EVgo Opens First Public Fast Charging Site with Innovative Prefabrication Approach
March 21 2024 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
First in series of charging stations leveraging
accelerated deployment approach designed to reduce installation
timelines and costs
EVgo Inc. (NASDAQ: EVGO) (“EVgo” or the “Company”), one of the
nation’s largest public fast charging networks for electric
vehicles (EVs), today announced the opening of its first fast
charging station deployed using the Company’s new prefabrication
approach. Located at the Bay Colony Town Center in League City, TX,
this EVgo station is the first of several slated to open this year
leveraging prefabrication, which is expected to reduce station
construction costs by an average of 15% at eligible sites.
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EVgo's first prefabricated fast charging
station in League City, TX provides EV drivers with comforts like
integrated parking lot lighting with energy-efficient LEDs and
nearby trash receptacles. (Photo: Business Wire)
With EVgo network throughput growing five times faster than the
increase in EVs in operation (VIO) in the fourth quarter of 2023,
the prefabrication approach enables EVgo to scale more quickly to
meet drivers’ demand for convenient and reliable charging options.
In addition to cost savings, the prefabrication approach is also
expected to reduce station installation timelines by as much as
50%.
“The opening of our first prefabricated site is a testament to
the innovation driving cost reductions and accelerating deployment
timelines to scale our growth engine,” said Dennis Kish, President
of EVgo. “As demand for public fast charging infrastructure
continues to grow, we anticipate leveraging this model at eligible
sites to quickly deploy charging stations across the U.S.”
Outside of Texas, EVgo plans to open prefabricated stations in
Florida, Nebraska, North Carolina and California in 2024. All
prefabricated stations are expected to include 350kW high-power
fast chargers, capable of simultaneous charging. The prefabrication
model can also incorporate many features that elevate the EV driver
customer experience, including Wi-Fi infrastructure, lighting and
security cameras, and integrated canopies.
EVgo’s prefabricated approach is made possible with support from
partners such as WB Engineers+Consultants, Miller Electric, and
others.
For more information about the EVgo fast charging network, visit
www.evgo.com.
About EVgo
EVgo (NASDAQ: EVGO) is a leader in electric vehicle charging
solutions, building and operating the infrastructure and tools
needed to expedite the mass adoption of electric vehicles for
individual drivers, rideshare and commercial fleets, and
businesses. EVgo is one of the nation’s largest public fast
charging providers, featuring over 950 fast charging locations
across more than 35 states, including stations built through EVgo
eXtend™, its white label service offering. EVgo is accelerating
transportation electrification through partnerships with
automakers, fleet and rideshare operators, retail hosts such as
grocery stores, shopping centers, and gas stations, policy leaders,
and other organizations. With a rapidly growing network and unique
service offerings for drivers and partners including EVgo Optima™,
EVgo Inside™, EVgo Rewards™, and Autocharge+, EVgo enables a
world-class charging experience where drivers live, work, travel
and play.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements may be identified by the use of words such as
"estimate," "plan," "project," “proposed,” "forecast," "intend,"
"will," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "seek," "target" or
other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or
trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, express
or implied statements regarding the anticipated cost and time
savings and improvements in the customer experience resulting from
EVgo’s adoption of a prefabricated infrastructure deployment model
for construction and installation of charging sites; EVgo’s ability
to deploy a range of features on prefabricated charging
infrastructure; and anticipated timeframes for the opening of
prefabrication projects. These statements are subject to numerous
assumptions, risks and uncertainties and on the current
expectations of EVgo’s management, and are not predictions of
actual performance. See “Risk Factors” in EVgo’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 6, 2024, as well as its other
filings with the SEC, copies of which are available on EVgo’s
website at investors.evgo.com , and on the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements in this press
release are based on information available to EVgo as of the date
hereof, and EVgo does not assume any obligation to update the
forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or
circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made,
except as required by applicable law.
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