Walmart said it will add electric-vehicle charging to thousands of its U.S. stores by 2030, on the belief that EV adoption is reaching a tipping point. The company plans to add the fast-charging stations to Walmart and Sam’s Club stores coast-to-coast, more than quadrupling its current network of roughly 280 locations. The pledge will help address a top problem preventing some consumers from switching to EVs — a lack of reliable charging infrastructure. Electric car sales are rising sharply from a small base. Fully electric vehicles made up 7 percent of new vehicle registrations in the United States in January, compared with 4.1 percent a year earlier, according to S&P Global Mobility. But consumer worries about high prices, sparse charging infrastructure and the risks of road-testing new technology are still obstacles to mainstream acceptance.https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2023/04/06/walmart-ev-charging/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=wp_main