{"id":1201694,"date":"2023-11-10T09:28:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T14:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1201694"},"modified":"2023-11-10T09:28:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T14:28:24","slug":"buc-ees-and-mercedes-benz-are-partnering-to-add-high-speed-chargers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1201694","title":{"rendered":"Buc-ee\u2019s and Mercedes-Benz are partnering to add high-speed chargers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"rss-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"intro-image intro-left\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/23C0009_002_0-800x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Buc-ee's logo superimposed on top of a rendering of a Mercdes-Benz charging site\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"font-size:0.8em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/23C0009_002_0-scaled.jpg\" class=\"enlarge-link\" data-height=\"1440\" data-width=\"2560\">Enlarge<\/a> <span class=\"sep\">\/<\/span> Mercedes-Benz is launching a network of branded EV charging sites, and some of them are coming to Buc-ee&#8217;s travel centers, so you can stock up on cake balls while you charge your EV. (credit: Mercedes-Benz\/Buc-ee&#8217;s\/Jonathan Gitlin)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div><a name=\"page-1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Fast electric vehicle charging is coming to Buc-ee&#8217;s, the Texas-based travel center chain with a cult following. On Thursday it announced a partnership with Mercedes-Benz to build charging hubs at Buc-ee&#8217;s travel centers along major transit corridors in the South and Southeast, including I-75 and I-95. The announcement says that &#8220;about 30&#8221; should be operational by the end of 2024, but that Mercedes plans to build charging hubs at most Buc-ee&#8217;s locations.<\/p>\n<p>Last week Mercedes revealed it is also partnering with shopping center operator Simon to bring Mercedes charging hubs to at least 55 Simon properties across the US and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Mercedes <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/cars\/2023\/01\/mercedes-benz-to-build-an-ev-fast-charging-network-starting-in-the-us\/\">revealed in January<\/a> it was getting into the EV infrastructure game with a plan to build out more than 400 charging hubs by 2027, under the Mercedes-Benz HPC North America banner. To do so, it partnered with ChargePoint, which provides EV charging solutions, as well as MN8 Energy, a solar and battery-storage company that will mean the Mercedes charging hubs will use entirely renewable energy to recharge their customers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1982884#p3\">Read 5 remaining paragraphs<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1982884&amp;comments=1\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource: Ars Technica &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1982884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buc-ee\u2019s and Mercedes-Benz are partnering to add high-speed chargers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enlarge \/ Mercedes-Benz is launching a network of branded EV charging sites, and some of them are coming to Buc-ee&#8217;s travel centers, so you can stock up on cake balls while you charge your EV. 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