Nissan and EVgo have revealed a plan to connect Boston and Washington DC with nine DC fast-charge sites. The I-95 Fast Charge ARC is already under construction, and is scheduled to be in service this fall. There will be a total of 50 charging stations, each with both CHAdeMO and CCS connectors and a power… Read more »
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EVgo opens 900th US fast charging station
Network operator EVgo and retail real estate firm the Simon Property Group have announced the opening of EVgo’s 900th fast charger in the US, at Opry Mills in Nashville. The new station includes two 480 V fast chargers manufactured by BTC Power. Each can deliver a 50 kilowatt charge at the same time. EVgo owns… Read more »
EVgo and ABB deploy 150 kW DC fast charging station for industry testing
EVgo, which owns and operates a network of over 900 DC fast chargers, has partnered with electrical conglomerate ABB to deploy a high-power fast charging station in Fremont, California for testing purposes. The new ABB-built charger features a maximum charging rate of 150 kW, three times faster than most current units. As automakers develop higher-power… Read more »
Nissan and BMW partner with EVgo to install 174 new DC fast chargers
Nissan and BMW have joined forces with network operator EVgo to deploy an additional 174 fast charging locations in 33 states. This expansion builds on the 120 fast chargers that Nissan and BMW announced in December 2015. Each location offers a dual 50 kW DC fast charging station with both CHAdeMO and SAE Combo (CCS)… Read more »
EVgo selects Driivz as IT service provider
Charging network EVgo, which operates over 800 DC fast chargers in 66 markets, has chosen Driivz, which has offices in California and Israel, as its preferred IT solutions service provider in North America. Driivz offers a cloud-based software platform that manages operations, user grid integration, billing and driver applications. According to the companies, the new… Read more »
EVgo turns up the heat with 350 kW public charging station
The coming generation of longer-range EVs will require faster charging, and network operator EVgo isn’t waiting around – the company has broken ground on a public charging station capable of charging at up to 350 kW, which the company says is seven times faster than any fast chargers currently available. The new high-power charging station… Read more »
EVgo opens 800th DC fast charging station in the US
EVgo, the nation’s largest network of public DC fast charging stations, announced that it has officially opened its 800th fast charging station, at SaveMart in Madera, Calif. The location features two DC fast chargers manufactured by BTC Power of Santa Ana, Calif. Each dual-standard charger includes two connectors, CHAdeMo and Combo Charging Standard. EVgo’s network… Read more »
Vision Ridge Partners makes major investment in EVgo
Vision Ridge Partners, a climate action‐oriented investment firm, has announced that it will be making a major investment in fast charging network operator EVgo, which was launched in 2010 by electric utility NRG Energy. EVgo currently operates 665 fast chargers in more than 50 US metro markets. Vision Ridge’s new capital, together with funds from… Read more »
BMW and EVgo expand ChargeNow program with 500 CCS DC fast chargers
As part of its ChargeNow DC Fast program, BMW of North America is supporting EVgo’s installation of an additional 500 DC Fast Combo chargers. The first phase of ChargeNow DC Fast saw the installation of 100 EVgo DC fast charging stations throughout California, which BMW i3 owners can access for free with their ChargeNow cards…. Read more »
EVgo partners with UC San Diego on vehicle-to-grid projects
Charging network operator NRG EVgo is leading two pilot projects at the University of California San Diego to study the potential of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. In the first project, EVgo has built a site to assess how owners of DC fast charging sites can use solar generation, battery storage and control systems to mitigate expensive… Read more »