EVgo, Meijer expand fast charging partnership through EVgo eXtend

EVgo, a provider of public fast charging networks for electric vehicles (EVs), announced it will install new fast charging stations in the Midwest in an expanded partnership with Meijer, a regional grocery retailer. The new EVgo stations will be built in Ohio and feature up to six stalls at select Meijer locations, equipped with high-power 350kW chargers so that EV drivers can quickly charge and get back on the road, according to the press release.

The extended partnership builds upon EVgo and Meijer’s existing relationship and will help increase access to public charging for current and future EV drivers in the Midwest. To date, the company notes that it has deployed 24 charging stalls at six Meijer locations across Michigan and Ohio, including key metropolitan markets, such as Detroit, Cincinnati and Columbus.

With more than 500 supercenters, Meijer Grocery, neighborhood markets and Express locations across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois and Wisconsin and has offered EV charging at select stores and on its corporate campus since 2010. This broadened partnership with EVgo is another step in the retailer’s path to achieve its sustainability goals.