EVgo opens its first Supercharger site with 12 stalls in Chicago

EVgo has opened its first site equipped with Tesla Superchargers near downtown Chicago. The 12-stall installation begins a programme that the charging operator expects to expand to hundreds of Supercharger stalls across the United States.

The Chicago equipment uses Tesla’s Magic Dock, an integrated adapter system that allows compatible NACS and CCS1-equipped vehicles to connect without drivers bringing a separate adapter. EVgo announced the opening on 5 November.

Initial sites in the programme will be at grocery-anchored properties owned by Regency Centers, an existing EVgo partner. The arrangement places charging alongside shopping and dining rather than requiring a dedicated stop away from those amenities. EVgo says its Supercharger sites appear in Tesla’s Trip Planner and in-car navigation.

This rollout is separate from EVgo’s work to add NACS connectors to its existing charging equipment. The company expects that programme to reach 500 NACS stalls by the end of 2026, in addition to the Supercharger deployment.

EVgo also aims to put a NACS connector at every site built in 2023 or later within two years. Those are expansion targets; the Chicago announcement confirms the first 12 Supercharger stalls, rather than completion of the wider programme.

Sources

• EVgo: First Chicago Supercharger opening
• EVgo / GlobeNewswire: Original announcement and site photograph
• InsideEVs: EVgo’s use of Tesla charging hardware