Tesla opens a mega Supercharger station in France
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- 03/08/2025 8:52
Tesla has opened a charging station with 56 fast charging points in Magnant, on the edge of the A5 motorway.
The Tesla charging network continues to expand, regardless of the current turbulence in dealerships. And for one simple reason: Tesla’s Energy division is making money. A lot of money.
Tesla has not been viewed simply as an automobile manufacturer for years. It has successfully created an entire ecosystem, both energy and technology-related. Tesla sells mobility solutions, period. Regardless of the brand of the car. And if your electric car is not a Tesla, feel free to charge anyway.
According to the agreements between manufacturers and Tesla, the charging power may be restricted. However, in Europe (which is not the case in the United States), all electric brands can come to charge.
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Watch Out for Charging Prices
Like a good merchant, Tesla rewards its customers… whether they drive a Tesla or not. Thus, with a Tesla charging card, the rates per kWh differ (see below).
Beware: unjustified occupancy fees, otherwise known as Congestion Fees, can skyrocket your bill if your car occupies a charging point for too long. The threshold for triggering this penalty must be considered at each stop: it can vary from 80% to 100% depending on peak occupancy times at Superchargers.
Tesla, being both a producer of electricity and a very large consumer of energy, negotiates with other suppliers for a very low price per kWh. This kWh is then resold at a minimum of two times, and sometimes nearly four times, more expensive to its customers. This is where the huge profitability of Supercharger stations lies. And why Tesla continues to invest massively.
Welcome to Magnant
One should indeed not lose sight of the fact that investments are massive. Each ultra-powerful Tesla V4 charging point costs nearly 300,000 euros (installation included). At the new Magnant station, located 250 km southeast of Paris, immediately off the A5 motorway, Tesla has installed 56 charging points with a unit power of 250 kW. You can do the math yourself.
Open 24/7, this Magnant Supercharger station is an almost unprecedented hub. To fully enjoy the charging experience, you obviously need a car capable of handling such power. The Tesla Model 3 and Model Y Long Range, for instance, can do so.
The other good news, which particularly makes American customers jealous, is the presence of a lounge designed by the Germans from BK World. Amenities, toilets, coffee, snacks, everything is available. However, one might question the size of this hospitality space, which is quite limited, assuming 56 cars with up to 5 people each gather at the Magnant station.
This would mean nearly 300 people for a lounge of about 30 m2. And in the center, exposed to the sun or rain, there are four picnic tables. The initiative is nice, but we’ll need to see how it works in practice.
Other Tesla supercharging stations are being deployed in France in Roye (Somme) and Sénas (Bouches-du-Rhône), always with BK World lounges.
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