- Toyota's EV Charging Solutions collaborates with EVgo on
deployment of 8-stall DC fast charging stations in California cities
- Toyota's support helps provide charging equity for underserved
communities
PLANO,
Texas, May 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor
North America, Inc. (Toyota), guided by its "Empact" vision to
address equitable EV charging and mobility for all, today announced
the first communities that will receive DC fast chargers (DCFC):
Baldwin Park, Calif., and
Sacramento, Calif. High-power
350kW chargers at each location are to be installed, owned and
operated by EVgo, one of the nation's largest public fast charging
networks, and feature simultaneous charging. The California sites are targeted to be
operational in 2025.
"Providing 'Mobility for All' is our north star as we look to
support and facilitate equitable EV charging opportunities for all
customers," said Christopher Yang,
group vice president, Business Development, Toyota Motor North
America. "We want to help ensure these underserved communities are
not overlooked in the EV transition, and providing support for
these charging facilities helps provide access to those who may not
have easy access to home or public charging options."
Toyota's Clean Assist program, launched in 2021, matches
residential customer charging with renewable electricity, thereby
helping to reduce emissions generated from charging. In
California this generates revenue
from the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), based on battery electric
vehicles (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) charging
at home. That revenue has been re-invested into transportation
electrification in the state, including these chargers.
"Expanding access to public charging infrastructure is critical
to our mission of accelerating the mass adoption of EVs," said
Dennis Kish, President of EVgo. "We
are proud to partner with Toyota to build new fast charging
resources that will support the equitable distribution of charging
infrastructure in the Golden State."
The cities receiving DC fast chargers were chosen using the
CalEnviroScreen tool and based on certain criteria such as resident
income levels, demographics, air quality levels, and areas that
have or are expected to have meaningful EV penetration.
Baldwin Park and Sacramento are both great examples of areas
that are poised to see rapid EV growth in the future. These two
environmental justice communities would benefit from the addition
of more DC fast charging stations in strategic locations to serve
the local population and support EV drivers.
For example, in Sacramento, the
new 350kW DC fast chargers will be installed near the Arden Fair
Mall, a known high-traffic area close to the freeway with multiple
options for dining, shopping and other activities.
"As a member of the California Air Resources Board and the
Sacramento Air Quality Management District, I am extremely excited
that Toyota and EVgo have selected Arden Fair Mall as the site for
a new 8-stall electric vehicle charging station," Councilmember
Eric Guerra said. "We'll continue to look for ways to reduce carbon
emissions and I'm proud of the work our region is doing to meet our
air quality goals."
The Baldwin Park charging
station will also be centrally located less than a mile off
Interstate 10, with access to amenities including a grocery store
on site and many nearby restaurants.
"Investing in public charging not only supports EV drivers, it
also benefits everyone in our community by encouraging zero
emissions travel in an area that has experienced historically poor
air quality," said Senator Susan
Rubio. "This new fast charging station in Baldwin Park will bring economic and public
health benefits that our residents and visitors alike can
enjoy."
Toyota will look to continue supporting local communities
through its Empact Vision, helping enable the transition to
electrification for all, working to ensure that no one is left
behind in the fight against carbon emissions. For more information
on Toyota's electrified vehicle offerings, please visit
www.Toyota.com/electrified.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM), creator of the Prius hybrid and the Mirai fuel
cell vehicle, is committed to building vehicles for the way people
live through our Toyota and Lexus brands, and directly employs more
than 63,000 people in North
America (more than 49,000 in the U.S.).
Over the past 65 years, Toyota has assembled nearly 47 million
cars and trucks in North America
at the company's 12 manufacturing plants. By 2025, the company's
13th plant in North Carolina will
begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified
vehicles.
Through our more than 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly
1,500 in the U.S.), Toyota sold more than 2.6 million cars and
trucks (more than 2.2 million in the U.S.) in 2023, of which more
than one quarter were electrified vehicles (full battery, hybrid,
plug-in hybrid and fuel cell).
For more information about Toyota, visit
www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.
About EVgo
EVgo (Nasdaq: EVGO) is a leader in electric vehicle charging
solutions, building and operating the infrastructure and tools
needed to expedite the mass adoption of electric vehicles for
individual drivers, rideshare and commercial fleets, and
businesses. EVgo is one of the nation's largest public fast
charging networks, featuring over 1,000 fast charging locations
across more than 35 states, including stations built through EVgo
eXtend™, its white label service offering. EVgo is accelerating
transportation electrification through partnerships with
automakers, fleet and rideshare operators, retail hosts such as
grocery stores, shopping centers, and gas stations, policy leaders,
and other organizations. With a rapidly growing network and unique
service offerings for drivers and partners including EVgo Optima™,
EVgo Inside™, EVgo Rewards™, and Autocharge+, EVgo enables a
world-class charging experience where drivers live, work, travel
and play.
For Toyota customer inquiries, please call
800-331-4331.
Toyota Media Contact:
Toyota Motor North America
Josh Burns
Joshua.Burns@Toyota.com
EVgo Contacts:
For Investors:
investors@evgo.com
For Media:
press@evgo.com
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