36 Days Left on 30C, California Drops $1B for Electric Trucks and $98.5M for Multifamily Charging, BP Pulse Enters Michigan and Utah, and Walmart Hits 50 Stations

36 Days: The Window Is Closed for New Projects

The Section 30C Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit will officially expire on June 30, 2026, terminated early by the One Big Beautiful Bill signed into law July 4, 2025, which cut six and a half years off the credit's original 2032 expiration date.

That is 36 days from publication. Until the credit expires, it covers 30% of hardware and installation costs, up to $1,000 for residential and up to $100,000 per port for commercial properties installed in eligible census tracts.

The practical reality: typical installation timelines run 6 to 10 weeks from contract signing. Projects not already in permitting will not make June 30. If a project is already in permitting with a contractor lined up, push hard to close. If it has not started, plan properly and look to state and utility programs to replace what 30C covered. Several of those alternatives just got larger, including two announced in California this past week.

California: $1B in Electric Truck Rebates and $98.5M for Multifamily Charging

Two California announcements from the past two weeks are worth reading together.

Electric truck rebates: open now, $250M this year. The California Air Resources Board announced retailer enrollment is now open for the California Clean Fuel Reward for electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Funded through the state's Low Carbon Fuel Standard, the program will make $250 million in rebate funding available this year and is expected to provide over $1 billion through 2030. Beginning June 26, rebates ranging from $7,500 to $120,000 will be available statewide at authorized retailers for public and private fleets, applicable to the purchase or lease of new electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles including drayage trucks, electric semis, box trucks, and delivery vans.

$98.5M for Level 1/2 charging, multifamily focus. In the latest Clean Transportation Program Investment Plan Update, the California Energy Commission allocated $98.5 million in light-duty ZEV infrastructure funding for fiscal year 2025-2026, focused on Level 1 and Level 2 charging in locations with longer vehicle dwell times, including at-home charging with a specific focus on multifamily residences. Specific solicitations from this allocation are still being finalized, but the direction is clear: California sees multifamily as the primary gap in its charging network, which matches what national data shows.

California NEVI deadlines extended: act fast. The application due dates for California's NEVI Solicitation 4 ($69.5M, medium- and heavy-duty charging in Northern and Central California) and Solicitation 5 ($79M, Southern California corridors) have been extended to May 28 and June 18, 2026 respectively. If you own commercial property along a designated Alternative Fuel Corridor in California, the NEVI 4 deadline is three days away.

ChargePoint and OBE Power: 2,500 Apartment Ports, Zero Cost to Landlords

ChargePoint and OBE Power announced a partnership to deploy approximately 2,500 EV charging ports at multifamily housing properties starting in 2026. OBE Power, which runs a Charging-as-a-Service program, will use ChargePoint's chargers, software, and services as its exclusive EV charging technology platform for the multifamily sector.

Under the partnership, OBE Power will install and operate the charging infrastructure using its owned-and-operated model, and will handle ongoing management, maintenance, repairs, insurance, driver support, and energy cost reimbursement. No cost passes to the property owner.

Apartment residents often have far fewer charging options than homeowners in single-family homes. According to the US Department of Energy, around 80% of EV charging happens at home. The turnkey, zero-landlord-cost model directly addresses the main reason multifamily properties have moved slowly. OBE Power carries the infrastructure, the liability, and the tenant complaints. You provide the parking spaces.

BP Pulse Enters Michigan and Utah With 400kW Hubs

BP Pulse entered Michigan and Utah this week, launching its first-ever charging stations in both states and expanding its Texas network. The new BP Pulse charging hub in Utah is located 3.5 miles from Salt Lake City International Airport, featuring 24 stalls with power output up to 400kW and both CCS1 and NACS connectors. The Michigan hub is located at Briarwood Mall in Ann Arbor, with 20 stalls and the same 400kW infrastructure.

As of May 21, 2026, the BP Pulse charging network includes 89 DC fast-charging locations across the United States. The airport-adjacent Utah location is part of BP Pulse's strategy of building hubs near airports in collaboration with Hertz, targeting ride-hail drivers and EV rental fleets, a commercial use case that justifies high utilization and high-power infrastructure.

For commercial property owners watching the market: BP Pulse entering two new states in a single week with premium-power hubs signals that the competition for high-traffic charging locations is accelerating.

Blink and Kempower: 14 East Coast Fast-Charging Sites Across Six States

Kempower and Blink Charging announced an expansion of 14 EV charging sites to roll out across multiple states along the US East Coast throughout 2026, with two locations already operational. The sites will be in high-traffic areas near convenience stores and will feature Kempower Power Units and Satellite fast chargers.

The new DCFC sites are planned across New Jersey, Maryland, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Florida, and North Carolina. The most notable element is Blink's shift to distributed DC fast-charging systems. Previously, the company relied mostly on all-in-one chargers. The Kempower Power Unit can go up to 600kW or 1,200kW, and one cabinet can supply power to multiple Kempower Satellite dispensers, up to 12.

That infrastructure architecture matters for commercial property owners evaluating future-proofing. Distributed charging systems allow significantly more ports from a single power connection, which reduces both installation cost and the complexity of utility interconnection.

Walmart Quietly Hit 50 Stations

The Walmart DC fast-charging network reached a milestone of 50 stations in May, as the expansion significantly accelerated, up from 36 at the end of April, meaning 14 new stations opened in under a month. With nearly 200 permits filed and 124 locations marked as coming soon, the network is on track to exceed 350 stations. Walmart operates more than 5,200 US stores. This is moving faster than most observers expected three months ago.

By the Numbers

US public DC fast charging: 72,514 ports as of May 1. BP Pulse now at 89 US locations. Blink: 136 new DCFC stalls approved or under construction in Q1 2026, with 25% year-over-year service revenue growth.

Sources: Kiplinger, CARB, California Governor's Office, California Energy Commission, Electrek/ChargePoint, CSP Daily News, EVChargingStations.com / State of Charge, Kempower, Quiver Quantitative, BP Pulse. evcharginghelp.com is editorially independent and receives no compensation from any company mentioned.