Good day, fellow GOM second-guesser 🪫🔮🤔

It’s always a positive sign when every day in a week gives one something to write about, and this was one of those weeks. From folding Superchargers and analysis of EVCS 2026 to the latest from ROVE, EVgo’s largest site to date, and Walmart EV Charging’s entry into South Carolina, there was no shortage of stories over the past seven days.

Rather than belabor it in the intro, let’s dive right into the latest EVI developments across the US and Canada ⤵️

News - Building on its first location in Santa Ana, ROVE fired up Tesla and in-house EVSE at another charging hub in Costa Mesa, CA, earlier this week. An official ribbon-cutting is scheduled for next month. SoCal resident Mike Mahan reports that the new site is “situated on the heavily traveled Harbor Boulevard in between the 405 and 55, and will bring many of the enhanced amenities enjoyed at Santa Ana (except for a car wash).”

Numbers - 28 Tesla Superchargers are co-located with 14 DCFC ports that ROVE owns and operates, for a total of 42 charging stalls. This makes Costa Mesa the larger of the two sites, as Santa Ana has a couple more Superchargers but fewer ROVE chargers, offering 40 ports overall.

Nuance - Even with ROVE’s limited presence, it has an outsized influence on public charging in North America. As a full-service DCFC-only destination, everything is designed around the charging experience. Ample stalls, extensive amenities, a safe, well-lit environment, and on-site attendants to help newcomers unfamiliar with public charging all combine to deliver the kind of experience that most growing networks aspire to.

Back to Mike for a note on the company and the new hub’s value: “ROVE revolutionized EV charging here when it opened the Santa Ana location. This new station is close to Back-Bay of Newport Beach (West side), which is currently quite underserved. Employees onsite mentioned the Gelson's market will be larger than the market in Santa Ana's ROVE, but the lounge area will be smaller. Be sure to check it out next time you are in Costa Mesa for a snack and/or a quick charge!”

Next Up - Both sets of chargers are now available in their respective apps, but we’ll have to wait until Wednesday, April 8th, for the grand opening. After that, ROVE has four more SoCal charging centers mapped out: Corona, Long Beach, Oceanside, and Torrance.

News - EVgo confirmed the opening of its largest site yet, with 28 stalls added at the network’s new Midway Charging Hub in San Diego, CA. The company also recently celebrated winning an award at an IJ Global event in London, receiving recognition for the Energy Transition Deal of the Year (North America).

Numbers - The full network, including eXtend locations owned by other partners, has 4,907 fast-charging ports across 1,169 sites in all but three states (Alaska, Hawai’i, and Montana). Shorn of the eXtend partner sites, EVgo’s dedicated network footprint drops to 3,866 ports at 919 sites in 37 states and the District of Columbia.

Nuance - Like most existing providers, EVgo is in the middle of a transition away from aging hardware and CHAdeMO to a new generation of hardware and native NACS-J3400 handles. As of January, the network had 100 stalls live with the incoming connector type and plans another 500 this year, as it seeks to attract Tesla drivers and owners of newer non-Tesla models with the port.

Next Up - Across its dedicated network, EVgo projects adding between 1,400 and 1,650 new stalls in 2026, with approximately 20% added so far in the first quarter of the year. The company is also expected to unveil a new generation of charging equipment, developed in-house alongside its hardware partner Delta Electronics, later this year.

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News - A relatively quiet week on the AC additions front, with the usual suspects delivering a solid foundation and limited activity across other providers.

Numbers - 377 L2 charging ports added to the Alternative Fuels Data Center this week, spread across 21 states and 3 Canadian provinces.

Notable New L2 + AFDC Additions:

🟠 ChargePoint added 211 ports across the United States and Canada, making up 56% of this week’s overall L2 additions. Four new ports at the IKEA store in Québec City, QC, are included in that total, although it’s unclear if they add to or replace the existing FLO units (pictured below) that opened at the same location in 2018. Perhaps I’ll take a look during our summer vacation to the region… 🍁👀

🗽 ChargeSmart EV was hard at work again in its home state of New York, activating two significant 10-stall sites that acknowledge two key use cases for destination charging: multi-family dwellings and overnight accommodation. The former comes to Erie Station Village in West Henrietta, while the latter gives travelers a little further west an option at the La Quinta Inn & Suites in Lackawanna.

🔷 FLO sprang back into AC action this week, with 38 ports added across 6 locations. Most are in the US, including 26 ports at a centrally located Westchester parking garage in Mount Vernon, NY.

◾ Blink Charging added 26 new ports at 5 charging locations in as many states (CA/CO/NJ/NY/TX). The 6 ports at a golf course in Englewood, CO, stand out as a useful place to plug in before you tee off.

🔷 Circuit électrique recorded 11 new ports open at 4 locations in Québec, including 4 at a school in Montreal and 4 more at a sports complex in Laval.

📍 ViaLynk added 22 ports across 6 sites, most of which are in Levittown, NY. Of these, 20 are spread across various schools, with the remaining site adding two ports to the Hampton Inn & Suites in Scottsburg, IN.

