EVwire Brief: Francis Energy will hold a (re)opening ceremony for one of their existing sites which now features… four Tesla Superchargers. The Norman, Oklahoma site opens on January 13th, and we’ve confirmed it won’t be the last.
Some of our glimpses into the development pipeline suggest there are a lot more of such sites in the works already. These seem to mostly be Francis Energy switching out the old BTCPower hardware with the new Tesla systems, or occasionally adding new ones next to them.
Context:
Not only is this the first time we see an otherwise direct competitor to the Tesla charging network deploy Tesla’s hardware on their network (although you could argue we all have the same grand mission, of course), but this collaboration is also notable for another reason.
Our EVwire analysis has shown that Oklahoma is now the only US state that does not have Tesla running the show as the charging operator with most stalls deployed. Back in September 2025, the Oklahoma state charging scene was absolutely dominated by Francis Energy, here are the top three CPOs:
Francis Energy with 716 DC ports over 123 sites
Tesla with 54 DC ports over 5 sites,
Electrify America with 12 ports over 3 sites.
For context, one reason for the dominance in the state ties back to the distribution of the VW dieselgate settlement funds for fast charging rollout.
Francis Energy has developed this first Supercharger-featuring site in partnership with GoodFinch, and all drivers are welcome to join the grand opening at 2 pm in Crest Foods, 2550 Mt. Williams Dr., Norman, OK:
Shared by Francis Energy
A part of a larger Francis Energy 🤝 Tesla charging deal
The Supercharge.info site that specializes in tracking the Supercharger deployments has already listed several more sites in development:
Screenshot via John Baker, from supercharge.info
Per a Francis Energy email back in December, surfaced in the there teslamorotsclub forum, there are at least 14 locations that will be seeing upgrades, although unsure if all of them will see Tesla installed.
Tesla has already shown the first images of the site, which is now also visible on Tesla’s Supercharging map (here) and on its app.
I bet many of us didn’t think we’d ever see this combination out there
Per Branden Flasch, this site is seems competitively priced at $0.44/kWh for all drivers, charging $0.08/kWh more than nearby sites for Tesla/membership users, and $0.06/kWh cheaper than non-membership rates.
As far as we can see, most Francis Energy fast charging sites are usually at $0.52/kWh, which would make this Supercharger-using site still cheaper than the rest of the network.
As for the other Tesla sites mentioned, some, like the Lincoln Boulevard in Oklahoma City one, have been surfaced on the permit documents with Francis Energy and Amp Engineering, showing Tesla hardware:
There’s also movement in the Francis Energy Bartlesville, Oklahoma location: 8 supercharger units are already installed, just not yet commissioned:
And same in Durant, Oklahoma, Francis-labeled Superchargers being installed as of mid-December. From the looks of it, it is a rip-and-replace of the BTCPower chargers there:
More to come from Supercharging for Business
The recent launch of Supercharger for Business seems to have gotten a strong start, where any third party can purchase Superchargers and Tesla’s service that comes with it, and launch on their own terms while reaping the benefits of ultra-reliability and also discoverability in Tesla’s charging network. Obviously, Francis Energy here did some kind of a more specific and broader deal similar to the EV on the Move deal in UK.
Here with Francis Energy, it seems that the deal was mostly built up by Cassius “Cash” Rutherford on Tesla’s side, working on Business Development, Commercial Charging - North America at Tesla.
Some notable recent launches using the third-party Supercharging approach have been the Suncoast Charging launch with four beautifully-wrapped Superchargers in Florida (as we reported here, and the most recent addition in the wonderful destination-in-itself, next to Pie Safe bakery in Deary, Idaho, by Isaac French.
Suncoast Charging animal wraps
The Pie Safe Bakery
Just last week, we broke the story on bp pulse installing 750kW Tesla MCS Megachargers at its first public e-truck depot in California.
Is there more to come from Tesla Supercharging system opening up? Certainly. We’ll keep our eyes open and bring it to your attention.
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