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EVgo Adds 4 New Public EV Fast Chargers to Maryland’s Valley Park Commons
New fast charging station in Hagerstown, MD is the first station funded through Maryland’s Appendix D settlement fund LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- EVgo
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nNew fast charging station in Hagerstown, MD is the first station funded through Maryland’s Appendix D settlement fund\n\n LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nEVgo Inc. (NASDAQ: EVGO), the nation’s largest public fast charging network for electric vehicles (EVs) and first powered by 100% renewable electricity, today announced the opening of a new EVgo public fast charging station located at Valley Park Commons in Hagerstown, Maryland. The new EV charging station, located at 1580 Wesel Boulevard, boasts four charging stalls equipped with two 100 kW fast chargers and two 350 kW fast chargers capable of simultaneous charging. The new site will be unveiled during a ribbon cutting ceremony today, April 25 at 10 a.m. ET, and will feature a lineup of prominent local speakers.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220425005361/en/\nThe EVgo network boosts more than 850 public fast charging locations and serves over 60 metropolitan areas across more than 30 states, including over 100 EVgo charging stalls across the state of Maryland. Valley Park Commons is a regional shopping center located within Hagerstown’s primary retail node. Hosted by Mosaic Realty Partners, the center is next to the 900,000 square foot Valley Park regional mall and approximately five minutes from the intersection of I-81 and I-70, the two major thoroughfares connecting Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland.\n\nPublic EV fast charging stations are critical to helping the state of Maryland reach its goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2045, as outlined in the 2030 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act Plan. The new Valley Park Commons charging station was primarily built in partnership with Nissan and partially funded through Maryland’s Electric Corridor Grant Program (ECGP), which was administered by The Maryland Department of the Environment and the Maryland Energy Administration. Funding for the program was available through the VW Mitigation Program.\n\n“EV charging and retail shopping go together like peanut butter and jelly, and we know Maryland EV drivers are going to love the combination of new EVgo stations at Valley Park Commons in Hagerstown,” said Jonathan Levy, Chief Commercial Officer of EVgo. “With great partners like Mosaic Re...