News - Spring has sprung, but we’ll have to wait for the coiled energy of the season to be unleashed in terms of charging infrastructure, as the first full week proved to be a slow one for DCFC. Port adds were concentrated on the usual big names and a handful of larger charging hubs in California, with ROVE and EVgo adding their largest sites to date.

Numbers - 320 DC charging ports at 52 charging locations added to the Alternative Fuels Data Center this week, spread across 17 states and 2 provinces. Map pins are notably clustered around the Pacific Northwest, where Washington State alone yielded 29% of this week’s additions. Let’s dig into what’s happening up there…

Check out the DCFCtracker.com site to see a map of the latest AFDC additions, which can also be filtered down to the past week or month.

Notable New Locations + AFDC Additions:

⭕ Red E and EVCS are busy up in Washington State, although it’s unclear the extent of the changes as Red E logs new network locations at sites currently associated with EVCS and the West Coast Highway. For example, the locations at Newport Hospital and Carnation Market both show EVCS-wrapped hardware within the past six months, yet show up as Red E locations this week in both AFDC and the network’s app. We’ll watch this one over the next 7 days and add more details in edition 65, where available. Outside of the PNW region, Red E added 14 DC ports across 4 sites and states (IL/MI/MO/NJ).

🔴 Tesla Charging opened 9 new Superchargers across 6 states and 1 province this week, including the company’s first Folding Unit (FU) Supercharger. Charging hardware veteran Branden Flasch offers a quick site tour of the first FU Supercharger, in Columbia, SC, in the video shared at the end of this edition. Of the other locations, the most notable is a 24-stall activation in Round Rock, TX.

⚪ Included in Tesla’s count is another white-labeled Supercharger (for Business -- SfB) site, upgraded for Francis Energy in Muskogee, OK. This is the network’s ninth activation under the program, making Francis the largest SfB client by some distance, so far.

💧 BC Hydro added a notably low-power DC option at the Taylor River Rest Area, located on a remote route on Vancouver Island. We usually associate these quick pit stop locations with several hundred-kW dispensers to keep travelers moving, but here we have 2 x 25kW ABB alongside a J1772 port. Power limitations are presumably the issue here and a slow DC charger is still better than no charger at all.

🛒 “Charge while you shop” was the guiding message from Walmart’s EV Charging team at EVCS 2026 in Las Vegas earlier this month, and soon residents near Supercenter 1746 in Tempe, AZ, will have that option. Landon from The Arkansas eTraveler broke the news on Monday as follows: “Now available in the Walmart app! Price is $.57/kWh with 10% off for W+ members.” These are 6 x ABB A400 units serving 12 stalls, bringing Walmart’s total sites using this hardware to 8, most of which are in Arizona.

📍 Also on Walmart’s to-do list this week was entry into a new state, as a site in Indian Land, SC, is added to the app. Not quite open yet, as Walmart confirmed 4/1/26 as the intended go-live date, but final testing is underway as I type this… it’s also fun to note that South Carolina beats its neighbor to the north with a site that is a literal stone’s throw from the NC border. All the more galling when we note that there are nine Walmarts in NC on the coming soon map, while SC has only two.

🟦 In addition to its largest site yet, EVgo was busy with a smaller site in California, with 6 stalls at Lindsay Food in Visalia. Six is also the magic number for Pilot-Flying J in Brooks, OR, and Jacksonville, FL, at both of which the company’s shift from 2 Delta dispensers to 3 is in full swing.

🌟 Rivian added two new locations this week, with RAN openings in Mammoth Lakes, CA, and Bellingham, WA. Be aware that if you plan to check either of them out, these could be soft openings, as fewer ports are listed in the AFDC records than are physically on site. Mammoth Lakes gets six in total, including at least one NACS-J3400 handle, while Bellingham is CCS1-only. Both sites have one space allotted for pull-through access.

🟢 Electrify America did most of its work in Maryland, with another new Royal Farms site adding 4 stalls in Windsor Mills and a larger 10-stall site in Cockeysville. Settling in the middle of those stall counts, 6 stalls at the IKEA in Portland, OR, round out a productive week for EA.

⚡ Continuing the wealth of activity in the Pacific Northwest this week, IONNA opened a new Rechargery in Mount Vernon, WA. It leaves the OEM-backed network just 10 away from the 1,000 ports milestone in the AFDC at the time of writing, which one more site should take care of… onward and upward for Q2!

🩶 As the network passes 800 ports in 25 states and one province, Mercedes-Benz High Power Charging opened the network’s 87th location in Methuen, MA. Five dispensers deliver both CCS1 and NACS-J3400 handles for all of the 10 stalls, and bring the total New England footprint for MB-HPC to 14 sites.

🔷 FLO added one location for each country, with 2 stalls at a fleet charging location in Spokane, WA, and 4 dropped in on what is most likely two FLO Ultra units at a Super C grocery store in Brossard, QC.

To see how and where the leading charging vendors are expanding, check out The Network Architect Channel on YouTube for weekly DCFC updates.

