America's electric vehicle fast-charging market keeps throwing surprises every quarter. Despite the reset in EV sales momentum, the fast-charging network continues to grow at a rapid clip. New players like Ionna have ramped up quickly, deploying hundreds of new ports in just about a year since entering the market. But retail giant Walmart is coming in hot with its own charging ambitions, posting some serious numbers for Q2.
According to EV charging data platform Paren, Walmart outranked every charging network except Tesla in second-quarter deployments. Walmart added 368 new ports in Q2, behind Tesla's 1,185 but ahead of ChargePoint (333), Red E (315) and Electrify America (202). That means Walmart alone accounted for 8.4% of new public fast-charging stations in the U.S. during the quarter, even though its all-time market share is still below 1%.
