Mercedes' Performance in the U.S.: Building 100 Charging Stations in Three Years

As Mercedes-Benz marks three years in the U.S., it reviews its High-Power Charging efforts. Within 36 months, the infrastructure grew from a handful of test stations to a network of 100 locations with 934 charging points, serving a total of 245,000 customers.

More than 19 automaker brands can use this network in many cases without adapters.

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In Europe, Mercedes-Benz has divested its own charging station business, but the infrastructure in North America has been continuously expanded since its launch in November 2023, starting with five locations and 32 charging points.

The North American fast-charging network Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging (MB HPC) marks three years since its launch with 100 locations featuring 934 active charging stations across 28 U.S. states and Canada’s British Columbia province. According to Mercedes-Benz, over 245,000 customers have completed more than one million charging sessions there, utilizing a total installed capacity of around 205 megawatts.

All MB-HPC network locations use 400-kilowatt fast chargers from manufacturer Alpitronic. To ensure compatibility across different brands, 93 percent of the locations are equipped with both CCS1 plugs and Tesla’s NACS standard, while only 7 percent offer CCS exclusively.

This allows drivers of nearly all car brands and models to use the infrastructure without adapters in most cases. The locations are mostly situated along traffic corridors and shopping centers, with the capacity of smaller units ranging from four charging points to 20 charging points.

In addition to physical availability, Mercedes-Benz also focuses on the first-charge success rate. Through practical testing with end customers, this figure increased from 84 percent in 2023 to over 90 percent. In J.D. Power’s customer satisfaction study for 2026, Mercedes-Benz, Ionna, and Rivian topped the list for the first time, surpassing the previous market leader, Tesla.