{"id":34909,"date":"2022-10-31T09:03:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T13:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=34909"},"modified":"2022-10-31T09:03:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T13:03:57","slug":"1137676_ev-fast-charging-at-100-taco-bells-a-new-norm-for-fast-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=34909","title":{"rendered":"EV fast-charging at 100 Taco Bells: A new norm for fast food?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">More than 100 Taco Bell restaurants are set to be \u201celectrified\u201d over the next year with DC fast-charging stations for electric vehicles, announced the operator Diversified Restaurant Group, earlier this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The locations are due to be fitted with ChargeNet Stations offering what the companies said on average will amount to 100 miles of additional range in just 20 minutes\u2014about the time it takes to sample some Nacho Fries and take a bathroom break.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The announcement is one such example in a shift\u2014and really, a diversification\u2014in where EV charging is being installed. Electric-vehicle DC fast charging has been typically set up in places where the grid allows high-power connections and where drivers are likely to stop for more than a half-hour. But with battery-boosted high-power DC fast-chargers offering the potential for installation in more places\u2014including gas stations\u2014fast-charging is finding a wider range of venues.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">And when the operators of hundreds of fast-food restaurants interested in turnover see a viable model for chargers, it\u2019s an indication that the scene is evolving.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_wrapper first_wrapper\" readability=\"7\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" name=\"tccimg_100862423_m\" title=\"Tritium U.S.-made fast-chargers\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD\/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=\" alt=\"Tritium U.S.-made fast-chargers\" width=\"640\" height=\"256\" class=\"first_image lazy\" data-width=\"1000\" data-height=\"400\" data-url=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/tritium-u-s--made-fast-chargers_100862423_l.jpg\" data-src-h=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/tritium-u-s--made-fast-chargers_100862423_l.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/tritium-u-s--made-fast-chargers_100862423_l.jpg\" data-src-l=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/tritium-u-s--made-fast-chargers_100862423_l.jpg\" data-src-m=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/med\/tritium-u-s--made-fast-chargers_100862423_m.jpg\" data-src-s=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/sml\/tritium-u-s--made-fast-chargers_100862423_s.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tritium U.S.-made fast-chargers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The installations will use U.S.-built Tritium fast-chargers and utilize solar and battery-based energy storage to help offset grid demand and charge faster while keeping utility costs in check. The first of these locations has opened at a South San Francisco, California, location.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ChargeNet chief technology officer Rebecca Wolkoff confirmed to Green Car Reports that all in the 100-location deployment will be 75-kw or greater. The first location offers on-site Tesla adapters that permit a maximum of 50 kw with any year of Tesla, but it\u2019s testing a revised Tesla adapter permitting up to 75 kw for future deployments.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">That\u2019s enough to charge the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1137359_chevy-bolt-ev-sales-surge-as-gm-ultium-evs-trickle-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chevy Bolt EV<\/a> at its peak power, for instance, adding 100 miles in 30 minutes in that case. And if the 75-kw adapters become common, it\u2019s quick enough to charge a Tesla Model 3 from 10% to 80% in about 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Diversified Restaurant Group operates more than 300 Taco Bell and Arby\u2019s franchises in five states, and it says that about half of its locations are in marginalized communities across California.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ChargeNet said that it \u201coptimizes EV chargers and renewable energy to transform parking lots into profit centers,\u201d so it\u2019s clearly eyeing the long-term revenue potential of the strategy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_wrapper\" readability=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" name=\"tccimg_100702795_m\" title=\"BMW i3 charging at EVgo fast chargers at Chevron station in Menlo Park, California\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD\/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=\" alt=\"BMW i3 charging at EVgo fast chargers at Chevron station in Menlo Park, California\" width=\"640\" height=\"285\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"457\" data-url=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/chevrolet-bolt-ev-charging-at-evgo-fast-chargers-at-chevron-station-in-menlo-park-california_100702795_l.jpg\" data-src-h=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/hug\/chevrolet-bolt-ev-charging-at-evgo-fast-chargers-at-chevron-station-in-menlo-park-california_100702795_h.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/chevrolet-bolt-ev-charging-at-evgo-fast-chargers-at-chevron-station-in-menlo-park-california_100702795_l.jpg\" data-src-l=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/chevrolet-bolt-ev-charging-at-evgo-fast-chargers-at-chevron-station-in-menlo-park-california_100702795_l.jpg\" data-src-m=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/med\/chevrolet-bolt-ev-charging-at-evgo-fast-chargers-at-chevron-station-in-menlo-park-california_100702795_m.jpg\" data-src-s=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/sml\/chevrolet-bolt-ev-charging-at-evgo-fast-chargers-at-chevron-station-in-menlo-park-california_100702795_s.jpg\" class=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BMW i3 charging at EVgo fast chargers at Chevron station in Menlo Park, California<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the U.S.\u2014especially with the funds made available for a nationwide EV charging network\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1134836_convenience-stores-want-to-bring-ev-charging-to-rural-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">convenience stores are embracing EV charging<\/a> for rural America, and a growing legion of big energy companies are seeing charging as a worthwhile on-the-ground investment. For instance, FreeWire\u2019s battery-boosted chargers are headed to some U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1137541_battery-boosted-ev-chargers-chevron-texaco-gas-stations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chevron and Texaco stations<\/a>, and BP\u2019s executive overseeing charging in the UK and Europe earlier this year suggested that, on a margin basis, EV fast-chargers are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1134762_fast-chargers-are-almost-as-profitable-as-gasoline-pumps-claims-bp-executive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">almost as profitable as gas pumps<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the fast-food front, it\u2019s about time. McDonald\u2019s hasn\u2019t yet adopted any centralized EV charging plan in the U.S., although it has in various other markets. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1135331_volvo-plans-an-ev-charging-network-with-a-starbucks-at-every-stop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volvo and Starbucks<\/a> are teaming up for a pilot road-trip charging network from Seattle to Denver\u2014an idea that also makes a lot of sense for road-trippers and locals alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 100 Taco Bell restaurants are set to be \u201celectrified\u201d over the next year with DC fast-charging stations for electric vehicles, announced the operator Diversified Restaurant Group, earlier this month.\u00a0 The locations are due to be fitted with ChargeNet Stations offering what the companies said on average will amount to 100 miles of additional 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