Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has picked EVgo to build and operate a statewide public electric vehicle charging network. This contract is awarded from funding that the Commonwealth was allocated through the Volkswagen mitigation se…
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EVgo Introduces New Grid-Tied Chargers With Second-Life BMW i3 Batteries
EVgo launched its first commercial installation of second-life battery storage at a public DC fast charging station in Union City, CA at 3960 Smith Street. The site combines two 50 kW fast chargers and an energy storage system that in a single housing integrates two BMW i3 battery packs (22 kWh each). Using a 30 […]
EVgo Announces Grid-Tied Public Fast Charging System With Second-Life Batteries
EVgo has launched its first commercial installation of second-life battery storage at a public DC fast charging station. Following a pilot program at University of California San Diego (UCSD), this second-life battery system has been unveiled at an ope…
EVgo equips public fast chargers with second-life batteries
Charging network operator EVgo has integrated second-life BMW i3 batteries into a public DC fast charging station. The batteries will store energy from the grid generated during peak solar hours and later use that stored energy for charging during periods of high demand. Following a pilot program at the University of California San Diego (UCSD),… Read more »
EVgo Upgrades Fast Charging Stations To CHAdeMO & CCS Combo
EVgo, which is the largest commercial fast-charging network in the U.S. with over 1,000 chargers, is upgrading its stations to make them compatible with all models of electric cars. In the most recent project, at 21 popular fast-charging stations in ke…
