ChargePoint + Costco
Turn EV charging into a
revenue stream for Costco.
Every warehouse will have chargers. The only question is who captures the value: a third-party operator or Costco?
Trusted by industry leaders
Over 5,000 brands run their charging programs on ChargePoint.
Where the Value Shows Up
One platform for every charging need across Costco
Member charging. Employee parking. Delivery fleet. Depot equipment. Charging is not a parking-lot amenity. It is a revenue line, a fleet advantage, a brand channel and a membership benefit.
Charging Fills Up Shopping Carts
Members who charge spend 38% more per visit and stay longer in the warehouse. ChargePoint also puts every Costco location in front of EV drivers already looking for a place to stop, with someone plugging into the network every second.
4M+ drivers in North America’s largest EV charging network
Keep Every Charging Dollar
At your gas stations, Costco sets the price and keeps the margin. A third-party charging operator takes both. When Costco owns the chargers, EV charging works the same way your fuel business does: no revenue share and no middleman.
100% of charging revenue flows to Costco
Advertise While They Charge
Turn every charging session into screen time for Costco. Promote the food court, tire center, optical and pharmacy while members wait. The charger becomes a Costco touchpoint, not someone else’s billboard in your parking lot.
Full brand and experience control at every charger
Power Your Fleet on One Platform
From Business Center delivery vehicles to yard equipment at your depots, Costco’s fleet already has a head start on electrification. ChargePoint schedules fleet charging, allocates cost by vehicle and reports energy use across every depot and facility, all under one partner relationship.
Member, employee and fleet charging, managed together
Own the Charger. Keep the Value.
Just as easy as a third-party operator,
without giving up the profit.
The appeal of a third-party operator is that they handle everything. That’s real. But you’re paying for that convenience with your revenue, your data and your brand.
Ownership
You already own the pumps.
Own the chargers.
At your gas stations, you control the price, keep the margin and drive a 92.3% renewal rate. A third-party charging operator flips all of that. ChargePoint makes EV charging work the way your gas stations work, with every step handled for you. No middleman taking a cut. Your business model. Your way. The Costco way.
How the Models Compare
Same convenience.
Different owner.
Third-Party Operator
Charger ownership- Pricing control
- Charging revenue
- Brand experience
- Member data
Turnkey support
When Costco owns with ChargePoint
- Charger ownership
- Pricing control
- Charging revenue
- Brand experience
- Member data
- Turnkey support
Full Service
What ChargePoint
handles for you.
A certified partner network handles every step, all managed centrally on one platform.
Site assessment and electrical design
Software setup and access control
Fleet schedules and cost allocation
Real-time energy management
Proactive uptime monitoring with Assure
Multi-site analytics and reporting
EV driver network discoverability
Ongoing maintenance and support
The Costco Charging Portfolio
The right charger for every warehouse,
every fleet, every need.
Level 2 for employee lots and fleet return-to-base. DC fast charging for the 30-minute member shopping trip. Software and services to run all of it. One partner.
CP6000
For lots where vehicles sit. Level 2 AC charging for employee parking, fleet return-to-base and extended-dwell locations. Lower cost per port means more stations on the same budget.
Express Solo, powered by Eaton
For the member shopping trip. DC fast charging that delivers meaningful range in 20–45 minutes. Up to 600 kW and modular, with fewer failure points and fewer reasons for a service call.
Software
Set member pricing, manage access, run fleet schedules, track energy and see performance across every warehouse and depot from one dashboard.
Services
Site assessment, installation, Assure uptime monitoring and ongoing support across Costco’s North American footprint. Full lifecycle, so your team never becomes the help desk.
Yours
Costco red on every station.
Member pricing on every screen.
Every ChargePoint station Costco owns can carry Costco’s brand: custom wraps in your colors, your logo on the cabinet, and member pricing and warehouse promotions on the screen. Drivers see Costco, not a third-party operator. The same customization program runs across Level 2 and DC fast charging, so employee lots, fleet depots and member-facing spaces all look like one system.
- Custom-branded wraps on CP6000, Express Plus and Express Solo
- Member, employee and public pricing tiers on the same screen
- Food court, tire center and pharmacy promos while members charge
“This is a new world and so their expertise is invaluable. The way they communicate that to their customers like us has been really helpful as we made decisions and continue to decide where to add stations in the future.”
Russell Biven
Digital Marketing Director, Hackney Brands
Your Charging Partner
From site plan to 500 warehouses,
one partner the entire way.
Every project starts with your goals, not a product catalog. We plan it, build it, keep it running and grow it with you.
Plan
Site assessment, electrical design, utility coordination and the right charging mix for each warehouse and depot.
Build
Permitting, construction, hardware installation, software configuration and fleet system connection.
Run
Cloud software for pricing, access and energy management. Proactive uptime monitoring with Assure. Analytics across every warehouse.
Grow
Add warehouses, expand fleet coverage and increase depot capacity. Same system. Same partner. Lower cost per port as Costco’s EV footprint scales.
Ready to own all of
your charging?
Talk to a ChargePoint team that has planned, built and scaled charging programs for the world’s largest retailers and fleet operators. Start with one working session to map the path from pilot to a standard across North America.
4M+
drivers in North America’s largest EV network
14
countries with ChargePoint infrastructure
1/sec
someone plugs into ChargePoint every second
CR
Christian Ruediger
Account Executive, ChargePoint
Your dedicated Costco contact
Common Questions
Questions retailers
ask us the most.
Why own the chargers instead of using a third-party operator?
A third-party operator owns the hardware, sets the price, keeps the revenue and controls the driver experience in your parking lot. Owning with ChargePoint keeps all of that with Costco: pricing, margin, member data and brand. ChargePoint’s certified partner network handles the operational work.
How does charging drive in-warehouse spend?
Charging sets the dwell time. A member who plugs in for a 30-minute session shops for the length of that session. Members who charge spend more per visit and stay longer, and Costco locations become discoverable to ChargePoint drivers already looking for a place to stop.
Can Costco offer member-only pricing?
Yes. The ChargePoint Platform supports access control and tiered pricing, so member, employee and public rates can run on the same station and be changed centrally at any time.
Which charger goes where?
Level 2 (CP6000) for employee lots, fleet return-to-base and anywhere vehicles sit for hours. DC fast charging (Express Solo, powered by Eaton) for member-facing spaces where drivers need meaningful range during a shopping trip. A site assessment matches the mix to each warehouse and depot.
How is charging managed across hundreds of warehouses?
One cloud platform. Pricing, access, energy management, fleet schedules, uptime monitoring and reporting run across every site from a single dashboard, with the same configuration replicated as new warehouses come online.
What about the Business Center delivery fleet and depot equipment?
Fleet charging runs on the same platform as member and employee charging. ChargePoint manages charging schedules, cost allocation by vehicle and energy reporting across every depot and facility under one partner relationship.
Where does the information on this page come from?
Spend uplift: CEBR. Foot traffic and dwell: Boston University / UW–Madison peer-reviewed study, 2024. Gas station renewal rate: Costco 2024 annual report. ChargePoint network data: ChargePoint One Voice FY2027.Q1, current as of publication.