Tesla changed Supercharger prices across Canada on 11 September 2026 and said nothing about it. Rates went up at more than 200 sites, down at 65, and stayed the same at 10. On the same day, in Germany, Tesla moved prices the other way.
What changed in Canada
For most Canadian owners the increase is small — typically 1 to 3 Canadian cents per kWh. The exceptions are concentrated in Alberta and Nova Scotia.
| Site | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Calgary, 130 Avenue SE | CA$0.51/kWh | CA$0.57/kWh |
| Calgary, Aviation Road NE | CA$0.51 | CA$0.57 |
| Edmonton, all three sites | CA$0.51 | CA$0.57 |
| New Minas, Nova Scotia | CA$0.68 | CA$0.71 |
| Enfield, Nova Scotia | CA$0.68 | CA$0.71 |
| Alberta, non-Tesla EVs | CA$0.90 | CA$0.92 |
Alberta took the sharpest move: roughly 12% at the affected sites, against the 2-to-6% typical elsewhere. Non-Tesla drivers were raised too, and the gap they pay is the number worth holding on to — CA$0.92 against CA$0.57 at the Alberta sites, about 61% more for the same electricity from the same stall.
Germany went the other way, the same day
Tesla cut German Supercharger prices overnight into 11 September, in places by more than 10 ct/kWh. Magdeburg-Rothensee came down to 20 ct/kWh off-peak, the cheapest in the country, and peak rates at many German sites now sit between 36 and 39 ct.
Two things follow from the pair.
What a European owner should take from it
Supercharger pricing is regional, unannounced and reversible. Neither change came with a statement, a reason, or a commitment to hold. Tesla sets rates per market and per site, and moves them without notice in either direction on the same day. A price you checked last month is not a price you have.
The non-Tesla premium is a Tesla policy, not a cost. Canada's CA$0.92 for non-Tesla EVs sits far above the CA$0.57 a Tesla pays. Europe runs the same two-tier structure, where non-Tesla drivers pay more unless they buy a monthly membership. Canada shows Tesla will widen that gap when it raises prices, not just carry it forward.
Direction of travel is not global. It is tempting to read the German cut as a network-wide strategy — more sites now opened to other brands, more competition from third-party networks, pressure to undercut. Canada on the same day says otherwise. Tesla is pricing against local competition, local electricity costs and local utilisation, and Germany's cheap night rates are a German answer to a German market.
For a European driver the practical takeaway is narrow but real: Supercharger rates are worth checking in the app before a long trip rather than assuming, and the gap between peak and off-peak is now large enough in Germany to be worth planning a stop around. TeslAnt has covered how third-party rivals price against it, including Lidl's 59p/kWh rapid charging in Britain.
Tesla has not explained either change.