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Walmart’s 400 kW EV charging network just hit 100 stores

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Walmart’s 400 kW EV charging network just hit 100 stores

Walmart has opened its 100th company-owned EV fast-charging site, bringing its fast-growing network to 100 stores across 20 states.

The milestone site is at the Walmart Supercenter at 16218 Jackson Creek Parkway in Monument, Colorado. It has eight charging plugs – four CCS1 and four NACS – capable of delivering up to 400 kW. However, most EVs can’t yet accept the full 400 kW.

“Reaching 100 sites is an important milestone, and our broad footprint positions us to make EV charging more accessible for communities while expanding the ways we serve our customers,” said Shayne Wahlmeier, senior vice president of Walmart Energy.

Most Walmart charging sites have eight to 16 plugs, divided between CCS1 and NACS. The Monument station’s eight-plug setup is typical of the network’s smaller sites.

Walmart is using 400-kW chargers from Switzerland-based ABB E-mobility and the Italian charger maker Alpitronic. The hardware models are ABB’s A400 All-in-One and Alpitronic’s HYC400 Hypercharger. (ABB hardware is at the Monument, CO, site.)

ABB says its A400 can supply 200 kW to each of two EVs simultaneously, or send the full 400 kW to one vehicle.

Walmart’s Alpitronic units work similarly: One charger has a CCS1 cable and a NACS cable and can serve two stalls. At an early Walmart site in McKinney, Texas, EV expert Tom Moloughney charged a GMC Hummer EV, which pulled more than 300 kW and charged from 1% to 53% in 27 minutes, according to an InsideEVs test.

Walmart buys its charging hardware, but its software platform is built in-house by Walmart Global Tech.


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