Forum Mobility provides EV charging and electric truck leases to fleets. It plans to break ground on four new depots in California, which together would add 30 MW of heavy-duty charging capacity. Tesla will operate public Megacharging at three of them: one in Ontario and two in Oakland. The October 12 announcement, reported by Charged EVs, covers planned sites only. None of them is under construction or open.
The new depots are built around pull-through lanes, so drivers can charge without unhooking a trailer. They offer MCS (Megawatt Charging System), a high-power connector, in addition to CCS charging ports.
The four planned sites
| Depot | Location | Planned use |
|---|---|---|
| FM Francis | Ontario | Public Megacharging operated by Tesla |
| FM Adeline | Oakland (1407 Middle Harbor Rd, Port of Oakland) | Public Megacharging operated by Tesla; 4 MCS pull-through lanes and 4 CCS bobtail stalls |
| FM Coliseum | Oakland (5051 Coliseum Way) | Public Megacharging operated by Tesla; 16 pull-through lanes with MCS chargers |
| FM Santa Fe | Rancho Dominguez | Contracted fleet offtake for over 330 Tesla Semis, with public access for drayage operators |
The Oakland lane and stall counts come from a September 11 post in Forum Mobility's newsroom. The post also says both Oakland depots will be open 24/7 once they operate. In the same post, Forum said it is developing a Market Acceleration Program with the Port of Oakland to lower the cost of electric trucks for carriers that serve the port.
FM Santa Fe works differently from the other three. Most of its capacity is contracted to a fleet: Forum has signed up over 330 Tesla Semis to charge there, and drayage operators will keep public access. LeDucq is chief executive and co-founder of Forum Mobility. In the announcement he tied that model to truck economics: "The highly favorable total cost of ownership for battery-electric Class 8 trucks has driven rapid motor carrier adoption. We are delivering competitively leased trucks and dedicated charging facilities that allow our customers to fuel quickly, at a lower cost per mile than diesel."
What Forum already operates
Forum's existing depot is FM Harbor at the Port of Long Beach, which has been running since December 2024. It has 44 CCS ports and 9 MW of total capacity, and Forum has since added two Tesla Megachargers there.
Forum's next batch of depots would add more sites in California's Inland Empire and Central Valley, along with planned sites near Las Vegas, Phoenix, Houston, Dallas, Seattle/Tacoma and Chicago.
Where this fits in Tesla's Megacharger rollout
There are still few public Megacharger sites. On October 19, EVChargingStations.com counted five public Tesla Megacharger sites in the US with 30 stalls in total. The count is based on Tesla's public map dated October 17 and on Tesla's announcements. Three of the sites are in California (Bloomington, Vernon and Tulare) and two are in Georgia (Conley and Ellabell). According to the tracker, the public network grew from two sites to five within a few days in October, and Tesla's map shows dozens more planned locations. None of the five sites on that list is in the Bay Area, where the two Oakland depots are planned.
What It Means for Drivers
Long Beach is the only Forum site you can use today. FM Harbor is the only operating Forum depot. Drayage carriers working the Port of Long Beach can use its CCS ports or the two Megachargers Forum added there. The four new California depots have no announced opening dates.
Tesla Semi operators: When FM Francis, FM Adeline and FM Coliseum open, Tesla will run the public Megacharging there. Their status and access terms will appear in Tesla's Megacharger listings. For now, the Megachargers on Tesla's public network serve only the Tesla Semi.
Drivers of other heavy-duty EVs: The new depots pair MCS with CCS ports. At FM Adeline, the CCS capacity is four bobtail stalls, and the pull-through lanes there are MCS. EVChargingStations.com says other MCS-equipped trucks are expected to get access to Tesla's Megachargers later, but that has not been confirmed. Until it is, CCS is the confirmed way for non-Tesla trucks to charge at these sites.
Port of Oakland carriers: Forum says details of the Market Acceleration Program it is developing with the Port of Oakland are coming soon. Watch Forum Mobility and the Port of Oakland for who qualifies.
