Tesla is close to opening a 24-hour diner, drive-in theater and supercharger station along Route 66 in West Hollywood, California, reported Forbes magazine.
In a recent tweet, Tesla founder Elon Musk stated: “Our Tesla futuristic diner (Grease meets The Jetsons with Supercharging) in LA should be ready later this year.”
Forbes dug up more details:
While Tesla hasn’t divulged too many details about the project, the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety has issued several permits in recent months for the site and the documents divulge some details about what’s to come. First reported by Teslerati, a media site that reports on Musk’s ventures, the supercharging station at 7001 W. Santa Monica Blvd. will be open 24 hours, and outfitted with 32 supercharging stalls.
For those looking to get their kicks on route 66 in California, the hangout spot will also have a restaurant, a rooftop, a movie screen, and bamboo trees.
Musk initially announced the charger-diner plan about 2 1/2 years ago.
Back then, it was supposed to be in Santa Monica close to Interstate 405, but plans shifted to West Hollywood and Santa Monica Boulevard (aka Route 66). That included razing a historic Shakey’s Pizza restaurant.
(Artist’s rendering of the Tesla diner)