Tom Daykin

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A plan to create electric car charging stations at more than 100 Walmart store parking lots nationwide is coming to the Milwaukee area.

Electrify America LLC wants to install an electric vehicle charging station at the Walmart at 4140 W. Greenfield Ave., West Milwaukee.

The firm is seeking Plan Commission approval for the charging station, according to the commission's new agenda.

That request is to be reviewed at the Plan Commission's Tuesday night meeting.

It would apparently be the first such charging station installed in southeastern Wisconsin since the Walmart plans were announced in April.

Reston, Virginia-based Electrify America announced it would operate vehicle chargers at more than 100 Walmart locations across 34 states by June.

That initiative would more than double the number of electric vehicle charging stations at Walmart stores throughout the nation.

It also is expected to make Walmart one of the leading electric vehicle charging station hosts among U.S. retailers.

Electrify America's website shows three charging stations coming elsewhere in Wisconsin: at Walmart stores in Madison and Tomah, and at a Walmart-operated Sam's Club in Eau Claire.

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