GM is building a ‘coast-to-coast’ EV fast-charging network – By A. Tarantola (Engadget) / July 14, 2022
The automaker will partner with Pilot and EVGo on the 500-location project.
Electric vehicle adoption has reached its tipping point in the US. With more and more EVs appearing on American roadways, automakers and charging networks alike are working to build out increasingly critical power infrastructure to keep those EVs moving. On Thursday, GM announced that it is partnering with Pilot Company and EVGo to construct a coast-to-coast national DC fast charging network.
“The missing piece in the larger picture of public charging is along highway corridors, which connect the east to the west, the north to the south, one metro area to another” Travis Hester, GM’s chief EV officer, said during a press call Wednesday. “They form a vital network, which moves vehicles and people throughout the country. Rural areas can also be especially affected by the lack DC fast charging in those areas.”
The network will offer 2,000 charging stalls at 500 stations located every 50 or so miles along America’s highways,”connecting urban and rural communities, the East and West Coasts and different metropolitan areas,” per a Thursday news release. They’ll be co-branded as “Pilot Flying J” and “Ultium Charge 360” stations, based on Pilots existing Flying J travel centers and governed by EVGo’s eXtend service.
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