General Motors and EVgo will add 400 EV fast chargers gas station “flagship” sites in major US metropolitan areas beginning in 2025.
These sites will appear 350kw DC fast chargers in a to stop pulling under canopies—like gas pumps—and will get “adequate” light cameras and security cameras, GM and EVgo confirmed Thursday in an announcement.
Co-branded for EVgo and GM Energy, many sites are expected to have it 20 chargersby giving something extra. GM and EVgo are looking at locations in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, New York, and Texas.
The new sites will use a pre-engineered construction process developed by EVgo where it is possible to speed up construction and provide flexibility for future expansion, the companies said, confirming that the first site is scheduled for construction. open next year.
GM and EVgo began collaborating on a coast-to-coast charging network in 2022, with EVgo-supplied chargers installed at the Pilot and Flying J transit centers. The first of those centers opened in late 2023, with many sporting canopies. and GM and EVgo stores now plan to apply to “flagship” sites in cities, but with a greater focus on areas along highway corridors.
The two companies plan to install 2,850 charging stations, most of which are up and running by the end of the year. The effort surpassed 1,000 charging points in August 2023, and is expected to reach 2,000 by the end of the year. Some funding will be redistributed to new charging points in major cities to ensure they offer the planned “premium” experience, noted GM and EVgo.