EVgo opened its 800th fast charging location

EVgo announced today the opening of its 800th fast charging location. The new four 150kW EVgo fast charger station is located at a Sheetz convenience store in Chantilly, VA, and was built in partnership with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality as part of the Drive Electric Virginia initiative. All 800 EVgo fast-charging locations are open today, with dozens more in construction and under development and many more to come as EVgo continues to expand. LS Power's January acquisition of EVgo further enables the company to accelerate growth in charging stations across the U.S.

EVgo has become the first public EV fast-charging network in the US to be powered by 100% renewable energy and the first EV charging network to offer integrated Tesla connectors on its owned and operated fast chargers. In 2019, EVgo expanded its longstanding partnership with Nissan to build more than 200 additional fast-charging stations and to launch a new charging credit program, Nissan Energy Perks. EVgo also built on its industry-leading work in electrified rideshare through partnerships with GM's Maven Gig, Lyft, and Uber, as well as the continued powering of electric miles for other fleets across the U.S.

"With the opening of our 800th fast charging location, EVgo is continuing to lead the industry in making it easier for Americans to go electric," said Cathy Zoi, CEO of EVgo. "Today, with over 100 million people living within a 15-minute drive of an EVgo fast charger, EVgo and its customers and partners are helping to clean up the air and tackle climate change."