Good day, fellow Range Regenerator♻️🔋

After a flurry of fleet activity last week, we return in this edition to the steady business of lighting up new charging locations for passenger EVs. Although one could argue that it’s upgrades to existing sites that demand the most attention this week.

That’s because IONNA got the first upgrade of a Circle K location under its belt, adding two 400kW dispensers in Peotone, IL, to serve the four stalls that were previously capped at 180kW. Progress on the power side, for sure, but it’s worth noting that no new stalls are created here, and this is IONNA’s smallest site energized to date. More on that in the Fast Forward section, as well as the ongoing progress of Francis Energy’s upgrades in Oklahoma.

Moving on, here are the latest EV infrastructure headlines across the US & Canada ⤵️

News - Vancouver, BC-based Hypercharge has acquired Eddie, an EV charging network and energy management systems provider with roots in Québec.

Numbers - The Eddie purchase adds 2,700 ports to Hypercharge’s existing 5,700, a significant increase of more than 45% that puts it among the larger charging networks operating in Canada.

Nuance - Eddie was developed by AXSO, a tech subsidiary of Hydro-Québec. For Hypercharge, the deal is a geographic catalyst that adds Québec to its prominent presence in British Columbia and Ontario. Will Hypercharge's expertise in residential charging and the business model it has developed in BC/ON translate neatly across Hydro-Québec's service territory? Utility relationships and rate structures can be meaningfully different in QC, compared to that which Hypercharge has optimized for in BC, but the network’s presence in Ontario is a natural bridge into the neighboring province.

Next Up - Ownership was made effective May 1st, 2026, so we’re already in the post-acquisition period. Hypercharge has promised to share future updates about the transition as it progresses, which we’ll watch with interest.

News - Second only to Tesla Charging in terms of fast-charging site count, industry veteran ChargePoint lags the leader on a couple of key metrics: stall count and accessible DCFC sites, as its locations are dominated by auto dealers.

Numbers - More than one-third of ChargePoint’s 2,600+ DCFC sites are found at dealerships, which many EV drivers avoid due to inconsistent amenities and access. Across the wider network, ChargePoint averages fewer than 2 stalls per DC location, compared to more than 12 stalls per US Supercharger site.

Nuance - Dealerships dominate DCFC deployments in the United States, with more than one in five US fast-charging sites hosted by an auto brand. Some networks skew much more towards this site type than others, however, with providers like Blink, ChargePoint, and EV Connect much more common to auto dealer lots than other leading networks, like Tesla, EVgo, and Electrify America, which lean towards retail, dining, and traditional fueling stations.

Next Up - ChargePoint announced the Solo Express fast charger earlier this month, which garnered a lot of attention as the most powerful standalone model on the market. Although these manufacturer claims will inevitably be tested, the race to 600kW public DCFC and beyond is on, and best suited to quick-turn sites like gas stations and travel centers. These are the locations where ChargePoint will need to expand its presence to keep pace with the next wave of fast-charging in North America.

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News - Another relatively light week for AC charging additions compared to editions in April, with only a few hundred ports added, as both the US and Canada rely on large sites from the usual suspects to keep numbers up.

Numbers - 348 L2 charging ports added to the Alternative Fuels Data Center this week, spread across 26 states and 5 Canadian provinces.

Notable New L2 + AFDC Additions:

🟠 ChargePoint added 190 ports across the United States (65% of the country’s L2 additions this week), but only managed 12 ports in Canada (21% of Canadian additions). Four stalls at Honey Bee’s restaurant in Yarmouth, NS, look like the tastiest location we’ll find in this week’s collection of L2 deployments.

🔷 FLO added 32 new AC ports across 5 locations in Canada, including 22 listed at Olymel in Boucherville, QC. 4 L2 stalls at the Military Family Resource Centre in Petawawa, ON, are also notable.

⚡ Vialynk was busy in New York state, adding 28 ports at various buildings in Washington Professional Park, serving Port Jefferson Station, which is home to a variety of medical offices and healthcare providers.

