Wawa partners with Electrify America to launch fast EV charging across Pennsylvania. Wawa will install self-branded electric vehicle chargers at eight Pennsylvania stores this year. The convenience store chain announced the expansion on Wednesday through a partnership with Electrify America. Five sites... Published Aug 24, 2026 10:50 AM EDT Wawa will install self-branded electric vehicle chargers at eight Pennsylvania stores this year. The convenience store chain announced the expansion on Wednesday through a partnership with Electrify America. Five sites will have both NACS and CCS connectors with charging speeds up to 400 kW. The other three will have CCS chargers capable of reaching 350 kW, C-Store Dive reports. The three 350 kW stations will be at 5900 Bristol Pike in Bristol, 7572 Schantz Road in Allentown, and 1960 John Fries Highway in Quakertown. The five 400 kW stations with dual connectors will be at 8240 West Chester Pike in Upper Darby, 1600 Egypt Road in Phoenixville, 1242 West Baltimore Pike in Media, 164 Maynard Street in Williamsport, and 413 Lancaster Avenue in Reading. Electrify America is providing its white-label charging platform. This lets the retailer run the stations under its own brand while the charging network provides equipment, software, and network support. "By owning Wawa branded chargers, we are always striving to deliver a more seamless, reliable, and consistent experience and this allows us to provide more options throughout 14 states for our customers," said Rich Makin, senior vice president and chief fuel and development officer at the company. Makin described the Pennsylvania rollout as a test of company-owned charging. "The Electrify America white label offering helps retailers establish and operate a charging network that reflects their brand, customer experience and business goals," said Rachel Moses, senior director of sales and marketing for Electrify America. The retailer has more than 280 locations with EV charging across its footprint. The company has been offering EV charging solutions since 2017. The new stations don't replace existing relationships with Tesla and IONNA. The chain launched self-branded Tesla Superchargers earlier this year and also hosts IONNA fast chargers at some locations. The retailer has about 1,100 locations open in eight states: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, North Carolina and Alabama, as well as in Washington, D.C. Enjoy the latest Country music & entertainment news, Philly happenings you need to know, plus exclusive contests, games, and more!

Wawa partners with Electrify America to launch fast EV charging across Pennsylvania. Wawa will install self-branded electric vehicle chargers at eight Pennsylvania stores this year. The convenience store chain announced the expansion on Wednesday through a partnership with Electrify America. Five sites... Published Aug 24, 2026 10:50 AM EDT Wawa will install self-branded electric vehicle chargers at eight Pennsylvania stores this year. The convenience store chain announced the expansion on Wednesday through a partnership with Electrify America. Five sites will have both NACS and CCS connectors with charging speeds up to 400 kW. The other three will have CCS chargers capable of reaching 350 kW, C-Store Dive reports. The three 350 kW stations will be at 5900 Bristol Pike in Bristol, 7572 Schantz Road in Allentown, and 1960 John Fries Highway in Quakertown. The five 400 kW stations with dual connectors will be at 8240 West Chester Pike in Upper Darby, 1600 Egypt Road in Phoenixville, 1242 West Baltimore Pike in Media, 164 Maynard Street in Williamsport, and 413 Lancaster Avenue in Reading. Electrify America is providing its white-label charging platform. This lets the retailer run the stations under its own brand while the charging network provides equipment, software, and network support. "By owning Wawa branded chargers, we are always striving to deliver a more seamless, reliable, and consistent experience and this allows us to provide more options throughout 14 states for our customers," said Rich Makin, senior vice president and chief fuel and development officer at the company. Makin described the Pennsylvania rollout as a test of company-owned charging. "The Electrify America white label offering helps retailers establish and operate a charging network that reflects their brand, customer experience and business goals," said Rachel Moses, senior director of sales and marketing for Electrify America. The retailer has more than 280 locations with EV charging across its footprint. The company has been offering EV charging solutions since 2017. The new stations don't replace existing relationships with Tesla and IONNA. The chain launched self-branded Tesla Superchargers earlier this year and also hosts IONNA fast chargers at some locations. The retailer has about 1,100 locations open in eight states: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, North Carolina and Alabama, as well as in Washington, D.C. Get the latest music news, Philadelphia events, exclusive contests and more delivered right to your inbox!

California investing $95M for more EV and hydrogen fueling stations - Orange County Register. California is pledging $95.2 million to build more electric-vehicle charging stations and hydrogen refueling sites across the state after seeing zero-emission car sales rebound in the first six months. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the funding Tuesday, Aug. 18 after the California Energy Commission approved it Monday as part of the state's clean transportation program. State officials said the goal is to make it easier for drivers to find places to charge or fuel zero-emission vehicles, or ZEVs. The money will be spent during the current fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, with more money planned through the next year. Spokespersons for Newsom and the California Energy Commission, or CEC, weren't immediately available to comment on where in the state the charging stations would be constructed, the bidding process or how much money might come available in the next fiscal year. The state's announcement said that $48 million has been set aside for light-duty electric vehicle charging stations, $30.2 million for medium- and heavy-duty zero emission infrastructure - freight, port, public fleet and school buses - $15 million for hydrogen refueling and $2 million for ZEV workforce training and equipment. The state has seen a rebound in ZEV sales in the first six months of the year. In the quarter ending June 30, the CEC said consumers bought 86,857 ZEVs, marking a rebound to 19.1% of total new car sales after a slow first quarter. The sales figures include 75,597 battery EVs, 11,179 plug-in hybrids and 81 hydrogen fuel-cell cars. Total ZEV sales in the state have surpassed 2.7 million. One of the largest beneficiaries of the hydrogen fueling stations could be FirstElement Fuel Inc., a clean energy company founded in 2013. The Irvine-based company operates the True Zero network, which has stations across California, including Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego and Santa Clara counties, according to the CEC. The company already partners closely with the CEC on multi-million-dollar clean transportation grants to design, build and expand the hydrogen refueling infrastructure. FirstElement executives were not immediately available to comment on whether they'd apply for new funding from the state to build more hydrogen stations. Neither could executives with Rove, which has electric vehicle charging centers in Santa Ana and Costa Mesa, nor Electrify America, an EV fast-charging network, be reached for comment on their interest in state grants to expand. Electrify America has opened up charging centers next to malls in San Francisco and San Diego. Newsom's office also said at least 50% of the program funds must go toward projects that benefit or serve low-income Californians and residents of low-income and disadvantaged communities. Newsom claimed that 62% of the clean transportation program and supplemental funds have gone to projects in disadvantaged or low-income communities. The ZEV and hydrogen funding builds on a Newsom-backed program announced in July that the state hopes will spark a turnaround in new and used EV car-buying with a rebate program, MyFirstEV.