Dive Brief:
- Applegreen has added ultrafast electric vehicle charging at eight locations along the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway, the company announced in a LinkedIn post last week.
- The sites are compatible with NACS and CCS connectors and offer charging speeds of up to 400 kilowatts.
- While the convenience store industry has moderated its push for EV charging infrastructure, some retailers, like Applegreen, remain full speed ahead.
Dive Insight:
Applegreen said it plans to have EV charging at all of its service areas along both the New Jersey turnpike and Garden State Parkway by the end of 2026, according to the post.
This expansion continues Applegreen’s EV growth in the U.S. The company announced last year that it was doubling its charging footprint in New York State as well. The new charging stations are part of Applegreen’s broader $1 billion investment to improve its travel plazas across the U.S., U.K. and Ireland over the next five years.
The charging speed of up to 400 kilowatts could give Applegreen a leg up on some other providers. Sites with chargers that offer at least 300 kilowatts were the most popular, seeing an average of 325 charging sessions per month, according to a report from the Transportation Energy Institute’s Charging Analytics Program.
