US Supercharger Host Types

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Host Types of current US Superchargers.
The list below has Host Types with 10 or more Superchargers
Number opened by year, plus those in Permit and Construction status on Supercharge.info.
Excludes Urban Superchargers and Long Island*
Also, the Mall category is extremely generic. There are lots of different sizes, and it's hard to know whether the agreement was made with the mall, or with a store in the mall with the ability to make its own agreement.

Key trend has been the increase in locations at gas stations and grocery stores.
Some large agreements with single companies have also been responsible for the shift..
But locations at malls are still being added quite rapidly. If anything, with malls desperate for foot traffic it should be easier than ever for Tesla to get agreeements with mall companies.

Host Type	%Open	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Permit	Construction	Open	Total
Mall	31.47%	2	11	32	26	22	33	29	42	58	95	66	62	36	416	514
Gas Station	25.57%	1	2	5	8	10	36	23	26	56	82	89	49	21	338	408
Grocery Store	12.25%	0	0	3	10	15	17	18	16	27	36	20	22	17	162	201
Hotel	9.53%	1	13	22	23	17	17	6	6	7	6	8	7	5	126	138
Restaurant	6.51%	1	8	11	10	10	4	5	3	6	14	14	9	7	86	102
Service Plaza	4.24%	3	2	4	4	0	1	2	2	3	29	6	0	7	56	63
Store	2.50%	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	5	12	7	4	10	4	33	47
Parking Lot	1.36%	0	0	1	1	7	2	0	1	3	1	2	6	2	18	26
Casino	1.29%	0	0	1	2	4	3	0	3	0	3	1	0	1	17	18
Tesla	1.21%	0	0	1	7	1	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	2	16	18
Parking Garage	0.68%	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	2	1	9	12

Host Type	Company	Count
Gas Station	Wawa	99
Gas Station	Sheetz	65
Grocery Store	Meijer	55
Store	Target	27
Mall	Simon	25
Grocery Store	Hy-Vee	24
Gas Station	Royal Farms	11
Gas Station	Buc-ee’s	10

* Nothing against Long Island in particular, it's just that every time I see a new location in New York State, I get hopeful that it's a significant one for density, and then I see it's just another one in Long Island.

 

[swaltner]

Just did an extensive road trip (7,500 miles) and as much as I hate it, the ones that were located at gas stations were probably the easiest to deal with. Lots of space, right at the exit ramp, restrooms that were clearly labeled (grocery and department stores are the worst where I usually make a loop around the building only to realize I missed it right at the front door because they don’t have signs). Many hotels are also bad about putting a sign near the front door pointing you to the restroom.

I had snacks with me in the car, so rarely was looking for food, just a restroom and a water fountain.