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#EVgo closes a $1.25B federal #loan to build 7,500 #EV DC fast chargers
With the #DOE loan’s backing, this buildout will bring EVgo’s total owned and operated network to at least 10,000 fast-charging stalls, allowing the company to more than triple its network footprint by 2029. It currently has more than 1,000 fast charging stations across 40 states. The loan requires the deployment period to be five years, starting in 2025.
electrek.co/2024/12/13/evgo-cl

Electrek · EVgo closes a $1.25B federal loan to build 7,500 DC fast chargersBy Michelle Lewis

I have a Level 2 charger my #ID4Pro #EV at home. I also have a #ChargePoint #EVGo & an #ElectrifyAmerica account.

However, I believe in #BeingPreprared. So, I bought a #J1772 to #NACS #Tesla adapter but I'd only use a Tesla #Supercharger (or destination charger) as a last resort (because I have issues with #Musk ) & haven't even downloaded the Tesla charging app yet, so I can't even use a Tesla charger yet but . . .

Here's an interesting article to those who are interested in #EVs published by #ConsumerReports about their experience charging certain non-Tesla EVs at #Tesla #Superchargers with a J1772 to NACS (Tesla) adapter or with Tesla's #MagicDock . . .

consumerreports.org/cars/ev-ch

This is really weird - this EVgo charging station is

- fully occupied (all CCS ports) according to EVgo app
- 2 CCS ports available according to PlugShare app……

Who should I trust??? It’s hard to believe it’s all in use in the middle of night in a very rural / suburban town.

#EV#EVcharging#EVgo

I bought my used Bolt #EV two weeks ago. Finally charged it today at an #EVgo fast charge and learned a couple things:

1. Chevy Bolt batteries won't charge at the 350kW/h rate so use the 100kW/h option instead and expect longer charge times.
2. 60 minute cap meant I got from 18% to 63% for $16.82.
3. Home charging is convenient but not required.
4. The EVgo app isn't intuitive for plan-ahead people but it works okay.

I'm a 10 min walk to the fast charging station so this is a great option.

It's great that #ChargePoint is trying to increase site reliability, but in my experience they are nowhere near the biggest problem compared to #ElectrifyAmerica and #EvGO (to a lesser degree). That seems to align with the regular reports from #RateYourCharge as well. I find ChargePoint units are usually up and producing full power, though they tend to be lower powered than other #DCFC chargers.

theverge.com/2023/8/8/23824069

The VergeChargePoint is spending millions to boost station reliability to ‘nearly 100 percent’By Jon Porter

Speak up, be heard. After discovering this #EVgo station at Safeway on 7th Ave, only to eventually told the site was “decommissioned,” I raised hell after learning the site was built with public funds in 2021! After a few emails to Supervisor Chiu, SFCTA, SF Environment, and Bay Area Air Quality District, the site was recently turned back on! Now I can charge a little closer to home, and pick up groceries too if I get there before midnight. #sfba #evcharging

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I do not really follow automaker business financials and plans closely (not being an investor in anything), but hopefully, this joint #GM-Pilot-#EVGo #ChargingNetwork gets built as previously planned.

Such locations seem to really check a lot of boxes for consumers, perhaps uniquely so.

Safe, well-lit, good 24/7 amenities and good locations next to major highway exits.

And a consistent customer experience, possibly.

news.gm.com/newsroom.detail.ht

news.gm.comGM and Pilot Company to Build Out Coast-to-Coast EV Fast Charging NetworkTo accelerate the widespread adoption of EVs, increase access to charging and help enable long-distance electric travel of people and vehicles across the U.S., GM and Pilot Company (Pilot and Flying J) are collaborating on a national DC fast charging network that will be installed, operated and maintained by EVgo through its eXtend offering.
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@CrackedWindscreen Truth be told, I like quite a bit of the new areas that #GM has been dipping its toes in for the past 2-4 years or so - closer to the metal on batteries/mining, closer to the metal with chips, a more ambitious charging network buildout with #EVGo.

Shoot. Even their software strategy, while I disagree with the trajectory, is undoubtedly aggressive.

But... I don't know... it all just seems incomplete somehow.

I cannot put my finger on it.

Been thinking about it a lot lately.

Something like 75% of the DC fast chargers in the Milwaukee area just disappeared in the past month. Outpost Foods is saying "Effective February 9, 2023, all EVgo provided fast-charge EV charging stations at Outpost's four retail store locations are offline. It is unclear as to when these will be operational." Is #EVgo leaving #Wisconsin all together? When I open the app, it shows absolutely nothing in Wisconsin, now.

Why are all #EV charging stations except Tesla badly maintained? I have used #Chargepoint, #electrifyamerica and #evgo and anecdotally can say that there is a 50% chance at least one charger is broken.

The problem is the charger maker wants to sell hardware and the property owner just wants a checkbox in Yelp and Tripadvisor listings. Who is looking at the customer's experience? No one!

Make maintenance and uptime a requirement (else penalty!) and see how things change.