Transportation

EVgo teams with General Motors to expand EV charging stations

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November 11, 2021

EVgo Inc., owner and operator of a public fast charging network for electric vehicles, and General Motors announced an expansion of a fast-charging infrastructure build-out collaboration currently underway across the U.S. EVgo and GM previously announced a tripling of the EVgo network with plans to build 2,750 charging stalls through 2025, according to a press release.

In response to the growing demand for charging infrastructure and new vehicles coming to market in the later years of the program, EVgo and GM have now expanded the build plan to add another 500 high-powered DC fast charging stalls, bringing the total to 3,250 through 2025 and extending the geographic reach from 40 metropolitan markets to 52.

Stations that are part of the program are now live in eight states, including in Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania, Colorado and North Carolina.

The joint program will further accelerate widespread EV adoption and increase public access to charging, including in future markets in Alabama, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Texas. This includes drivers who live in multi-unit dwellings, rent their homes and can't install chargers, or might not otherwise have access to home or workplace charging. These DC charging stalls could also provide a fast-charging option for drivers who'd like to charge on-the-go.