Campbell Lands 500‑kW EV Supercharger

Tesla has opened a V4 Supercharger site in Campbell, California, adding another early U.S. location built around its 500-kilowatt charging hardware. The Campbell installation has 16 stalls and uses Tesla’s newer V4 cabinets rather than older V3 equipment, according to industry reports that tracked the site’s construction and opening. Tesla says its next-generation V4 Supercharger Post has a maximum power of 500 kW. The buildout puts Campbell into a small group of U.S. sites using Tesla’s higher-power setup as the company expands charging capacity for newer EV architectures. ### What makes the Campbell site different from a typical Supercharger? Tesla’s V4 hardware is the key distinction. On its business charging page, Tesla says the V4 Supercharger Post has a max power of 500 kW and is designed to support multiple charging standards, including NACS and CCS. Tesla also says the V4 cabinet handles AC/DC power conversion and can power-share across up to eight posts. (tesla.com) Campbell’s site was notable because it was reported as a “true” V4 station, meaning it paired V4 charging posts with V4 cabinets rather than using newer stalls fed by older V3 cabinets. Reports on the project said the Campbell location was built with 16 V4 posts and V4 cabinets, a configuration intended to unlock the full 500-kW capability for compatible vehicles. (tesla.com) ### Can every Tesla driver use all 500 kilowatts? Tesla’s current lineup cannot all draw that peak rate. Industry reports on Tesla’s V4 rollout said the Cybertruck, with its 800-volt architecture, is the only Tesla consumer vehicle currently able to take advantage of 500-kW charging. Other Tesla models, including the Model 3, Model Y, Model S and Model X, remain limited by lower-voltage battery systems. (driveteslacanada.ca) The 500-kW figure also refers to peak capability, not a constant charging rate. Reports on Tesla’s first V4 cabinet deployments said the new system supports battery systems up to 1,000 volts and shares power dynamically across stalls, which means actual charging speed depends on the vehicle, state of charge and how the site is being used. (notateslaapp.com) ### How early is Campbell in Tesla’s 500-kW rollout? Redwood City, California, was reported as Tesla’s first live “true” V4 Supercharger site on Sept. 29, 2025. Taylorsville, Utah, was reported as the second U.S. site using V4 posts with V4 cabinets when it opened in January 2026. By April 2026, Campbell was being listed by charging-industry trackers among a small number of U.S. locations with 500-kW V4 hardware. (driveteslacanada.ca) A separate April report said Campbell had become California’s second V4 Tesla Supercharger site with 16 ultra-fast 500-kW stalls, joining only a handful of such U.S. locations. That places the city near the front of Tesla’s higher-power charging deployment, even if the exact ranking depends on which sites were energized first. (driveteslacanada.ca) ### Why does Tesla care about this hardware shift? Max de Zegher, Tesla’s director of charging for North America, said when the V4 cabinet was introduced that posts can peak at 500 kW for cars and that the system was designed to deliver maximum power efficiently across eight posts most of the time. Reports on the rollout said the cabinet also reaches 1.2 megawatts for Tesla Semi charging. (msn.com) Tesla’s own product page says the V4 system is designed for broader use cases and multiple connector standards. That matters because Tesla is building a network that can serve Tesla vehicles, approved NACS partners and, with adapters, some CCS-equipped EVs at certain sites. ### What comes next after Campbell? Tesla was still expanding true V4 sites in 2026. (thedriven.io) Reports in January said Tesla had additional V4 projects underway in Texas, Oregon and Tennessee, while April tracking reports listed more 500-kW locations coming online around the United States. Tesla also continues to market Superchargers directly to businesses through its Supercharger for Business program. (tesla.com) Campbell’s role in that expansion is now concrete: a 16-stall California site using Tesla’s higher-power V4 hardware. The next milestones to watch are additional site openings, broader access for non-Tesla vehicles where supported, and whether more 800-volt EVs arrive that can actually use the 500-kW ceiling Tesla is now installing. (tesla.com) (driveteslacanada.ca)