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Mercedes-Benz’s 400kW EV chargers are coming to Starbucks

Sip coffee while your EV sips electrons.

Mercedes-Benz and Starbucks are teaming up to install fast electric vehicle chargers at 100 coffee-slinging locations on Interstate 5, which runs along the West Coast from Canada to Mexico. The two companies said in the announcement that they “share an ambition to identify additional opportunities in key markets, including core urban areas, charging deserts, and other critical travel corridors.” In addition to plugs and charging stalls, most DC fast chargers also require space for other electronics, like transformers and load centers, which are stored on-site in weather-proof metal cabinets.

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