Tesla Partnership with Buc-ee's (26 New Locations)

[MarcoRP]

Tesla has entered into a new partnership with Buc-ee's to bring Superchargers to 26 locations across 7 southern states (TX, AL, GA, FL, TN, KY, SC)!!

Found the list in the file for the new Buc-ee's Daytona Beach Supercharger. Thanks once again to CODB for f***ing up Tesla's plans to keep the sites secret!

For now I'm posting this in the Texas forum since most (16/26) of the sites are in the state. It can be moved if deemed too general

 

[Discoducky]

Tesla has entered into a new partnership with Buc-ee's to bring Superchargers to 26 locations across 7 southern states (TX, AL, GA, FL, TN, KY, SC)!!

Found the list in the file for the new Buc-ee's Daytona Beach Supercharger. Thanks once again to CODB for f***ing up Tesla's plans to keep the sites secret!

For now I'm posting this in the Texas forum since most (16/26) of the sites are in the state. It can be moved if deemed too general

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Preparing for the CT invasion!

 

[Twiglett]

Note that the little one in Giddings isn't on the list, probably because the existing supercharger is literally next gas station along - and has its own light due to the semi traffic.
But adding one to Waller will be really good!
Temple as well - even better

 

[CyberGus]

"Where do I plug this thing in"

 

[MartinAustin]

Base Model S (w/ base wheels) delivery date brought forward from March 2023 to October 2022. Phew... less than 1 year again

 

[MarcoRP]

Supercharger @ Buc-ee's - Google My Maps

Part of 26 Supercharger location deal with the company Purple - no permit Blue - planning Orange - construction Green - open

www.google.com

 

[UCF3]

The location in Saint Augustine will put 3 super charger locations within 5 miles of each other. May not sound like a lot but this area is just highway traffic and one outlet mall. Three exits in a row with a supercharger.

 

[Hookemhorns]

I have no idea what took Buc-ee's so long. They are absolutely the best possible place for a supercharger - along traveled routes (typically interstates or the Texas equivalents), they have plenty of land (h-u-g-e parking lots), they are often open 24 hours, they are known for their spotless restrooms, they have a large variety of things to eat, they are an interesting store to visit for all ages, and the time to supercharge Is the sweet spot for the time to visit a Buc-ee's. They should become the supercharger site of choice when available for people/couples/families traveling long distance. This has felt like a no brainer for so long, I just don't know what took them so long. This is great news for us all. I am sure someday when there are enough other makes of EVs out there Buc-ee's will add other types of charging stations, but I think it is the right decision to start with Tesla superchargers, since that's where the customers are.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

This is my summary of the locations:
Where, highway, gap it's in, where from, distance from, distance to, where to.
There are a couple (Katy, TX and Crossville, TN) where there's already a Supercharger. The Crossville, TN would be on the other side of the highway.
Distances are estimates, using Supercharge.info (which uses Mapbox/OSM).
There are a few that split larger gaps, but many are just useful fillers.
The Site # is from the list above and may be Buc-ee's store numbers. I haven't checked. I just remember that the Target list used Target's numbering.

