Tesla called the decision to eliminate the charging stations a setback for EV users on the highway, adding that it offered the NJTA above-market commercial terms, including an offer to build Superchargers at all New Jersey service plazas and with equipment upgrades like screens and NACS with CCS1 “magic docks.”

The agency that runs the highway said it was switching to another company to provide chargers that work for electrical vehicles other than just Teslas.

The New Jersey Turnpike may be most famous for the oil refineries it passes through, but a different kind of energy has been spreading across it in recent years. The toll road’s eight rest stops are now home to electric car charging stations.