📝 Starting with permitting news, we have new Superchargers found by MarcoRP1 for Columbus, OH, Des Moines, IA, and Pooler, GA, and Lynwood, WA. Meanwhile, PlugInSites reports construction underway at a Supercharger in Gainesville, VA.

📶 New Tesla 500kW/full V4 Superchargers continue to be added to the pipeline, with sites planned for Sherwood Park, AB, Louisville, CO, Pooler, GA, and Honolulu, HI.

⚪ Another Supercharger for Business (SfB) site is coming to Lynwood, WA, courtesy of a new name in the charging arena, Forecast Energy.

🚧 With more and more confirmed “fences up” construction across the Walmart EV Charging project, Walter from the Network Architect Channel (tNAC) did a tour of store parking lots in the Charlotte, NC area. From permitted to about to energize, he shared progress across 7 locations, including construction at Supercenters 3700 and 5063. Watch his full report in the video below.

👷‍♂️ Dispensers are on site at the latest Rivian Adventure Network under construction, this one in West Melbourne, FL.

🪙 Kentucky is the current boom state for the NEVI program, adding new sites under construction every week. In marking the arrival of Francis Energy, with its first site in Glasgow, KY, the state also slid another three “under construction” pips locations onto the NEVI map. Watch two more coming soon from Francis, in Madisonville and Salyersville, as well as the first from Universal EV at a hotel in Owensboro.

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News - Finnish charging favorite Kempower is the latest hardware company to toss its hat in the North American HDEV charging ring, with the successful deployment and testing of MCS hardware at the EV Realty fleet hub in San Bernardino, CA.

Numbers - The 1,200 kW system connects to two Kempower Mega Satellite dispensers, which can deliver up to 1.2 MW and 1,500 A of continuous output.

Nuance - Although it feels like non-Tesla electric trucks, charging hubs and hardware are playing second fiddle to the Tesla Semi and its emerging Megacharger network so far in 2026, other players are essential to scaling both electric freight moves and the HDEV charging infrastructure that powers them. But as with the passenger EV segment, Tesla can’t do it alone. The US electric truck market is projected to grow significantly by 2030, with some estimates putting its valuation at $15 billion. Other manufacturers are needed to provide competition and keep costs down, which is where the likes of Windrose, Kempower, and the many fleet charging infrastructure firms come in.

Next Up - The site and Kempower MCS system are slated to open next month. Take a closer look at the San Bernardino fleet charging hub here.

News - The platform created by an EV charging nerd enthusiast, for EV charging nerds enthusiasts, has added station pricing to many locations. DCFCtracker.com was built by AlejandroEV66 earlier this year to monitor DC fast charger networks in the United States. It continues to add new features, with pricing being a notable new addition.

Numbers - 81% of the almost 58,000 fast-charging stalls monitored by the platform now show pricing, including major players like Tesla Superchargers, ChargePoint, and Electrify America. The average across these locations is currently $0.49 per kWh, which excludes the few sites with free charging.

Nuance - As mentioned, the platform’s pricing excludes sites with free charging or for which no price is available. As such, some smaller vendors, such as ChargeSmart EV and EV Gateway, aren’t included. Networks that offer membership discounts are also taken at their non-member rate to provide a direct comparison. This throws things out slightly for Tesla owners, who always get a discounted rate but don’t pay a membership fee for the privilege.

Next Up - The platform includes fields that track historical changes to DCFC locations, such as power level, port count, and connector types. Watch for pricing to be added to this feature, giving EV drivers a valuable new tool to compare pricing trends in their local area and routes they plan to travel.

In every edition, we recommend one of the best listens on electrification, energy, or something similarly EV-related.

🎧 Field Frequency: Jason Cortes + James Cater on the Future of Fueling ⛽⚡

This week’s suggestion comes from the Field Frequency podcast, where James Cater, Director of Sustainability at Global Partners, unpacks the future of fueling, including why EV charging represents an evolution for most traditional stations rather than an existential threat.

Here’s a selection of news items we couldn’t squeeze into other sections, followed by select EVI incentive program updates we think you’ll want to know about:

Zenobe Energy acquires fleet electrification firm Revolv

Nova Scotia Power celebrates one year of 180kW DCFC expansion program

Synop and WeaveGrid partner to develop utility-fleet charging

Tennessee announces grantees for $18.9M in alternative fuel vehicle funds

SK Signet launches V2 400kW AIO charger with reduced installation requirements

Maryland’s round 3 NEVI solicitation opened for applications earlier this month

Minnesota’s 3rd round NEVI RFI is open (through 4/30/26) for 74 DCFC sites.

Efficiency Maine is seeking qualified bidders for L2 charging (up to $120K per site)

Pennsylvania offers $100M for community EV charging projects, with different 2026 NOFO windows across the state. Start with the Interested Organizations Survey here.

$10 million available for hotel charging sites via NJ EV Tourism Corridor Charging

The latest round of Colorado’s DCFC Plazas Program is expected soon. Check the general info page to see previous recipients or sign up for the latest dates/news

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Cheers,

Steve / Plug & Play EV

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