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

[XHabjab]

Buc-ee’s is expanding into Colorado, in Johnstown. This is a small “blink and you’ll miss it” spot off the freeway to the South of Ft Collins.

Beaver nuggets in the mountains: Buc-ee’s is expanding to Colorado

Buc-ee’s is opening another location as the beloved gas station chain expands across the U.S.

www.click2houston.com

It is not clear if a Supercharger will show up there since there is one nearby in Loveland, but this is Buc-ee’s and a new site is always a good thing…

 

[Guacahummus]

New Buc-ee's coming just by the 35E/W junction south of DFW. No mention of Supercharger, so will be interesting if it gets automatically built in.

https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2022020344

 

[Fleg]

Looks like New Braunfels is operational.

 

[ElectricNerd]

Anyone have updates on the Royse City location's progress towards Tesla Superchargers?

That and the one in Melissa will be very nice for options.

 

[ReddykwRun]

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.

Ditto, I worked at the Robertsdale, AL location briefly during the "oh my the sky is falling Pandemic" spring of 2020 while our school was shuttered and picked some extra change and asked the management about Tesla SC and also e-mailed corporate and again..............crickets. Glad they finally woke up.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Updated summary of the locations, adding status on Supercharge.info
Note that Fort Valley, GA is currently listed as Warner Robins, GA on Supercharge.info.

Site#	City	State	Status	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	Open	US-290	90.5	Giddings	TX	62.3	29.2	Houston - Northwest Freeway	TX	.
22	New Braunfels	TX	Open	I-35	25	Schertz	TX	15.6	9.5	San Marcos	TX	.
26	Madisonville	TX	Open	I-45	47.9	Huntsville	TX	25.9	22.2	Centerville	TX	.
28	Bastrop	TX	Construction	TX-71	84	Del Valle	TX	25	59.6	Columbus	TX	.
30	Wharton	TX	Open	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	Open	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	Permit	I-10	75.9	Sealy	TX	30.4	47	Channelview	TX	2nd Katy
42	Robertsdale	AL	Open	I-10	107.4	Mobile	AL	34.1	74.1	Crestview	FL	Splitter!
43	Leeds	AL	Open	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	Open	I-95	24.2	Daytona Beach	FL	4.8	20.4	Palm Coast	FL	.
48	Ennis	TX	Permit	I-45	55.9	Corsicana	TX	22.2	34.1	End (I-30 Dallas	TX)	.
51	Fort Valley	GA	Construction	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	Open	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	Construction	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	.

 

[AudreyHTX1]

We visited a couple of these on our way east. Wharton and Baytown. In both locations the superchargers were well away from the gas pumps so little traffic nearby and no parking interference.

 

[AudreyHTX1]

I’ve seen photos of a couple of Buc-ee’s locations that unfortunately put the chargers right in front of or right at the side (end) of the pumps, and these locations would naturally be used by cars or trucks with trailers parking long ways and taking up several charger spots at once. Leeds, AL I think and New Braunfels TX.

 

[Guacahummus]

Looks like Temple is now back on the Find Us page.

They also added Luling and 5/6 around Dallas area.

 

[AudreyHTX1]

Adairsville/Calhoun GA showed up on the Tesla Find Us for Buc-eye’s #52. Target opening Q3 2022.
Discussion Supercharger - Adairsville, GA

 

[Aggmeister2010]

I'm surprised that Luling (wasn't that their first location?) wasn't done sooner.

 

[electricglider]

I'm surprised that Luling (wasn't that their first location?) wasn't done sooner.

It was their first location, however since it was their first location it is a relatively small location. Therefore they plan on expanding that location to be their next largest Bucc-ees ever which is when I would assume they will be installing the Tesla superchargers.

 

[AudreyHTX1]

Adairsville/Calhoun GA showed up on the Tesla Find Us for Buc-eye’s #52. Target opening Q3 2022.
Discussion Supercharger - Adairsville, GA

And it’s already started construction! Went by yesterday. New discussion thread for this Buc-ee’s location. Supercharger - Adairsville, GA - Union Grove Rd SE

 

[brkaus]

New Buc-ee's coming just by the 35E/W junction south of DFW. No mention of Supercharger, so will be interesting if it gets automatically built in.

https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2022020344

Right across from the TA Travel Center / Truck stop. Looks like Buccees is trying to take over.

 

[AudreyHTX1]

Interesting, there is a “Sevierville” location that has been under construction at exit 407 I-40 TN. Several articles about it mention EV charging stations, but it’s not on the 2021 partnership list. It may be that with two supercharger stations near Knoxville on I-40 and yet another south of Sevierville in Pigeon Forge they are not needed here.

This second TN location at 74,000 square feet will beat out the New Braunfels location for largest convenience store, but it in turn will be superseded by the planned MS location on I-10 (exit 24) at 80,000 square feet. This MS location is also not on the partnership list. This is another location where a large supercharger is located on I-10 not far in D’Iberville.

 

[AudreyHTX1]

Most articles about the Sevierville Buc-ee’s mention EV charging stations in addition to the 120 fuel pumps. Buc-ee’s to build world’s largest convenience store in Sevierville

 

[AudreyHTX1]

Right across from the TA Travel Center / Truck stop. Looks like Buccees is trying to take over.

World Domination? This Texas Monthly article from 2019 was very informative, great background. Buc-ee’s: The Path to World Domination

 

[XHabjab]

World Domination? This Texas Monthly article from 2019 was very informative, great background. Buc-ee’s: The Path to World Domination

A major point to be made however is that TA Travel Center is a traditional truck stop, which provides services primarily to big rig trucks (diesel), secondarily to RVs and passenger cars (mostly gasoline). Buc-ee’s has always catered to the gasoline crowd (and now Tesla) and has “No 18 Wheelers” signs at all entrances. I don’t think they like RV’s and travel trailers in their lot.

Different markets, or at least skewed customer base.

I suspect that Tesla’s release of the semi might change the truck stops a little when that happens.

 

[AudreyHTX1]

Buc-ees’s makes it a point to be a family friendly and safe travel center and I suppose they decided long ago that required not catering to commercial trucking. It’s definitely a different niche.

 

[Hookemhorns]

I wonder if there will be a Supercharger at the Buc-ees in Warner Robins. It's right off I-75 at Exit 144/Russell Parkway and would be a pretty logical spot

Just opened. Also the Bus-ee's in Adairsville, north of Atlanta, just had their superchargers open.