Electric vehicle charging may not be the hot topic it was a few years ago, but EVs aren’t going away, and some convenience retailers continue to expand the amenity across their networks..
Chargers near convenience stores recorded an average of 182 charging sessions per month in Q4 2025, lagging both grocery stores and restaurants, according to data from the Transportation Energy Institute’s Charging Analytics Program.
However, chargers near c-stores also saw better usage growth over the past 15 months than those other outlets, seeing 8.7% more sessions as compared to 6.3% for supermarkets and 5.8% for restaurants.
With chargers getting used an average of 96 hours a month — giving retailers a chance to market to drivers while they charge up — it’s easy to understand why many retailers continue to add charging infrastructure.
Below are two retailers that have expanded their EV charging programs into new states in recent weeks.
Love’s adds fast charging infrastructure in Texas
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores has officially opened its first three fast charging sites in Texas, according to a LinkedIn post from the company last week. The chargers can be found in Natalia, Encinal and Three Rivers, all of which are south of San Antonio. All three sites have four combined North American Charging Standard and combined charging system chargers. The Three Rivers site has an additional eight Tesla Superchargers.
Love’s currently has 37 EV fast charging stations across 14 states, according to its website. In Texas, that number is expected to grow. Love’s plans to open another charging station in Van, Texas, during the summer, with over a dozen planned to be active in the state by this time next year, according to the post.
Global Partners extends EV charging into Maine
Global Partners opened its first EV charging site in Maine on April 1 at an Alltown Convenience Market in Orono, about eight miles northeast of downtown Bangor. The location features two NACS charging ports and two CCS ports.
Global took advantage of funding from the Efficiency Maine Trust through its DC Fast Charging Maine Destinations program to offset up to 80% of the cost affiliated with installing the charging stations. The company also worked with charging station technology company Electric Era, solar installation firm Revision Energy and utility company Versant Power on the site.
With this, Global Partners has eight EV charging locations — four in Massachusetts, two in New Hampshire and one each in New York and Maine.
The company also has more than a dozen additional sites in the planning phase, a spokesperson said via email.
