Umatilla Tribes host Tesla vehicle charging station at casino

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

A Supercharger station under construction at the Wildhorse Resort & Casino in Pendleton, Oregon. Photo: Wildhorse Resort & Casino

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation in Oregon will host a Tesla Motors charging station at their casino.

The "Supercharger" station at the Wildhorse Resort & Casino is due to open next month for owners of the first fully-electric vehicles. It will be located at the south end of the parking lot, The East Oregonian reported.

“We’re pretty excited,” spokesperson Tiah DeGrofft told the paper. “We’ve had quite a bit of interest from Tesla owners.”

The Wildhorse Resort & Casino in Pendleton, Oregon. Photo from Wildhorse Resort & Casino

According to the Tesla website, the U.S. is home to 431 Supercharger stations with 2,537 Supercharger devices. The station at the casino will offer eight charging stalls, the Oregonian reported.

The station at the casino will be the only one in the eastern part of Oregon and will be the only one along a major interstate that connects Boise, Idaho, to Portland.

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Tesla supercharger coming to Wildhorse (The East Oregonian 5/19)