New Tesla Supercharger Opens in Kingsville, TX — 12 Stalls Now Live on East Corral Avenue
⚡ The News: Tesla has opened a brand-new 12-stall Supercharger station in Kingsville, Texas, located at 1752 E Corral Ave — strengthening the South Texas charging corridor.
📌 Why It Matters: Kingsville sits along a key stretch of South Texas between Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley. This new station fills a meaningful gap for owners traveling the region, reducing range anxiety on long-haul drives through the area.
🔗 Source: @TeslaCharging on X
📊 Station at a Glance
🔌 Kingsville — East Corral Ave Supercharger
Address: 1752 E Corral Ave, Kingsville, TX 78363 • View on Tesla.com →
🚦 Owner's Action Plan
If you drive in or through South Texas, here is exactly what you need to do right now.
- Update your Tesla navigation. The Kingsville Supercharger at 1752 E Corral Ave should already appear in your in-car navigation. Pull up the Supercharger map and confirm the pin is visible before your next trip through the area.
- Update the Tesla app. Open the Tesla mobile app, tap the charging map, and verify the Kingsville station shows as live. App maps sometimes lag a few hours behind new openings — a quick check now saves confusion on the road.
- Rebuild your South Texas route. If you regularly drive the Corpus Christi → Kingsville → Laredo corridor or the route toward the Rio Grande Valley, recalculate your trips. This station meaningfully changes how far you need to carry charge through this stretch.
- Save it as a Favorite. In the Tesla app, add the Kingsville station to your saved locations. This makes routing through it on future long-haul drives a one-tap decision.
Verdict: Informational — No immediate action required. Relevant to any owner who travels through South Texas, drives between Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley, or passes through Kingsville on longer road trips.
📰 Deep Dive: Why Kingsville Matters for the South Texas Corridor
Kingsville, Texas, is a city of roughly 25,000 located in Kleberg County — positioned almost precisely between Corpus Christi to the north and Laredo to the west, with the Rio Grande Valley to the south. For Tesla owners making any of these regional drives, the town has historically been the kind of place you either skip by maintaining maximum charge or plan around carefully. A 12-stall station with 250 kW peak output changes that calculus significantly.
The 250 kW rating means this is a V3 Supercharger site. At peak delivery, a Model 3 Long Range or Model Y Long Range can add roughly 170 miles of range in 15 minutes under ideal conditions. For a Model S or X, the experience will depend on the vehicle's onboard charger ceiling, but a stop of 20–25 minutes can comfortably top off enough range for the next leg of any regional route. With 12 stalls, wait times are unlikely to be a concern except during peak holiday travel periods — and even then, throughput should be solid.
South Texas has seen steady Tesla adoption in recent years, with the Corpus Christi metro area representing one of the larger EV markets in the region. Opening a station in Kingsville strengthens the network's ability to support longer drives without requiring owners to detour or over-charge before entering the stretch. For anyone making the drive to Padre Island, the King Ranch area, or continuing south to McAllen and Brownsville, this is a genuine quality-of-life improvement. Keep an eye on Tesla's charging news as the South Texas network continues to grow.
Marcus covers Tesla's software releases, FSD rollouts, and OTA changes. Background in automotive engineering. Based in Austin.
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