Site#	City	State	Hwy	Gap	From City	State	FGap	TGap	To City	State	Note
17	Luling	TX	I-10	102.4	San Antonio	TX	70	30.5	Flatonia	TX	Splitter!
18	Waller	TX	US-290	90.5	Giddings	TX	62.3	29.2	Houston - Northwest Freeway	TX	.
22	New Braunfels	TX	I-35	25	Schertz	TX	15.6	9.5	San Marcos	TX	.
26	Madisonville	TX	I-45	47.9	Huntsville	TX	25.9	22.2	Centerville	TX	.
28	Bastrop	TX	TX-71	84	Del Valle	TX	25	59.6	Columbus	TX	.
30	Wharton	TX	US-59(I-69)	100.9	Victoria	TX	68.8	32.5	Richmond	TX	Splitter!
33	Texas City	TX	I-45	25	Start(Galveston	TX)	18.1	8.6	Webster	TX	.
34	Baytown	TX	I-10	127.5	Channelview	TX	8.9	118.9	Lake Charles	LA	Pathetic Splitter!
35	Temple	TX	I-35	85.4	Round Rock	TX	52.1	34	Waco	TX	Georgetown, TX?
36	Terrell	TX	I-20	101	Arlington	TX	52.3	54.6	Lindale	TX	.
37	Fort Worth	TX	I-35W	55.7	Alvarado	TX	41.1	15.7	End(near Denton)	TX	.
38	Royse City	TX	I-30	95.8	Arlington	TX	50.7	45.4	Sulphur Springs	TX	.
39	Denton	TX	I-35(E)	83.8	Italy	TX	77.7	6.6	Denton	TX	.
40	Katy	TX	I-10	75.9	Sealy	TX	30.4	47	Channelview	TX	2nd Katy
42	Robertsdale	AL	I-10	107.4	Mobile	AL	34.1	74.1	Crestview	FL	Splitter!
43	Leeds	AL	I-20	62.9	Birmingham	AL	14.6	48.9	Oxford	AL	.
44	Melissa	TX	US-75	69.3	Dallas - Park Ln	TX	31.2	38.4	Denison	TX	.
46	Saint Augustine	FL	I-95	13.6	St. Augustine	FL	6.5	8	Jacksonville - County Road	FL	.
47	Daytona Beach - Gateway Dr	FL	I-95	24.2	Daytona Beach	FL	4.8	20.4	Palm Coast	FL	.
48	Ennis	TX	I-45	55.9	Corsicana	TX	22.2	34.1	End (I-30 Dallas	TX)	.
51	Fort Valley	GA	I-75	70.4	Cordele	GA	45.4	25.9	Macon - Tom Hill Sr Rd	GA	.
52	Calhoun	GA	I-75	56.8	Adairsville	GA	5.8	52.2	Chattanooga	TN	.
53	Florence	SC	I-95	61.1	Florence	SC	11	50.5	Lumberton	NC	.
55	Richmond	KY	I-75	69.2	London	KY	43.1	26.8	Lexington	KY	.
50	Crossville	TN	I-40	91	Cookeville	TN	36.6	56.4	Knoxville	TN	2nd Crossville
56	Smiths Grove	KY	I-65	70.1	Bowling Green	KY	16.1	54.2	Elizabethtown	KY	.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

I have no idea what took Buc-ee's so long. They are absolutely the best possible place for a supercharger - along traveled routes (typically interstates or the Texas equivalents), they have plenty of land (h-u-g-e parking lots), they are often open 24 hours, they are known for their spotless restrooms, they have a large variety of things to eat, they are an interesting store to visit for all ages, and the time to supercharge Is the sweet spot for the time to visit a Buc-ee's. They should become the supercharger site of choice when available for people/couples/families traveling long distance. This has felt like a no brainer for so long, I just don't know what took them so long. This is great news for us all. I am sure someday when there are enough other makes of EVs out there Buc-ee's will add other types of charging stations, but I think it is the right decision to start with Tesla superchargers, since that's where the customers are.

Well, I'd say that the time to Supercharge has _become_ the time to visit. Smaller gaps between chargers and faster charging is making the gas station/convenience store model more appropriate, at least for a portion of the Superchargers.

 

[alexzz123]

Any idea when these locations will be added to supercharge.info?

 

[Hookemhorns]

Any idea when these locations will be added to supercharge.info?

Once they are have a permit to build.

 

[XHabjab]

Tesla has entered into a new partnership with Buc-ee's to bring Superchargers to 26 locations across 7 southern states (TX, AL, GA, FL, TN, KY, SC)!!

Found the list in the file for the new Buc-ee's Daytona Beach Supercharger. Thanks once again to CODB for f***ing up Tesla's plans to keep the sites secret!

