Wal-Mart to launch charging network

[WeighingGravity]

This is pretty huge news and great for EVs in general imo.

 

[Sam6062]

They will make money if they use the high speed charging stations.

 

[illopp00]

All the walmarts by me have 4 x 350KW EA chargers and Tesla already, I wonder what will make this better unless Walmart can offer you better prices along with their loyalty stuff.

 

[Tim-in-CA]

All the walmarts by me have 4 x 350KW EA chargers and Tesla already, I wonder what will make this better unless Walmart can offer you better prices along with their loyalty stuff.

They should definitely tie a discount to it if you are a WM+ customer. Will help drive traffic to both chargers and store. Hopefully it will be cheaper than the ridiculous EA, EVGo, etc rates.

 

[DeaneG]

All the walmarts by me have 4 x 350KW EA chargers and Tesla already, I wonder what will make this better unless Walmart can offer you better prices along with their loyalty stuff.

Many more stalls per location than EA
Higher power, more reliable charging hardware (typically 8 x 400kW, well proven in Europe)
Walmart personnel trained to help people with common charging issues

 

[knewman]

Hopefully Walmart will be a better steward than EA. Nearly all the EA stations I've used have been at Walmart supercenter locations, and typically 1/3 of the stalls are out of service.

 

[cgm9999]

Walmart personnel trained to help people with common charging issues

 

[DeaneG]

Specifically, how to load the Walmart app on your phone, put in a credit card, etc.