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Walmart's EV Charging Network Expands to 100 Stores, Trails Only Tesla in Growth

Walmart has installed 838 EV charging ports across 100 stores since launching its first company-branded charger last year, with construction underway at 100 additional locations. The retailer's network grew faster than any other charging provider except Tesla last month, and Walmart aims to expand to thousands of sites by 2030.

US Grid Strain Forces Businesses to Weigh Power Reliability in Site Decisions

US electricity demand climbed about 1.7% annually from 2020 to 2025, more than ten times the growth rate utilities saw in the prior fifteen years, driven by data centers, EV charging stations and reshored manufacturing. Much of the transmission network carrying that load dates to the 1950s-1980s, causing sagging lines, overheating transformers and voltage drops as usage climbs.