Kempower, PowerUp launch 12-site Southeast EV fast charging rollout
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- Kempower and PowerUp America opened their first public DC fast charging station in Manchester, Kentucky, launching a 12-site rollout across the Southeast.
- The Manchester site at 425 KY-80 features four Kempower Flex Satellite chargers with both NACS and CCS1 connectors and up to 800 kW of available power, and is open 24/7.
- PowerUp America designed the site with pull-through charging spaces for larger vehicles and towing, plus covered canopies.
- Kentucky's station is the only one in the initial 12; the remaining 11 sites are currently under development in Georgia.
- Monil Malhotra, president of Kempower North America, framed the rollout as expanding access to fast charging "across a critical region for EV adoption."
- The location on KY-80 fills a gap in a region where public fast charging has historically trailed the density seen along Kentucky's major interstate corridors.
Why it matters: The 12-site commitment — one in Kentucky, eleven in Georgia — concentrates Kempower and PowerUp's early U.S. footprint in the Southeast, where DC fast charging has thinned out away from major interstates. Dual NACS/CCS1 connectors, 800 kW headroom, and pull-through stalls signal the stations are built for road-trip throughput and larger vehicles, not just local commuters.
