{"id":2132,"date":"2025-06-02T21:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T21:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/?p=2132"},"modified":"2025-06-10T10:29:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T10:29:12","slug":"teslas-chargers-just-got-dropped-from-nj-turnpike-and-ev-drivers-could-pay-the-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/02\/teslas-chargers-just-got-dropped-from-nj-turnpike-and-ev-drivers-could-pay-the-price\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla\u2019s Chargers Just Got Dropped From NJ Turnpike And EV Drivers Could Pay The Price"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tesla-Superchargers-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-17 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>New Jersey canceled Tesla&rsquo;s charging contract on the Turnpike with little public explanation.<\/li>\n<li>Applegreen was selected despite having far fewer charging stations and higher electricity rates.<\/li>\n<li>Tesla added 116 off-Turnpike chargers and remains open to negotiations with state officials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/electric-vehicles\/\">Electric vehicle<\/a> drivers in New Jersey may want to rethink their charging routines. A major shakeup is underway on the New Jersey Turnpike, and it involves the one company that&rsquo;s basically synonymous with EV charging.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The state&rsquo;s Turnpike authority isn&rsquo;t renewing a contract with Tesla but is instead going to employ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/charging\/\">chargers <\/a>from Applegreen. The move could prove more costly and trialsome for New Jersey residents, but Tesla appears ready for anything.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/05\/detroit-tesla-cybertruck-storage-parking-code-violation\/\">Tesla Dumping Unsold Cybertrucks At Mall Parking Lot And The City&rsquo;s Fed Up<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The automaker, rather than the state, actually announced the change on Friday. &ldquo;The New Jersey Turnpike Authority (&ldquo;NJTA&rdquo;) has chosen a sole third-party charging provider to serve the New Jersey Turnpike and is not allowing us to co-locate. As a result, NJTA requested 64 existing Supercharger stalls on the New Jersey Turnpike to not be renewed and be decommissioned,&rdquo; it said in a statement on X.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>A Smaller Network With Higher Prices<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It went on to claim that it offered the state &ldquo;above-market commercial terms&rdquo; and access for all EVs to keep the contract going. It would&rsquo;ve built more stations and upgraded existing ones with screens and CCS1 &lsquo;magic docks&rsquo; as well. For whatever reason, the state said no and instead went with Applegreen for the foreseeable future. That&rsquo;s a fascinating decision since Applegreen&rsquo;s network is almost comically smaller than Tesla&rsquo;s.<\/p>\n<p>At present, in the USA, it only serves a few states like New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. In New Jersey, it has only a few stations installed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\">Elon Musk<\/a> went as far as to posit that &ldquo;corruption&rdquo; played a part in the decision. Even after it finishes installing the chargers it plans to put in place, things might be worse off for most drivers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sounds like corruption<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1928597703744754139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Notably, a little number crunching from<a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/761428\/tesla-superchargers-removed-from-new-jersey-turnpike\/\"> InsideEVs<\/a> suggests that this won&rsquo;t help consumers. &ldquo;Superchargers along the NJ Turnpike range from $0.20 to $0.45 per kWh, depending on the time of day. Applegreen, on the other hand, varies from $0.35 to $0.59<strong>,&rdquo; <\/strong>it found. <\/p>\n<p>If those figures hold, drivers could end up paying more to power their cars than they did before. It&rsquo;s possible the state stands to gain more financially under the new arrangement, though no public statements have been made by the NJTA to confirm or clarify that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tesla Already Moving On<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All of that said, Tesla says it knew this was a potential outcome and has already supplemented the decommissioning of 64 charging bays with the creation of 116 stalls off of the turnpike. Interestingly, this might not be how the story ends. Tesla says it&rsquo;s willing to return to the negotiating table should NJ authorities change their tune.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"e46c436a-adeb-4b5e-a2c7-56bc36561c10\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"b25ecba7-3bbb-4ea7-a3a8-dbea91695c07\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n         \t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n             \t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n    \t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;b25ecba7-3bbb-4ea7-a3a8-dbea91695c07&#8221;);<br \/>\n             \t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;e46c436a-adeb-4b5e-a2c7-56bc36561c10&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;We are still willing to invest in New Jersey Turnpike sites if the NJTA or Governor Murphy decide to reverse this decision. Otherwise, we will continue expanding the best charging infrastructure off the Turnpike to serve EV drivers in New Jersey,&rdquo; the automaker said. In a part of the world where charging infrastructure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2024\/06\/harvard-study-says-1-in-5-public-ev-chargers-doesnt-work\/\">isn&rsquo;t exactly super-reliable<\/a>, this could be a step in the wrong direction. Only time will tell.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AWERFFWFAWF.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p>                    <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" alt=\" Tesla&rsquo;s Chargers Just Got Dropped From NJ Turnpike And EV Drivers Could Pay The Price\" width=\"943\" height=\"530\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AWERFFWFAWF.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Jersey canceled Tesla&rsquo;s charging contract on the Turnpike with little public explanation. 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