ChargePoint said its new Express Solo charger can push 750 kilowatts into a single plug. Almost no car can take that much, so the more useful trick for most drivers is how the station divides its power.
Developed with Eaton, the Solo puts the charger and the power conversion gear in one enclosure. That removes the big separate power cabinet, which cuts the wiring and groundwork an installer has to do. ChargePoint's April 22 launch release calls it "the world's fastest standalone EV charger" and claims about 40% higher power density than other DC charging solutions. Those are the company's descriptions, not an independent ranking.
The 750 kW figure has fine print
The Solo comes in 200, 400 and 600 kW versions that use continuous 800 amp liquid-cooled cables. To reach 750 kW at one port you need two paired stations, and they share power across up to four vehicles. So four cars will not each get 750 kW. The launch release itself put the figure for a single EV at 600 kW and did not mention 750 kW.
The full figure is only likely if one vehicle that can accept it shows up while the others are drawing little. InsideEVs notes that wouldn't be a passenger car, but something like a Tesla Semi, which can pull more than a megawatt.
Moving power to the car that can use it
ChargePoint says the system can steer output toward whichever car can take it. If one vehicle accepts only a modest rate, more goes to another. Anyone who has found a Chevy Bolt parked in the last open 350 kW stall knows the waste this is aimed at.
There are smaller changes too. An Omni Port system of built-in adapters offers both CCS and NACS connectors, and cables hang from moving arms so the plug can reach different inlet positions. ChargePoint also describes cut-resistant cables and an alarm that uses the station's speakers, screen and lights when it detects tampering. ChargePoint's product page lists a built-in cable theft alarm as standard.
ChargePoint and Eaton have also described a wider system, which they call Express Grid, that can take power directly from on-site solar and battery storage. That could cut conversion losses and reliance on grid power when it is priciest.
What we don't know yet
The ChargePoint release and the other reports we read give no price, no installation date and no named customers. The company said the charger would debut at the ACT Expo in Las Vegas on May 4 to 7, 2026, but gave no general availability date. Whether sites will actually be cheaper to build is, for now, ChargePoint's claim. We have not checked the "most powerful" claim against rival hardware such as Tesla's V4 Supercharger cabinets or Electrify America's stations. A faster charger also won't shorten your stop if your car can't take the extra power.
Next, watch for pricing and the first sites going live. Would smarter power sharing matter more to you than a bigger peak number?
Sources
- 1.ChargePoint’s New Charger Can Hit A Whopping 750 kW. That's Not Even Its Best Trick. · InsideEVs
- 2.Next-Gen DC Architecture, Powered by Eaton · ChargePoint
- 3.ChargePoint Launches Express Solo, the World's Fastest Standalone Charger for Mass-Market Passenger Vehicles · ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (press release)
- 4.ChargePoint unveils 600 kW all-in-one charger · electrive
- 5.ChargePoint launches EV charger for mass-market vehicles · EV Infrastructure News
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