Honest fence (read first): This Robotaxi Thursday flagship is built on company sources. The Pilot newsroom release of October 8 (3:23 PM ET) is the primary for Ellabell and the next three sites. Tesla Charging and Tesla Semi posts on X are the primary for Conley. The post text was checked through api.fxtwitter.com. The tesla.com charger page in Tesla's post returned 403 on our box, so we could not read it. What this is: two Megacharger sites for the Tesla Semi, open in Georgia, with 14 stalls between them. What it is not: a published price, a measured charge speed, or proof that trucks are running the Atlanta–Savannah corridor every day. The 1.2 MW figure is Tesla's, as quoted by Pilot. "Semi only" comes from WJCL's report, not from a Tesla or Pilot page. The embed is WJCL News' October 8 report from the Ellabell site (YFxRBX606MU).

WJCL News — “Tesla Megacharger opens in Ellabell with 6 stalls for Semi trucks” (published October 8, 2026). On-site local report from the Pilot in Ellabell; the stall counts and the 1.2 MW rating cite Pilot’s release and Tesla’s own posts, not the video.

Editorial Thesis

An electric truck is only as useful as the places it can charge. Until this week, by Tesla's own count, there was no Megacharger on the East Coast. On October 7 Tesla Charging posted an 8-stall Megacharger in Conley, Georgia, just south of Atlanta. Tesla Semi quoted it a few hours later: "First Megacharger on the East Coast." On October 8 Pilot and Tesla opened their first shared site, 6 stalls at Pilot #1390 in Ellabell, off I-16 near Savannah. Tesla's own map puts the two at either end of the run from Atlanta to Savannah.

That is the real news. It's not the stall count. It's that a Semi can now charge at both ends of the Atlanta-to-Savannah run. Tesla told WJCL that I-16, the Savannah end of that run, is critical for linking the Port of Savannah with the rest of Georgia. Two ends of one lane matter more to a fleet than a press photo of a Semi.

Honest Verdict

Believe the openings. Both sites come from the companies that run them: Tesla's own accounts for Conley and Pilot's newsroom for Ellabell. Believe that three more Pilot and Flying J sites are next, with Tulare, California dated October 9. Treat 1.2 MW per stall and 60% in 30 minutes as Tesla's claims. Pilot quotes them "according to Tesla," and nobody has published a measured session from these sites. And treat price as unknown. WJCL reports Tesla says it "will vary by market," and no number has been published.

What the primary actually says

Pilot and Tesla (Pilot newsroom, Oct 8)

  • "The six heavy-duty charging stalls are now open at Pilot #1390 in Ellabell located at 130 Interstate Exchange Way."
  • "Twelve additional heavy-duty charging locations are actively under construction, with three near completion and expected to come online soon": Flying J #1071 in Tulare, CA ("opening October 9, 2026"), Flying J #553 in Fort Stockton, TX, and Pilot #341 in North Las Vegas, NV. Fort Stockton and North Las Vegas have no dates.
  • "Each location will feature four to eight high-power charging stalls powered by Tesla’s V4 cabinet technology. According to Tesla, each stall can deliver up to 1.2 megawatts of power, allowing a Tesla Semi to recover 60% of charge in 30 minutes."
  • Pilot and Tesla announced the partnership in January 2026, with sites planned along I-5, I-10 and other corridors in California, Georgia, Indiana, Nevada and Texas.

Tesla (X, text checked through fxtwitter)

  • Tesla Charging, Oct 7, 8:55 PM ET: "New Tesla Megacharger: Conley, GA (8 stalls)," with two photos of the site and a tesla.com location link.
  • Tesla Semi, Oct 8, 12:15 AM ET, quoting that post: "First Megacharger on the East Coast."
  • Tesla Semi, Oct 8, 7:10 PM ET: "New Megacharger sites between Atlanta & Savannah now online. Many more Southeast sites coming soon," with a map pinning the Conley and Ellabell Megachargers on the route from Atlanta to Savannah.

Conley is a Tesla site. Ellabell is the first site in the Pilot network. Tesla calls Conley the first on the East Coast. Pilot calls Ellabell its first. Both claims hold, because they count different networks.

The bigger target (secondary, labeled)

At the September 24 Semi launch, Tesla Semi program director Dan Priestley said Tesla expects 30 Megacharger sites in the U.S. by the end of 2026, with more than 200 charging posts. That number comes from Transport Topics' report of the event, not from a Tesla page we could read. Treat it as a target.

What's still not published

  • Price. No per-kWh or per-session price on any page we could read. WJCL's anchor says Tesla says pricing "will vary by market."
  • Who can plug in. WJCL reports the chargers are "designed specifically for Tesla Semi trucks" and that Tesla passenger cars and other vehicles can't use them. Pilot's release doesn't say. Whether other brands' electric trucks could ever use the sites isn't stated anywhere.
  • Measured power. 1.2 MW is Tesla's rated maximum. No site-level charging data is public.
  • Usage. No numbers on how many Semis use the Georgia sites, or who runs them in the Southeast.

Why this is today's Robotaxi Thursday flagship

Thursday is Robotaxi and Tesla Semi day. This is new, company-sourced Semi news from the last 48 hours. It has nothing to do with the October 1 factory-tour recap (#308) or the June Semi-vs-diesel explainer. That one said fleets still have to solve charging. This post shows some of that charging getting built, with dates and stall counts.

Claim vs proof scoreboard

ClaimProof today
Conley, GA Megacharger is open with 8 stallsTesla Charging post (Oct 7) + photos
First Megacharger on the East CoastTesla Semi's own words (Oct 8)
Ellabell, GA Pilot site is open with 6 stallsPilot newsroom release (Oct 8) + WJCL on-site report
Tulare opens Oct 9; Fort Stockton and North Las Vegas soonPilot release. Only Tulare has a date
Up to 1.2 MW per stall, 60% in 30 minutesTesla's rating, quoted by Pilot. Not measured
PricingNot published. "Varies by market," per WJCL
Semi-only accessWJCL's report. Not in the Pilot release
30 U.S. sites by end of 2026Priestley, via Transport Topics. A target

What to watch next

  • Tulare going live on October 9, and dates for Fort Stockton and North Las Vegas.
  • A published price, on tesla.com or at the pump screen.
  • Tesla's "many more Southeast sites": where they go, and whether they follow ZET SCALE's Atlanta hub.
  • Real charging sessions from Semi operators in Georgia.

Human review risks

  • Writing that pricing is free, cheap, or known. It isn't published.
  • Treating 1.2 MW or 60%-in-30-minutes as tested. Both are Tesla's figures.
  • Writing "the first Megacharger" without saying whose network. Tesla says Conley. Pilot says Ellabell is the first Pilot site.
  • Claiming trucks now run Atlanta–Savannah on electricity every day. No usage data.
  • Quoting the WJCL "Semi only" line as Tesla's or Pilot's written policy.

Bottom Line

Believe the openings. Both sites come from the companies that run them: Tesla's own accounts for Conley and Pilot's newsroom for Ellabell. Believe that three more Pilot and Flying J sites are next, with Tulare, California dated October 9. Treat 1.2 MW per stall and 60% in 30 minutes as Tesla's claims. Pilot quotes them "according to Tesla," and nobody has published a measured session from these sites. And treat price as unknown. WJCL reports Tesla says it "will vary by market," and no number has been published.

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