The company plans to install electric car chargers at most of its stores by 2030.
Big box retailer Walmart announced a plan to build a nationwide network of electric car chargers at its stores by 2030, which could dramatically alter the EV charging landscape at a time when the federal government is clawing back its support for EV infrastructure, endangering a proposed nationwide charging network that would have been funded with federal dollars.
As Bill Murphy Jr. explains in an article for Inc., the store acknowledged the advantages of having customers charge their cars at a location where they can shop for additional items — in the same way gas station customers bring in business by buying snacks and road trip supplies while filling up.
According to a press release from the company, “With a store or club located within 10 miles of approximately 90% of Americans, we are uniquely positioned to deliver a convenient charging option that will help make EV ownership possible whether people live in rural, suburban or urban areas.”
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