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EVgo has obtained 13.8 million {dollars} in funding to deploy 20 fast-charging stations within the US state of Ohio. All the deliberate charging stations will supply 350 kW charging.
The cash comes from DriveOhio, a division of the Ohio Division of Transportation. The company awarded a complete of 18 million {dollars} in funding in its first tranche of Nationwide Electrical Automobile Infrastructure program funds to be launched. EVgo and its eXtended companions thus obtained greater than 75 per cent of the pot.
Fourteen of the 20 places to be fitted with fast-chargers belong to EVgo eXtend associate Pilot Co. The businesses didn’t talk the precise places – neither for these 14 nor for the remaining six websites.
As reported earlier this week, Ohio is the primary US state to launch funds from the Nationwide Electrical Automobile Infrastructure (NEVI) Programme. The cash will probably be used to open a complete of 27 websites – which means that seven websites will probably be developed by CPOs apart from EVgo. The stations will probably be constructed alongside seven main state highways, together with I-70, I-71, I-74, I-75, I-76, I-77. All websites will characteristic no less than 4 charger ports with 150 kW every.
A second request for proposals to put in an extra 16 quick chargers will observe this autumn.
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