EVgo Celebrates 500,000 Customer Account Milestone by Partnering with One Tree Planted
October 26 2022 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Company’s donation to equity fund supports a
diverse mix of city-centered projects for communities in need to
ensure environmental justice
EVgo Inc. (NASDAQ: EVGO), the nation’s largest public fast
charging network for electric vehicles (EVs), today announced that
more than 500,000 customer accounts have been created on its
platform, a significant milestone for the rapidly growing EV
community in the United States. Consistent with the company’s
values, EVgo is celebrating this milestone with a donation to One
Tree Planted to fund urban reforestation projects across the U.S.
EVgo’s contribution to The Fund for Urban Forestry will benefit 27
planting projects across 24 cities, supporting the health and
livelihood of millions of Americans.
“By charging on EVgo’s 100% renewable powered network, our
customers have helped reduce the U.S. carbon footprint by well over
100,000 metric tons, which is equivalent to planting about 1.7
million trees,” said Cathy Zoi, CEO of EVgo. “As our network grows
and surpasses 500,000 customer accounts, we are proud to partner
with One Tree Planted and make more progress in our commitment to
environmental justice by planting trees where they’re needed. As we
enable more drivers and communities to access the benefits of
driving electric, EVgo remains committed to renewables and renewing
our mission to grow a business that is sustainable environmentally
and financially.”
The Fund for Urban Forestry supports a portfolio of 27
high-impact urban projects in areas that are under-resourced in
major U.S. cities including Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, Detroit,
Miami, and Atlanta. These projects aim to plant urban trees to
address environmental justice issues such as urban heat, pollution,
and lack of community green spaces – and ultimately help
communities achieve tree equity.
Just as electric vehicles can provide billions of dollars of
health care benefits,i trees in cities provide many benefits for
local communities from shade to improved air quality, but these
benefits are not necessarily distributed equally. Low-income
communities are disproportionately affected by the effects of
climate change caused by both pollution from transportation and
deforestation. EVgo’s contribution will help One Tree Planted
continue their vital work with urban forestry projects.
“We’re proud to work with partners like EVgo who are dedicated
to taking action for environmental justice,” said Cassandra
Vitiello, Director of Seedling Support at One Tree Planted. “These
urban forestry efforts help us improve tree equity in cities around
the United States, which helps advance goals that both One Tree
Planted and EVgo share—to mitigate the effects of climate change
and make a positive impact in communities that disproportionately
bear the brunt of pollution.”
To celebrate reaching half a million customer accounts with
drivers, EVgo has also launched a #EVgo500K social media campaign.
From October 26 until November 9, 2022, customers who post pictures
of their EVgo charging session to Facebook or Instagram using the
#EVgo500K hashtag will earn 500 bonus EVgo Rewards™ points.
Promotion begins October 26, 2022, at 6 a.m. PT and ends
November 9, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Promotion details are as
follows:
- Follow @evgonetwork on Facebook or Instagram;
- Create an EVgo account at EVgo.com, or by downloading the EVgo
app if you don’t already have an account;
- Post a selfie photo of you charging your EV at an EVgo charging
station; and
- Tag @evgonetwork and use the hashtag #EVgo500K in your
post
Note: Profiles must be set to ‘public’ for your post to be seen
by EVgo. Rewards points will be added to customer accounts within
30 days of the promotion end date.
The #EVgo500K promotion is not sponsored, endorsed, administered
by or associated with Facebook or Instagram • EVgo is the primary
(sole) host and sponsor of the #EVgo500K promotion • Promotion open
to U.S. participants age 18+ only • An EVgo representative will
reach out to account holder via Facebook or Instagram direct
message for your EVgo account information in order to deposit the
points into your EVgo Rewards account • 500 EVgo Rewards points
will be added to accounts of users who have provided EVgo with
their EVgo account information after the promotion period has
ended.
About EVgo
EVgo (Nasdaq: EVGO) is a leader in 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. Since its founding
in 2010, EVgo has led the way to a cleaner transportation future
and its network has been powered by 100% renewable energy since
2019 through renewable energy certificates. As the nation’s largest
public fast charging network, EVgo’s owned and operated charging
network features over 850 fast charging locations – currently
serving over 60 metropolitan areas across more than 30 states – and
continues to add more DC fast charging locations 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, robust
software products and unique service offerings for drivers and
partners including EVgo Optima™, EVgo Inside™, EVgo Rewards™, and
Autocharge+, EVgo enables world-class charging experience where
drivers live, work, travel and play.
About One Tree Planted
One Tree Planted is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to make
it simple for anyone to help the environment by planting trees.
Their projects span the globe and are done in partnership with
local communities and knowledgeable experts to create an impact for
nature, people, and wildlife. Reforestation helps to rebuild
forests after fires and floods, provide jobs for social impact, and
restore biodiversity. Many projects have overlapping objectives,
creating a combination of benefits that contribute to the UN's
Sustainable Development Goals. To learn more, visit
onetreeplanted.org.
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