Elon Musk’s ‘Grease-meets-Jetsons’ Tesla supercharger station rises in California

Elon Musk’s imagination for his long-touted Tesla electrical conveyance charging station that doubles arsenic a drive-in movie theatre — a “Grease meets nan Jetsons” conception — is person to becoming a reality.

A metallic, sphere-like retro diner has risen successful nan bosom of Los Angeles — not acold from nan Sunset Strip and iconic Route 66 — that will service arsenic hub for those looking to capable up their bellies while charging up their cars.

The charging position is portion of nan electrical conveyance industry’s efforts to re-imagine state stations by turning them into a multi-faceted experience.

While Tesla has said small publically astir nan venue, documents that were submitted to metropolis officials show that nan movie screens will characteristic short films that past nary much than 30 minutes, which is astir nan clip it takes to afloat complaint an electrical vehicle.

When building is compete, it will boast 2 movie screens and astir 30 EV supercharging stations, arsenic good arsenic a edifice pinch rooftop-seating that will beryllium unfastened 24 hours a day.

In caller months, Tesla has obtained permits for installing plumbing, an elevator and parking batch reconfiguration.

It is unclear erstwhile nan diner-charging station-drive-in will open, but caller images from nan tract connected Santa Monica Boulevard show that advancement is afoot.

A glimpse astatine LinkedIn shows that Tesla is moving to unit nan diner pinch “experience specialists” that would thief surface movies and service food.

Tesla is offering a net of arsenic overmuch arsenic $285,000 to a “pre-opening” programme developer, according to Bloomberg News.

The thought for nan venue was first projected by Musk successful 2018, erstwhile he wrote connected X astir his ambition to build an old-school drive-in movie theatre adjacent to a diner astatine 1 of his Supercharger locations.

“Major caller Supercharger position coming to Santa Monica soon! Hoping to person 50’s diner & 100 champion movie clips playing too. Thanks Santa Monica city!” Musk tweeted successful April 2021.

Los Angeles metropolis officials gave support past twelvemonth for nan installation to beryllium built.

Tesla provided nan nationalist pinch a sneak peek of its plans erstwhile it shared an charismatic rendering during nan company’s 2023 investor time past March. The position descent was titled, “Can’t hide to do cool s—t.”

Separately, designer Ed Howard has shared his ain unaffiliated conception art connected X showcasing really a Tesla diner and drive-in mightiness look.

Tesla banal roseate by much than 20% connected Thursday and continued its winning streak connected Friday aft Musk told investors that he anticipates important maturation successful deliveries this coming fiscal year.

Tesla besides said it expects fourth-quarter deliveries to surpass 515,000 vehicles – aliases 25,000 much than what analysts predicted.