GM’s new EV charging hubs look exactly like gas stations [Video]

GM Energy and EVgo are deploying a new network of EV fast-charging hubs designed to fit within the classic American road trip.

Twenty hubs of roughly 20 fast chargers each are being installed in major metropolitan areas in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, New York, and Texas, for a total of 400 charging stalls.

These pull-through stalls will be sheltered under a lit canopy and are planned to be built alongside bathrooms and other amenities, with convenience stores and shopping areas nearby, according to Wade Sheffer, GM Energy’s vice president.

If all that sounds familiar, that’s the idea. You might not even clock one of these GM Energy-EVgo hubs from the road as anything other than another gas station.

“If you’re going on a longer trip — maybe you’re out doing some shopping or things of that nature — we’re offering …