It has been about a year since Mercedes-Benz launched its premium DC fast-charging network, the Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging Network. The company opened its first site in the United States in mid-November 2023 at the headquarters of Mercedes-Benz USA in Sandy Springs, Georgia.

The general plan was to invest over $1 billion in building a new premium charging network in North America that would be open to all EV brands. By 2030, the company would like to have at least 400 charging hubs with over 2,500 chargers on the continent. That’s part of a wider, global rollout of 2,000 stations with 10,000 chargers.

As of the beginning of November 2024, the number of stations amounted to 13, as shown on Mercedes-Benz’s website. The number of individual stalls exceeded 120, while the number of chargers is about two times lower (since each 400-kW charger usually has two connectors).

The Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging Network as of November 2, 2024. (Source: Mercedes-Benz)

Further research reveals that the first stations were installed in seven states — Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.

All stations (excluding the initial one at Mercedes-Benz’s headquarters) were deployed at Buc-ee’s travel centers. Let’s recall that the German manufacturer previously established partnerships with Buc-ee’s, Simon Malls, and most recently with Starbucks.

Most stations have 10 stalls, while three have 6 or 8 stalls. Nearly all chargers are 400-kW units (though six are rated at up to 360-kW). All of the stalls are equipped with CCS1 connectors.

• Alabama: Bucees Athens — 6 stalls (400 kW)
• Alabama: Bucees Leeds — 10 stalls (400 kW)
• Alabama: Bucees Robertsdale — 10 stalls (400 kW)
• Florida: Bucees St. Augustine — 10 stalls (400 kW)
• Florida: Bucees Daytona — 10 stalls (400 kW)
• Georgia: MB-USA HQ in Sandy Springs — 8 stalls (6x 400 kW, 2x 360 kW)
• Georgia: Bucees Warner Robins — 10 stalls (8x 400 kW, 2x 360 kW)
• Kentucky: Bucess Richmond — 10 stalls (400 kW)
• South Carolina: Bucees Florence — 10 stalls (400 kW)
• Tennessee: Bucees Crossville — 10 stalls (400 kW)
• Texas: Bucees Fort Worth — 10 stalls (400 kW)
• Texas: Bucees Royse City — 10 stalls (400 kW)
• Texas: Bucees Temple — 8 stalls (6x 400 kW, 2x 360 kW)

Thirteen sites in a year is a modest start, but as we can see on the map, there are more than 50 areas identified for the installation of additional stations.

The network might be a few times larger a year from now and may even get its first NACS (SAE J3400) chargers.