Inside Walmart’s push to build its own EV charging network

Walmart installed its first company-branded EV charger last year. Now, the retailer has 838 charging ports in place at a hundred stores, and construction is underway at a hundred other sites. Last month, it grew faster than any electric vehicle charging network other than Tesla’s. And by 2030, the retailer has said that it plans to have a network that extends to thousands of locations. The expansion could have an outsized impact. Roughly 90% of Americans live within 10 minutes of a Walmart…