◾ Blink Charging added 18 L2 ports at 4 locations in as many states (MD/RI/TX/WA). 4 ports at the Summit Pacific Medical Center in Elma, WA, will be appreciated by visitors and healthcare workers alike.

⭕ Red E energized 8 ports at 3 US locations, including 4 at a mixed-use site in Braintree, MA, which is right next to one of MB-HPC’s more recent DCFC locations. Fast-charging for the dining and retail customers, destination charging for office workers and retail employees? Sounds like the right mix to me. An additional shout out to the new 19.2kW site at Straits State Park in St. Ignace, MI, which could be a useful L2 to add to the list if you’re hitting the Upper Peninsula in an EV this summer.

News - Another lackluster week for DC charging additions to the Alternative Fuels Data Center, especially in Canada, where only an opening in Quebec saved the nation from its first blank week since we’ve been reporting on new DCFC locations. Walmart EV Charging continues to ramp, however, and Tesla provides the backbone of this week’s additions with its own locations and a selection of new Supercharger for Business sites.

Numbers - For the week, 285 DC charging ports at 36 charging locations were added to the AFDC, covering 21 states and 1 Canadian province.

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:

🛣️ TravelCenters of America (TA) added an impressive 24 new stalls under bp pulse, bringing the network past 700 stalls and within sight of 100 locations. Up to 400kW charging is now available at TA sites in Slidell, LA, and San Antonio, TX, courtesy of 6 Alpitronic HYC400s at each location.

⚡ In addition to opening up the R2 configurator 🎉…then delaying production of the most affordable version until 2027🤦‍♂️ … Rivian opened a new Adventure Network site in Temecula, CA. Eschewing the trend of April, where several RAN locations in California moved exclusively to NACS-J3400 connectors, this one blends both CCS1 and the incoming standard to serve both port types.

📍 After entering two new states (Nebraska and Pennsylvania) last week, Walmart EV Charging returned to two of its most fertile states for DCFC openings this week: Arkansas and Texas. Supercenter 4509 in Benbrook, TX, is open on the outer edges of the D-FW metroplex, while the company’s home base of Bentonville keeps adding to its impressive collection of WEVC sites, with the Arkansas debut of the ABB A400 at Supercenter 100.

🟢 Electrify America added just the one site this week, but its impressive stall count is worth 3 of the network’s older locations. 12 dispensers at a Target in Winston-Salem, NC, show a thoughtful nod to EV owners who like to tow, with back-to-back pull-in stalls left unobstructed by bollards. This makes them de facto pull-through spaces when the station isn’t at full capacity, offering some solace to EVs towing a trailer.

⭕ Red E continued its overlapping expansion path of takeovers and targeted openings, with a cluster of site additions in Illinois and another new spot in Massachusetts. A school in Mendon, MA, brings community fast charging online in the relatively small town, while 12 stalls in West Chicago, IL, add a big-city location and the network’s largest charging site of the week. “EV Turbo” is a name spread across many of the sites in Illinois, giving us some homework to do ahead of next week’s edition… 🕵️‍♂️🔍

🔴 A typically productive week for Tesla Charging, with a total of 128 stalls deployed across 6 of the company’s own sites, while another 12 are added at 2 locations that fall under the Supercharger for Business (SfB) program. A massive 64-stall Supercharger at the splendidly-named Terrible’s Road House in Jean, NV, deservedly takes the limelight this week. Looking out over those banks of charging posts dominating the lot makes it hard to argue against the fact that charging has come a long way in a short time.

⚪ Of the white-labeled SfB locations, which are owned by a third party but managed by Tesla, we have one upgrade for Francis Energy in Stillwater, OK, and one brand new location in New York. Not just a new location but a new CPO, in effect, as EVIO Charging opens its first Supercharger site in Nanuet, NY. Ribbon-cutting event this week at 1:30PM on Wednesday, May 20th, if you’re in the area and are after some juice.

🔵 Hot on the heels of sharing its Q1 2026 results, EVgo energized two locations this week. One is a Pilot-Flying J partner site in Lake Point, UT; the other is another solid retail addition in California, adding 6 stalls at Foods Co. in Bakersfield.

