Could Starbucks Become the Future of EV Charging Stations?
Electric vehicle owners will soon be able to charge their vehicles while sipping a latte
Starbucks and Volvo Cars are partnering on a pilot project to install electric vehicle (EV) chargers at Starbucks parking lots along a 1,350-mile route that cuts through five states from Denver to Seattle.
Sixty Volvo-branded ChargePoint DC fast chargers will be installed at 15 Starbucks — roughly 100 miles apart. The installation will commence this summer and be ready by the end of 2022.
“It’s one of those charging deserts, so to speak,” says Michael Kobori, Chief Sustainability Officer at Starbucks.
Charging an EV is an entirely different experience from pumping gas. It’s not a five-minute endeavor; it usually takes hours. EV owners rely on their home chargers and often worry about accessibility to charging stations when on long road trips, but this partnership just made it a lot tastier.
