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Mercedes-Benz Electric car The charging subsidiary will partner with Starbucks to expand its charging network in the United States.
Mercedes-Benz High Power Charging announced Wednesday that it has partnered with the Seattle-based coffee giant to install 100 EV charging stations in Starbucks stores across the U.S.
Mercedes-Benz High Power Charging has partnered with Starbucks to install 100 EV charging stations in its U.S. stores. (Mercedes-Benz High Power Charging / Fox News)
The first phase of the project will begin along Interstate 5, which stretches from Canada to Mexico.
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“Starbucks has a long history of implementing renewable and clean energy projects and working with communities where this infrastructure is lacking,” Starbucks Chief Sustainability Officer Michael Kobori said in a statement. “Our partnership with Mercedes is the next step in expanding our EV charging network and ensuring our customers can fuel up sustainably while enjoying Starbucks.”
Starbucks says more than 1,000 stores are already near EV charging stations. (Starbucks)
| Ticker | safety | last | change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBUX | Starbucks Corporation | 75.24 | -0.27 | -0.36% |
Starbucks says it already has more than 1,000 stores in the U.S. with access to EV charging stations, and the new partnership with Mercedes will help it reach that number, helping it reach its goal of reducing carbon emissions by 50 percent by the end of the decade.
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Mercedes-Benz High Power Charging has committed an initial investment of $1 billion to its mission of “building the most desirable charging network” in the U.S. The charging company’s first U.S. station will open in November 2023, and it has since opened 12 other locations across the South. TexasAlabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
A Mercedes-Benz EQB 300 4MATIC electric vehicle (EV) charges at a ChargePoint charging station at an Avis rental location near LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York, on February 11, 2024. (Bing Guang/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
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Mercedes’ charging division says it plans to have EV charging stations operational in half of U.S. states within the next 12 to 18 months.
