Monday, May 20, 2019

EVgo To Place Fast Chargers At Several California Chevron Stations

Los Angeles-based EVgo, which operates a large, nationwide network of electric vehicle (EV) chargers, announced this morning that it is working with Chevron to place its EV charging stations on select Chevron-owned gas stations. According to EVgo, it will initially deploy its EV chargers at five, California gas stations, with plans to host more than a dozen in total. The first five EV chargers are being installed in Aliso Viejo, Manhattan Beach, Menlo Park, and Venice. Chevron said that it is "always exploring how to evolve our offering, helping improve the consumer experience and working to remain the preferred brand choice on the West Coast." That said, don't expect Chevron to become a big proponent of electric vehicles anytime soon: the company hedged its statements saying that "gasoline and diesel remain an important part of California's transportation energy mix."