For now I'm posting this in the Texas forum since most (16/26) of the sites are in the state. It can be moved if deemed too general

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This is a much bigger deal than it appears on the surface. Buc-ee's is an ideal, perhaps the most optimal location for Supercharger locations. All but a few sites are "large", have plenty of space, world class bathrooms and probably the best gas station/truck stop food selection of anywhere. They are optimized for a 30 minute visit in the store and are one of the best experiences for travellers. Adding Superchargers turns the "Awesome" meter to 11!

A few months ago, I submitted a suggestion to Buc-ee's corporate web page to add Superchargers at their locations. I'm doubtful that my little effort had anything to do with this coming to life, but I'm happy to be a push in the right direction.

 

[kavyboy]

I don't know why this wouldn't just be a match made in heaven.
Buc-ee's should make a trip planner app. It's the kind of advertising that even I don't mind - not only useful, but also showing me products I would actually want to buy. Mmm - jerky counter and fudge samples.

 

[dhanson865]

I'm a little confused about the crossville location, looking at google maps there isn't a bucees there. There are gas stations there but are they rebranding a station into a bucees or is the google maps image out of date and it's already happened?

 

[ElectricIAC]

This is ideal.

Now do Pilot, Petro, TA, Love’s, and move the urban chargers to in town QT’s

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

I'm a little confused about the crossville location, looking at google maps there isn't a bucees there. There are gas stations there but are they rebranding a station into a bucees or is the google maps image out of date and it's already happened?

They are building some new locations. Maybe be rebuilding on an existing site, but some appear to be empty parcels. Buc-ee's approach is clearly to look for large sites.

Where the list just has a GPS location it hasn't/hadn't been built.

If you google for Buc-ee's and the location you'll find news stories that say where the site will be.

E.g. Buc-ee's to open first Tennessee location in Crossville

Buc-ee's Crossville location will be located at 2045 Genesis Road just off of Interstate 40 with 120 fueling stations.

 

[electricglider]

I have no idea what took Buc-ee's so long. They are absolutely the best possible place for a supercharger - along traveled routes (typically interstates or the Texas equivalents), they have plenty of land (h-u-g-e parking lots), they are often open 24 hours, they are known for their spotless restrooms, they have a large variety of things to eat, they are an interesting store to visit for all ages, and the time to supercharge Is the sweet spot for the time to visit a Buc-ee's. They should become the supercharger site of choice when available for people/couples/families traveling long distance. This has felt like a no brainer for so long, I just don't know what took them so long. This is great news for us all. I am sure someday when there are enough other makes of EVs out there Buc-ee's will add other types of charging stations, but I think it is the right decision to start with Tesla superchargers, since that's where the customers are.

I and many other Tesla owners have been contacting Buc-ees for many years to have any sort of EV charging stations but have always had crickets. But I think the reason why they waited for so long was simply because of stubbornness and not taking EVs seriously. The past couple of years with major announcement from OEMs on EVs and just seeing more and more Teslas showing up at their stores have really forced them to no longer ignore where the market is heading.

 

[electricglider]

A few months ago, I submitted a suggestion to Buc-ee's corporate web page to add Superchargers at their locations. I'm doubtful that my little effort had anything to do with this coming to life, but I'm happy to be a push in the right direction.

I and many other Tesla owners have constantly been contacting Bucees to add EV charging but always gotten the cold hand. You must have done or said something special to get them to finally change their mind.

 

[ElectricIAC]

I and many other Tesla owners have been contacting Buc-ees for many years to have any sort of EV charging stations but have always had crickets. But I think the reason why they waited for so long was simply because of stubbornness and not taking EVs seriously. The past couple of years with major announcement from OEMs on EVs and just seeing more and more Teslas showing up at their stores have really forced them to no longer ignore where the market is heading.

I'm sure the consumer-end cost of fossil fuels doubling over the last year has had an impact on their retail operations and they saw the writing on the wall.