Wawa has 150 locations offering EV charging since its first EV station launched in 2017. The chain now offers Tesla Superchargers and chargers with both CCS and CHAdeMO connectors through providers such EVgo, ChargePoint and Electrify America.
Global Partners is dipping its toe in the water with EV charging, said James Cater, electric innovation strategist at the Waltham, Massachusetts-based c-store chain.
In the United States, bp is planning to invest up to $1 billion in EV charging by 2030—and it will spend half of that just in the next three years, said Sujay Sharma, CEO of bp pulse Americas, the oil company’s electric charging branch.
36 Lyn has operated a DC-FC fast charger since 2015, and set the world record for charging in April 2015, according to owner Lonnie McQuirter, who adds he sees many more customers during Minnesota’s winter months than the summer primarily due to the shorter ranges EVs get in colder weather.