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Tesla will operate public Megachargers at three Forum Mobility heavy-duty charging depots in California, with a fourth depot reserved for over 330 Tesla Semi reservations, marking a partner-driven expansion of Tesla's commercial truck charging network.

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**Tesla** will operate public Megachargers at three Forum Mobility California depots — FM Francis in Ontario plus FM Adeline and FM Coliseum in Oakland — with a fourth, FM Santa Fe in Rancho Dominguez, already contracted for 330+ Tesla Semis.

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**Forum Mobility** is bringing another 30 MW of heavy-duty charging online and has already bolted two Tesla MCS Megachargers onto its FM Harbor depot at the Port of Long Beach, which has been running since December 2024 with 44 CCS ports and 9 MW of capacity.

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By Electrek · Summarized & edited by Kapil Samant · 2026-09-17

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Tesla will operate public Megachargers at three Forum Mobility California depots — FM Francis in Ontario plus FM Adeline and FM Coliseum in Oakland — with a fourth, FM Santa Fe in Rancho Dominguez, already contracted for 330+ Tesla Semis.
Forum Mobility is bringing another 30 MW of heavy-duty charging online and has already bolted two Tesla MCS Megachargers onto its FM Harbor depot at the Port of Long Beach, which has been running since December 2024 with 44 CCS ports and 9 MW of capacity.
The chargers can add up to 60% of range in about 30 minutes and run on the open MCS 3.2 standard, making them compatible with electric trucks from Daimler, Volvo, and Scania — not just the Tesla Semi.
Under the model, Tesla sells each Megacharger for $188,000 and takes $0.08 per kWh on third-party sites — 20% less than its Supercharger for Business rate — while letting Forum carry the real estate and permitting burden.
Tesla has 66 planned Megacharger locations on its map with the bulk targeted for this year, and partner-operated depots like Forum's are how a large share of that footprint gets filled in.
Forum Mobility now counts 25 carrier customers with contracted capacity, over 40 MW of charging online or under construction, and future depots slated for the Inland Empire, Central Valley, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Houston, Dallas, Seattle/Tacoma, and Chicago.

Why it matters: Tesla is sidestepping the real-estate and permitting grind of building its Semi charging network by letting Forum Mobility carry site costs while Tesla sells the hardware at $188,000 per unit and collects $0.08/kWh. With 330+ Tesla Semi reservations, 66 planned Megacharger sites, and Forum's MCS chargers compatible with Daimler, Volvo, and Scania trucks, Tesla's commercial charging footprint is effectively turning into a multi-OEM freight refueling grid financed by someone else's balance sheet.