Pilot Journey Facilities, Common Motors, and EVgo collectively introduced the opening of the primary batch of 17 places of their new nationwide EV quick charging community, hinted at in mid-2022.
The brand new quick charging stations can be found in 13 states (AZ, FL, GA, ID, KY, MI, MO, OH, OK, TN, TX, VA, and WA), at current Pilot and Flying J journey heart places (the record could be discovered within the EVgo app).
An important factor in regards to the new stations is that they’re principally equal to gas stations, which suggests not solely excellent places, but in addition an elevated charging expertise together with handy pull-through charging stalls (pleasant for towing and enormous autos), a number of high-power chargers (as much as 350-kW, at the moment with CCS1 connectors), canopies, 24/7 facilities (entry to restrooms, meals and beverage choices, and free Wi-Fi) and monitoring around-the-clock by onsite employees.
The excellent news doesn’t finish right here, because the electrification of Pilot and Flying J journey heart places is promised to progress in a short time with at the very least 25 places to be prepared by the tip of this 12 months (with a complete of 100 fast-charging stalls), and roughly 200 places by the tip of 2024.
In line with the plan, outlined in July 2022 and repeated not too long ago, the coast-to-coast community of quick charging websites will encompass 500 places and a couple of,000 charging stalls (about 4 per station on common).
GM and Pilot Firm to Construct Out Coast-to-Coast EV Quick Charging Community
The format of the stations and facilities had been already warmly welcomed by the EV neighborhood within the feedback. Let’s observe that that is one other method to raise the EV charging expertise and a transparent signal of the place the trade is heading.
The joint press launch says that the three companions “have labored to offer present and future EV drivers with a considerate, sensible and accessible charging expertise for lengthy distance journey.”
The community is now in an early stage (see particulars at pilotflyingj.com/ev-charging) however quickly it is going to be accessible by many channels, together with GM’s automobile model apps, Pilot’s myRewards Plus app, the EVgo app, PlugShare “and different functions designed for EV drivers.”
Subsequent 12 months, in spring 2024, GM and Pilot Journey Facilities intend to introduce unique advantages for GM drivers, together with the power to order a charger and reductions on charging.
Adam Wright, Pilot Journey Facilities LLC chief government officer mentioned: “EV drivers are anticipating a greater charging expertise and to have extra charging places alongside America’s most traveled corridors. These new charging places and the various extra to return, can be crucial for enhancing vary confidence. As curiosity in EVs continues to develop, we imagine our community is usually a catalyst to getting extra EV drivers on the highway.”