Pilot Travel Centers, in cooperation with GM and EVgo, is building a new national fast EV charging network. Now the company has opened the first 17 locations, located in 13 states. The partners aim to deploy fast charging at around 25 Pilot and Flying J travel centers by the end of 2023, and at 200… Read more »
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Evgo’s prefabricated EV charging stations save installation time, costs
Public charging operator EVgo has developed a prefabrication approach to new station installation that it says could halve the average station installation time and deliver substantial savings on station construction costs, while ensuring consistent, high-quality assembly in a controlled environment. The scalable design packages six or more DC fast charging stalls, along with power cabinets… Read more »
California reaches 10,000 fast charger goal a year ahead of schedule
California politicians and officials recently gathered at a shopping center in Union City, the site of a new EVgo DC fast charging site, to celebrate the achievement of the state’s goal of deploying 10,000 fast chargers, a year ahead of the predicted date. The California Energy Commission (CEC) is the lead state agency supporting the… Read more »
EVgo takes steps to promote better charger reliability, releases best practices guide
The bad news about public EV charging is everywhere you look—from trade publications like Charged to consumer mags and local newspapers. The good news is that charging operators are well aware of the reliability problems, and are taking steps to address them. In January, EVgo created a comprehensive maintenance program called EVgo ReNew, and has… Read more »
EVgo knows that DC fast charging is still rough, so it’s fixing more stations
It’s a tricky thing, telling customers that your stations are far from perfect.
EVgo receives first shipment of Buy America 350 kW DC fast chargers from Delta Electronics
Public fast charging network EVgo has received the first shipment of 350 kW fast chargers from Delta Electronics that are manufactured according to Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) standards. Delivered from Delta Electronics’ recently opened factory in Plano, Texas, this first shipment marks a milestone in developing the domestic supply chain needed to unlock… Read more »
EVgo and Amazon launch EV charger navigation with Alexa
US charging network EVgo has announced that drivers with Alexa-enabled vehicles or accessories like Echo Auto can now use Alexa with EVgo’s PlugShare application to locate and navigate to nearby EV charging stations. By means of a voice request, Alexa will provide a list of public charging stations nearby, along with real-time availability by plug… Read more »
EVgo adds Rivian to its Autocharge+ seamless charging system
One of many complaints about public charging is that some public chargers require EV drivers to go through a cumbersome process involving apps and logins before charging. Plug & Charge, based on the ISO 15118 standard, eliminates all that, handling authentication and billing automatically when a driver plugs in. (This is basically the same feature… Read more »
EVgo, in partnership with GM, opens its 1,000th charging stall
The 1,000th charging stall was opened in the Chicago suburb of Woodbridge recently as part of an ongoing collaboration between US charging network EVgo and General Motors (GM). The partnership began in 2020 and was expanded in 2021. Its goal is to install 3,250 fast-charging stalls in major metro markets. Installations to date, says EVgo,… Read more »
GM & EVgo partnership achieves new milestone DC Fast charging metropolitan project
General Motors and EVgo’s partnership—which aims to expand fast charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs)—recently achieved a new milestone: installing its 1,000th DC Fast Charging stall. “Today, we’ve hit a major milestone in our joint efforts to electrify the transportation sector, and we look forward to further expanding our charging footprint with GM in the […]
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