Tesla has today announced the opening of eight new Supercharger stalls at its newest site in Wicklow.

Located at The Wilds Home & Café, the V4 Supercharging station now delivers charging speeds of up to 250kW for both Tesla and non-Tesla drivers.

It's the automaker's second Wicklow-area opening this year, and one Tesla says has been a long time coming.

Speaking to East Coast FM, Kieran Campbell, Market Lead for Tesla Ireland, said the county has consistently been one of the brand's strongest performing markets.

Tesla sales registrations in Wicklow are up 42% year-on-year, and the area sits on a key commuter route for customers travelling into Dublin and into Tesla's main Sandyford centre.

"When we sat down to build our strategy for where we were going to place these pins, it was a key access point for us," Campbell said. "We're very glad that it's open — it's point number two this year, and we've got another one, two, another ten at least coming online."

Why Eight Stalls, and Why It Matters

Eight stalls might sound like a modest number, but Campbell was quick to point out that it's well above what drivers typically encounter at other charging sites, Tesla or otherwise. "Normally when we see these, whether it's Tesla or otherwise, there would be less than that — maybe half as many available, or indeed two, if only," he explained. "The very fact that there's eight, and the very fact it's so efficient and so quick, means you really have a lot of opportunity for people to get in there and charge quickly."

Eight is, in fact, Tesla's baseline. "The minimum stalls, as we call them — and these are V4 stalls, our newest, latest technology — the minimum we do is eight," Campbell said. "We have another site open soon which will be 12." He added that from a pure cost and payback perspective, building fewer stalls doesn't stack up long-term: "When we look at the cost analysis to build these, to install them, the long-term investment and payback on two, it doesn't make any sense." Instead, station sizing is driven by projected demand, with Tesla now approaching 15,000 vehicles on Irish roads.

Open to All Brands

Like Tesla's other V4 sites, the Wicklow station isn't reserved exclusively for Tesla owners. "These are also version 4s, V4s, so we open up to other car brands as well," Campbell said. Drivers of other EV brands can charge simply by downloading the Tesla app. "It's not just Tesla customers — for anybody who's passing by, they also get to experience very, very good chargers that we have that are online all the time," he said, adding that reliability is central to the pitch for longer journeys, such as routes from Dublin down to south Wicklow or Waterford.

How It Works

Supercharging is designed to bring simplicity to the EV charging experience. For Tesla owners, charging is often as simple as plugging the cable into the vehicle — no cards, external apps, or extra steps required, as the car has already calculated the stop as part of the journey using in-car navigation. "As long as you tell the car where you're going, it calculates all this for you," Campbell said. For non-Tesla drivers, the Tesla app handles authentication and billing.

All stalls at the Wicklow site charge at up to 250kW, meaning Tesla customers can expect significant range added in just 15–30 minutes — long enough, as Campbell put it, for "that stop, 20 minutes, stretch the legs, let the kids run around" before continuing the journey.

Part of a Wider Rollout

The Wicklow opening lands just ahead of a bank holiday weekend, with Campbell noting the timing is well suited to drivers heading further afield to Waterford, Wexford, or wherever the weather takes them.

The first Supercharger in Ireland opened in 2017 at Ballacolla's Topaz Service Station, connecting Dublin and Cork along a key commuter corridor.

Today, the network spans 76 stalls nationwide, with Tesla expecting to nearly double that number by the end of the year, with new sites planned for Limerick, Letterkenny, Blanchardstown, and Mallow.

Tesla has delivered over 10,000 vehicles in Ireland and also launched the Tesla Powerwall in 2025, enabling homes and businesses to optimise solar and/or grid energy for net-zero living.

Tesla's continued expansion is aimed at strengthening connectivity between urban hubs and rural communities for EV drivers. With Supercharging infrastructure and Trip Planner integration, Tesla vehicles automatically route drivers to the most efficient charging stops, minimising detours while maximising journey efficiency.

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