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If you have been following the EV charging market in the US, you know there has been great progress made in the last year or so. Despite the Trump administration trying to stop the growth of electric vehicles in the US, more and more public EV chargers have been installed. Some of them are from federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding, but many are also being installed based on private sector funding.
Retailers such as Walmart, Kroger, Shoprite, Wawa, Buc-ee’s, and Love’s have installed more public EV chargers this year or announced plans to do so.
The restaurant chain Bojangles recently installed its first EV chargers at one of its restaurants and reportedly will expand EV charging at all or many of them. In fact, Bojangles has about 800 restaurants in 23 states, so the chain could have many more EV chargers for its customers coming soon.
“Driving trends are changing, and so are the expectations that come with them. With EV charging, time becomes an asset. We’re turning that stop into something meaningful: a chance to relax, refuel and enjoy a true Bojangles experience. This is about more than charging vehicles, it’s about redefining the stop along the way,” said Richard Del Valle, Chief Information Officer at Bojangles.
