Mercedes Teams With Starbucks on Chargers
Automaker charging unit and coffee purveyor plan dozens of electrified stores for all EVs.
The DC fast chargers will be available to all EVs, not just Mercedes models.
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You might soon be able to give your car a jolt while you get your own morning pick-me-up, thanks to a collaboration between Mercedes and Starbucks.
The automaker’s High-Power Charging unit, a joint venture between Mercedes and MN8 Energy, plans to add to its EV charging network at more than 100 Starbucks stores, starting with locations along the 1,400-mile West Coast Interstate 5 corridor from Canada to Mexico.
The DC fast chargers will be available to all EVs, not just Mercedes models.
Mercedes and Starbucks said they next want to extend the project in “key markets,” including heavily trafficked urban spots, as well as “charging deserts,” which are typical in more rural areas.
Mercedes HPC said it opened its first charging station last year and has since added a dozen others in the South. It plans to grow the network to almost half of U.S. states over the next year or so.
Originally posted on Auto Dealer Today
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