Walmart Inc. plans to add thousands of electric vehicle charging stations by 2030, joining a broader push to make it easier for motorists to pivot away from cars powered by fossil fuels.
The expansion will add to the retailer’s existing network of 1,300 fast-charging stations at 280 locations, Vishal Kapadia, Walmart’s senior vice president of energy transformation, said in a statement April 6. Walmart didn’t say how many charging stations it would build, but the company has about 4,700 stores plus 600 Sam’s Club locations. About 90% of the U.S. population lives within 10 miles of a Walmart location, according to the company.
