From The Arkansas eTraveler.
⚡ Orlando, Florida is America’s #1 tourist destination — and its EV charging network has EXPLODED. In this EV road trip, I team up with Jim from Jim’s EV Adventures to tour the best EV charging stations in Orlando, ending at the LARGEST Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging station in the entire network: 20 stalls in Lake Nona!
Looking for Part 2 of Walmart EV Charging Tour or Tampa Bay? Stay tuned! That video is coming this week! Also, apologies for the awkward transition at 6 minutes and 45 seconds; plug-in failure.
In this video:
🔌 IONNA charging at Wawa on Palm Parkway — and the parking sign controversy (why non-EVs are allowed in EV spots)
🔌 Electrify America upgrades — new BTC Power units that fixed the 90 kW bottleneck
🔌 Mercedes-Benz HPC at Vineland Premium Outlets — 10 stalls near Disney World
🔌 Lake Nona Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging — 20 stalls, 4 megawatts, dual CCS + NACS handles, just $0.40/kWh
🔌 Why Walmart can’t always build pull-through chargers (parking code compliance explained)
🔌 Charging the Kia Niro EV with tap-to-pay + Mercedes-Benz’s new QR code session tracking
Whether you’re planning a Disney World EV road trip, visiting Orlando in an electric car, or just tracking the fast charging infrastructure boom in Florida, this tour shows how far DC fast charging has come — two years ago only ONE of these sites existed!
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Orlando’s EV charging boom
0:30 – IONNA at Wawa, Palm Parkway
2:32 – The EV parking sign controversy (IONNA, Wawa & Walmart)
6:45 – Electrify America station upgrades at Vineland Premium Outlets
8:07 – Vineland Premium Outlets Mercedes-Benz HPC
10:11 – Charging the Kia Niro EV + pricing
12:47 – Lake Nona: largest Mercedes-Benz charging station (20 stalls)
16:17 – What’s coming next: Walmart & Electrify America in Sanford/Lake Mary
👥 Huge thanks to Jim from Jim’s EV Adventures — @jimsEVadventures
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💬 Have you charged in Orlando? Drop your favorite (or worst) charging spot in the comments!