🔹 A new Circuit électrique site in Montreal Est, QC, is the sole contributor to Canada’s DCFC tally this week. We did get a new Ultra unit from Canadian company FLO in Dadeville, AL, however, so there is some other positive DCFC news flowing north of the border. That site continues the network’s partnership with Alabama Power, which predates FLO’s manufacturing exit from the US market last year.

To see where the leading charging vendors are expanding, check out The Network Architect Channel on YouTube for weekly DCFC updates. (Digging the new thumbnails, Walter :-)

📝 Back to a permitting-first approach this week, as new Supercharger filings are identified by MarcoRPi1 for Atascadero, CA, Las Vegas, NV, and Vancouver, WA.

⚪ Activity for Tesla Supercharger for Business clients as well, with a new SfB location in permitting for the Village of Golf, FL. ROAM Energy will be the owner of this one.

✅ On the non-Tesla side, a permit was spotted by EV Infrastructure Report for a new IONNA Rechargery in Houston, TX.

🚧 Construction at Kwik Charge’s latest Minnesota location took a step in the right direction, with the arrival of the all-important transformer in Forest Lake, MN.

⏳ All buttoned up and waiting for someone to flip the switch, the initial Electrify America sites in partnership with WS Development in Massachusetts could be live any day. The one pictured below was taken this weekend in Millbury, MA, with sites in Chestnut Hill and Salem - both of which are closer to Boston - seen in a similar position this month.

⚡ The Tesla Supercharger in Layton, UT, is also close to completion, with (pull-through-friendly) stalls painted and construction cones ready for removal, by the looks of this update via Eric Silver Tech.

🛒 The new dedicated bullet for the Walmart EV Charging (WEVC) coming soon pipeline breaks out like this as of 5/16/26: 377 known locations across 34 states, with 176 in the permit stage and 156 under construction. This week’s notable location is Supercenter 2198 in Bloomington, MN, where construction fences popped up this week. The location is likely to become Minnesota’s first WEVC to open later this year. As usual, view the Wattmart site to see progress by area, hardware, or a specific part of the pipeline.

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News - Automaker-backed fast-charging network IONNA shared another promotional pricing offer, with BMW owners now able to get 20% off charging sessions simply by plugging into any of the company’s 100+ Rechargeries across the US.

Numbers - IONNA currently has a price cap of $0.39/kWh, which puts the maximum a BMW owner will pay at $0.32/kWh, or around $24 for a 10-80% charge on the automaker’s exciting new ix3 model. This offer is the network’s second OEM promo, after IONNA offered GM EV owners a 10% discount on all charging in March.

Nuance - Unlike the GM discount, the BMW promotion does come with an end date. Owners will get the benefit for summer trips, but will then be watching the September 30th, 2026 expiration to see if a smaller discount, or some other promotional perk is extended for the German automaker.

Next Up - It seems unlikely that the 6 remaining automakers in the partnership of 8 will wait too long to take advantage of IONNA’s growing reputation for reliable, driver-friendly charging with summer road trips on the horizon. Look for Toyota to capitalize soon, given the new models it is releasing this year. And with gas prices on the rise, we’ll see if the South Korean duo of Hyundai-Kia look to boost EV sales with charging sweeteners.

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:

Tesla pilots new Supercharger waitlist system at test sites in CA and NY

Blink Charging shares Q1 2026 financial results

3v3i turns around upgraded Circle K DCFC site in four days

Texas Transportation Commission authorizes state’s phase 2 NEVI plan

Delta Electronics shares DC Wallbox 50kW details

California Clean Fuel Reward (CCFR) opens enrollment for M-HDEV rebates

A new round of Colorado’s DCFC Plazas Program ($17M) opens this week (due: 7/10/26)

Michigan will issue its round 3 NEVI RFP this month, with applications due in July

TxDOT has applications for phase 2 of the Texas NEVI program due by 6/12/26

Maryland’s round 3 NEVI solicitation is open for applications (through 6/24/26)

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

Oregon will open round 3 NEVI solicitations this summer

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Cheers,

Steve / Plug & Play EV

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