-specific scope rather than Tesla's published tier estimates.
For the underlying economics of DC fast charging investments, see DC Fast Charging ROI: Why the Math Is Different. For how to think about pricing what drivers pay on any network, see Pricing Commercial EV Charging: How to Set Rates That Work.
Last factually verified: 2026-06-17 against Electrek's Supercharger for Business configurator report (2026-04-08), Electrek's Semi Charging for Business launch report (2026-05-01), Electrive's coverage of commercial Supercharger pricing (2026-04-10) and Semi charging (2026-05-04), Electrek's report on the Ontario Megacharger opening (2026-03-08), and Clean Trucking's reporting on the Ontario site (2026-03-08). evcharginghelp.com is editorially independent and receives no compensation from any company named here.