Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging has reached 100 locations in North America three years after opening its first hub, the carmaker’s charging unit said in a three-year report published on Tuesday.
The network now has 934 charging ports and has logged more than 1 million sessions since November 2023, the report shows, with more than 245,000 customers charging at its stations.
The milestone comes nine days after Mercedes’ 47 European charging hubs passed to French operator Electra, a move the company’s new North American chief said leaves her business unchanged.
From Five Sites to 100
Mercedes-Benz HPC North America opened its first hub at Mercedes-Benz USA’s headquarters in Sandy Springs, Georgia, on November 15, 2023, using ChargePoint chargers rated at up to 400 kilowatts.
The company’s figures show the network grew from 32 ports at five locations in 2023 to 188 ports at 19 locations in 2024 and 597 ports at 63 locations in 2025.
That puts 2025’s additions at 409 ports and 44 locations, while 337 ports and 37 locations have been added so far in 2026.
The network operates in 28 U.S. states and British Columbia, where it opened its first three Canadian hubs last January in Abbotsford, Pitt Meadows and Tsawwassen, as part of a plan for eight in the Metro Vancouver region.
Behind the Original Targets
When Mercedes unveiled the network at CES in January 2023, it said the North American build-out was “scheduled for completion by 2027,” with more than 400 hubs and more than 2,500 high-power chargers.
At the November 2023 launch, the company, a joint venture with MN8 Energy, described a commitment of over $1 billion to deliver 2,500 chargers within at least 400 hubs “by the end of the decade.”
In July 2025, announcing a deal with Federal Realty, it said it had invested $1 billion “to install 2,500 charging stalls by 2027” and had more than 2,000 stalls in development.
At 934 ports, the network stands at 37% of that 2,500 figure, or 1,566 ports short, while its 100 locations are a quarter of the 400-hub goal.
Reaching 2,500 by the end of 2027 would require more than 1,500 additional ports in about 14 months, compared with 337 added so far this year.
The anniversary report does not restate the target, and argues that “the next chapter of public charging will be defined less by how many chargers exist, and more by how effortlessly each one works.”
Europe Handed to Electra
All 47 Mercedes-Benz charging hubs in Europe, with 374 charge points, became part of Electra’s network from November 1, the two companies said in a November 3 release. Thirty-one of the hubs are in Germany and six in Austria.
Mercedes’ third-quarter interim report shows the board decided in July to sell the European fast-charging network, and a purchase agreement was signed on August 3.
The network was reclassified as held for sale at September 30, with assets of €99 million ($110.2 million) and liabilities of €21 million ($23.4 million). The report did not disclose a price, and said the deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter.
Asked about North America, Ebert gave a statement to the State of Charge show.
“In North America, it’s business as usual,” she said. “We’re continuing to ramp up, and our focus hasn’t changed: making charging with us the easy choice.”
“We built this business specifically for EV drivers in North America, and we’re just getting started,” she added.
Reliability and Pricing
The report calls first-time success, a session that starts on the first attempt, the network’s “guiding star,” and the October release said Ebert’s team lifted that rate above 90%.
The report describes uptime only as “near-perfect,” but the company’s About Us page cites “industry-leading uptime of 99%.”
In J.D. Power’s 2026 public charging study, the Mercedes-Benz network scored 797 points, second among fast-charging networks behind IONNA‘s 807.
The network has used Alpitronic’s 400-kilowatt HYC400 chargers since a June 2024 supply deal, and Mercedes said in September 2025 that Alpitronic’s HYC1000 system, with up to 600 kilowatts per charging point, would arrive at select new sites in Europe and North America from 2026.
Native NACS cables are available at 93% of its Alpitronic stalls, with the other 7% CCS-only, according to the report.
Drivers can pay by credit card, charging apps, RFID card or Plug & Charge, according to the company’s FAQ, and prices vary by site.
Off-peak “Power Hours” rates apply at 22 participating sites, with U.S. prices as low as $0.19 per kilowatt-hour in North Charleston, South Carolina, and Ashburn, Virginia.
On the same day as the anniversary report, the company posted an advisory saying it had found damage on “a small number of CCS charging connectors, mostly in the Midwest.” Damaged connectors are taken out of service and replaced, it said, adding that NACS connectors are not affected.
Partners and Pipeline
The network has leaned on retail partners, starting with agreements in November 2023 to build hubs at 55 Simon properties and at Buc-ee’s travel centers, beginning with about 30 by the end of 2024.
A July 2024 deal with Starbucks covers 100 stores, with a first phase targeting the 1,400-mile Interstate 5 corridor. The first Starbucks hub opened off Interstate 5 in Red Bluff, California, in November 2025.
The Federal Realty agreement envisions about 500 stalls, with an initial 20 locations of up to 10 stalls each.
A 38-charger hub the network will operate at JFK Park next to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport is expected to be operational by late 2027, according to the September groundbreaking announcement by developer Wildflower and the New York City Economic Development Corporation.
Rival Networks
IONNA, the joint venture in which Mercedes is a partner, said on September 30 it had more than 180 live charging sites across the U.S.
Tesla ended the third quarter with 8,904 Supercharger stations and 84,465 connectors worldwide, according to its quarterly update.
Mercedes-Benz Cars sold a record 68,400 battery-electric vehicles worldwide in the third quarter, up 61% from a year earlier, the group said.
