Tesla is expanding the Supercharger network along South Korean highways.
Tesla is expanding its Supercharger network in South Korea. Under a program by the Korea Expressway Corporation, new fast-charging stations are set to be installed at 21 highway service areas.
The South Korean Supercharger network currently has around 180 locations.
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The stations are part of the Korea Expressway Corporation’s charging infrastructure program for 2026. The new locations are situated at rest areas around Seoul, Yongin, Gangneung, Gyeongju, and Andong. In some cases, both directions of a rest area are counted separately. Tesla has not yet announced specific opening dates. According to the company, the sites are either already under construction or still in planning stages.
Tesla currently operates around 180 Supercharger locations in South Korea, with a total of more than 1,200 charging points. With these new installations, the company is strengthening its network primarily along major highway routes. The expansion stems from a tender issued by the Korea Expressway Corporation. Tesla joined forces with South Korean charging operator GS ChargeBee to win a portion of this government-backed highway charging program for the first time.
The overall program includes 392 charging points at 91 service areas. The participating operators are responsible for installing the infrastructure and then operating and maintaining it over a period of ten years. It is not yet known exactly how many charging points will be set up at the 21 Tesla locations or what charging capacities they will offer.
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Tesla is not the only provider currently expanding along South Korea’s highways. The local charging operator Chaevi also received a contract from the Korea Expressway Corporation in 2026 and plans to install 131 fast chargers at 29 rest stops. 82 of these are set to have NACS connections, increasing the number of publicly accessible charging points that Tesla vehicles can use without a CCS1 adapter.
According to DriveTeslaCanada, grid expansion is occurring amid a rapidly growing electric vehicle market in South Korea. In the first five months of 2026, battery-electric vehicle sales are expected to have risen by 125 percent to nearly 162,000 units, according to the government. The high demand even sparked a debate during the summer about allocating additional budget funds to support electric vehicles. Tesla itself has also expanded its presence in the South Korean market recently. The Model Y topped the country’s monthly sales charts at times in 2026, and Tesla is now among the top imported brands in South Korea.
Globally, expansion is taking place at a time when Tesla has stabilized production and deliveries. In the third quarter of 2026, the company produced around 464,000 vehicles and delivered just over 486,000. However, the Model 3 and Model Y continued to account for the majority of these vehicles.