Buc-ee’s and Mercedes-Benz are partnering to add high-speed chargers

Enlarge / Mercedes-Benz is launching a network of branded EV charging sites, and some of them are coming to Buc-ee’s travel centers, so you can stock up on cake balls while you charge your EV. (credit: Mercedes-Benz/Buc-ee’s/Jonathan Gitlin)

Fast electric vehicle charging is coming to Buc-ee’s, the Texas-based travel center chain with a cult following. On Thursday it announced a partnership with Mercedes-Benz to build charging hubs at Buc-ee’s travel centers along major transit corridors in the South and Southeast, including I-75 and I-95. The announcement says that “about 30” should be operational by the end of 2024, but that Mercedes plans to build charging hubs at most Buc-ee’s locations.

Last week Mercedes revealed it is also partnering with shopping center operator Simon to bring Mercedes charging hubs to at least 55 Simon properties across the US and Canada.

Mercedes revealed in January it was getting into the EV infrastructure game with a plan to build out more than 400 charging hubs by 2027, under the Mercedes-Benz HPC North America banner. To do so, it partnered with ChargePoint, which provides EV charging solutions, as well as MN8 Energy, a solar and battery-storage company that will mean the Mercedes charging hubs will use entirely renewable energy to recharge their customers.