Tesla Supercharger Network: This Week's 5 Station Changes Explained

Tesla's Supercharger network is a living map — stations move through planning, permitting, construction, and opening on a rolling basis. This week's update from supercharge.info logged 5 changes across North America and Europe, spanning three different pipeline stages. Here's what each one means for drivers in those regions.

What does PLAN status actually mean?

A PLAN-stage station means Tesla has identified a location and begun internal scoping — think site selection, layout design, and early utility conversations. It does not mean construction is imminent. Two stations entered this stage this week: Gap, France – Route De Barcelonnette and Nampa, ID. For drivers in those areas, PLAN is the earliest possible signal that a Supercharger is coming, but the timeline from PLAN to OPEN can range from several months to over a year depending on permitting complexity and local utility capacity.

What happens at the PERMIT stage?

PERMIT means Tesla has submitted applications to local authorities — building permits, electrical permits, and sometimes environmental reviews. It's a meaningful step forward: the site is locked in and Tesla is actively engaging with local government. This week, Dexter, OR and [EVODS] East Wenatchee, WA moved into permit status. The EVODS tag on the East Wenatchee listing indicates this is an existing non-Tesla charging site being converted or co-located — a pattern Tesla has used to accelerate deployment at established travel stops.

What does OPEN mean, and where did it happen?

Bytom, Poland is this week's sole new opening. OPEN means the station has been energized, is live on the Tesla navigation map, and is available for charging sessions right now. Bytom is an industrial city in Silesia, southern Poland — an area with growing EV adoption and a gap in the existing Supercharger corridor between Katowice and the Czech border. Polish Tesla owners in the region can add it to their route planning immediately.

How do I find these stations in my Tesla or the app?

For the one new OPEN station (Bytom, Poland), it should already appear in your Tesla's onboard navigation under Superchargers, or in the Tesla app under the charging map. If it doesn't appear immediately, a soft reboot (hold both scroll wheels until the screen restarts) or a map data refresh via the app typically resolves it. PLAN and PERMIT stations are not shown in the Tesla app — you can track those at supercharge.info or via community tools like PlugShare.

Is 5 changes a typical week for the network?

Weekly change counts vary considerably. Weeks with major infrastructure pushes or seasonal construction activity can see 20 or more changes globally; quieter periods — particularly in late summer when permitting offices slow down — can drop into single digits. Five changes in a week, split across two continents, reflects steady but not accelerated expansion. The 2 PLAN + 2 PERMIT + 1 OPEN split is fairly representative of a normal pipeline week: more stations entering early stages than opening, which is expected given the multi-month lag between planning and completion.

For owners in Nampa, Gap, Dexter, and East Wenatchee, these entries are worth bookmarking — they're the earliest public signal that Tesla is moving toward your area. Check back on supercharge.info in the coming weeks to see if any of them advance to Construction status, which is typically the last stage before an opening date becomes predictable.

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