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Large and in Charge

7‑Eleven Inc. intends to build one of the largest and most compatible retail fast-charging networks in North America. It launched 7Charge, a proprietary EV charging network and app, in March 2023.

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Get to know 20 retailers who are setting the pace for adoption of electric-vehicle charging

Circle K is the EV charging leader in many markets in Europe.

It’s been more than a decade since Sheetz first invested in EV chargers. Its first unit was installed in 2012.

Shell likes EV charging so much, it bought the company—or a company.

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Chad Kiesow is in charge of the EV-charging program at Stewart’s Shops.

Since Wally’s first broke ground on its small but growing enterprise, the bigger-than-big has included EV chargers in its strategy.

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.

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