General Motors announced on Tuesday that its collaborative charging network with Pilot Company and EVgo has reached over 200 locations across 40 US states — expanding to over 10 new states in under a year.
The three companies partnered in July 2022.
They plan to build more than 2,000 electric vehicle charging stalls and up to 500 ‘Pilot and Flying J’ locations across the US.
Their stations have now reached Colorado, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming, with significant expansion across Texas, Missouri and Florida.
According to Tuesday’s announcement, the companies “have deployed nearly 850 new EV fast charging stalls across America,” powered by EVgo eXtend and with 24/7 access granted.
By the year end, they anticipate having 1,000 stalls operating across 40 states — 80% of the US.
Shannon Sturgil, Senior VP of Alternative Fuels at Pilot, which features travel centers all over America, said that the collaboration with GM and EVgo “continues to bring highway-based charging to more routes where this critical infrastructure is needed to enable coast-to-coast EV travel.”
“With over a dozen electric vehicles across Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac, GM is giving customers the right vehicle to take them wherever they want to go: from highway driving to off-road trails,” said
Wade Sheffer, VP of GM Energy, noted that the Detroit automaker has “over a dozen electric vehicles across Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac.”
“Through our collaboration with Pilot and EVgo, we’re committed to helping ensure that charging access doesn’t get in the way of your EV journey,” he stated.
General Motors is, however, cutting back on EV production as the deadline for the federal EV tax credit approaches.
Earlier this year, it identified three facilities — Orion, in Illinois, Fairfax, in Kansas, and Spring Hill, in Tennessee — that will share a $4 billion investment to expand production of gasoline-powered vehicles.
Reuters also reported last week that the company is halting production of two electric Cadillac SUVs in Spring Hill in December.
As the company reported its second quarter earnings results, CEO Mary Barra reaffirmed that the company is adjusting to “changing demand” and wrote that “overall, GM is well positioned to succeed in an ICE market that now has a longer runway.”
