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EVgo to install thousands of EV fast charging stalls at Kroger stores (chargedevs.com)

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EV charging provider EVgo has committed to a massive deployment of EV charging sites at Kroger Family of Stores locations across the US. The company plans to build at least 150 fast charging stalls per year through 2035 at the company’s sites, which operate under various brands, including Kroger Foods, Fred Meyer, Fry’s Food Stores, Harris Teeter, King Soopers and Smith’s Food and Drug.

Each of the sites will include up to 16 DC fast charging stalls, featuring high-power EVgo chargers that can deliver a full charge in as little as 15 minutes—an ideal fit for grocery locations where shoppers tend to spend less than an hour.

The first charging site of the expanded program is now operational in Salt Lake City. Additional deployments are slated for Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Washington and other states.

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[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You are correct that apartment dwellers (more accurately, people that can't charge at home) don't typically have EVs. But that's BECAUSE they can't charge at home, meaning the whole thing will be a terrible experience.

I'm not sure how much it will help to have fast chargers at a grocery store. Even the slowest charging vehicles are done (10%-80%) in about an hour, with most done significantly faster. That limits your shopping time.

All of that said, Electrify America has been doing the same at Walmart for a few years now. They even charge you if you remain connected for more than 15 minutes after charging is complete. So I guess the model must be working for them.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

EA ripped out their chargers at the Walmart in town near me. They kept the ones at the Walmart on the interstate though. Maybe it ended up being more profitable?

WalMart says it’s building out its own charging network. I suspect this is to charge their electric delivery vans without having to pay anyone else. I haven’t seen any of these yet, so I dunno if it’s available to customers to use.

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 5 points 1 day ago

Yeah Walmart are supposedly putting in their own charging hardware and presumably some kind of network they control and profit from directly.

The ChargePoint chargers at a Sam's Club near me have been inoperable for about 4 months and when I reported it, ChargePoint said the "owners of the stations declined to repair them".

So I assume that means they are pending rollout of their own charging. Really inconvenient for now though.