EVgo Opens 28-Stall Fast Charging Hub in San Diego
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- EVgo launched a new fast-charging hub in San Diego with 28 stalls, located within walking distance of a Wendy's, Vons, and Sprouts near Ocean Beach and Mission Beach.
- EVgo installed more than 1,200 chargers last year and now operates over 5,000 fast EV chargers nationwide.
- San Diego had only about 290 fast chargers and roughly 2,700–2,800 public EV chargers citywide before this site opened, per PlugShare data cited in the article.
- Fast chargers deliver charges multiple times faster than the typical Level 2 public stations, which add about 30–40 miles per charge.
- California leads the U.S. in both EV ownership and public EV chargers, and is legally required to run on 100% clean electricity by 2045.
- Ocean Beach draws hundreds of thousands of visitors per year, and San Diego logged over 30 million visitors annually — a pool of potential EV-driving customers the new site is positioned to capture.
Why it matters: The 28-stall hub pushes San Diego's fast-charger count up by roughly 10% in a single opening, addressing a gap in a tourist-heavy coastal corridor where EV drivers have had few fast-charge options near beaches and amenities. With California requiring 100% clean grid electricity by 2045 and already hosting the most EVs and public chargers of any state, the site is a small but concrete piece of that buildout.
