Electrify America and Costco Wholesale are now offering new electric vehicle charging stations at five Costco Wholesale locations. The charging stations feature Hyper-Fast chargers capable of speeds up to 350 kW “and will help meet the growing demand for open and convenient fast charging,” according to a press release.
The five charging stations are in California, Colorado and Florida and are owned by Costco. Costco said the charging stations will be compatible with nearly all-electric vehicle (EV) brands with pricing set by Costco.
“The charging stations are integrated into the Electrify America charging network, enabling customers to seamlessly locate the stations and pay for charging sessions via the Electrify America app,” Electrify America said.
The open Costco stations are located in:
- Clermont, Florida, 4600 Collina Terrace, with six Hyper-Fast chargers
- Denver, Colorado, 4717 Airport Way, with six Hyper-Fast chargers
- Loomis, California, 4107 Sierra College Blvd., with 14 Hyper-Fast chargers
- Pleasanton, California, 7220 Johnson Drive, with 10 Hyper-Fast chargers
- Sacramento, California, 3881 E Commerce Way, with 10 Hyper-Fast chargers
In October, NACS Daily reported that Costco was adding DC fast chargers to its new warehouse store in Ridgefield, Washington, reported by Kron 4.
Costco offers branded gas at its store locations, and according to Kron 4, “Costco isn’t new to EV charging. It was one of the first big-box retailers—in the late 1990s—to install destination (L2) charging stations at many of its California locations. Most of those didn’t have J1772 connectors to plug easily into the Nissan Leaf and, with an adapter, the Tesla Model S, but Costco instead opted to pull the plug on its EV chargers in 2011 and 2012.”