NRG eVgo, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, has signed Coca-Cola for its eVgo Ready for Electric Vehicle (REV) program in California.
Under this program, Coca-Cola will provide qualified workplaces with eVgo EV charging solutions, including charger operation, maintenance and driver support 24 hours a day.
The eVgo chargers will be located at Coca-Cola campuses in Sacramento, Coachella, Downey, Sylmar, downtown Los Angeles as well as two facilities in San Leandro
The eVgo partnership is an expansion of Coca-Cola’s employee-driven EV program, piloted at the company’s Atlanta site and is part of Coca-Cola’s commitment to building sustainable practices among its workforce, the company said.
Earlier in 2012, Coca-Cola also partnered with the Plug-in Electric Vehicle Collaborative (PEVC), a statewide organization focused on accelerating the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), to meet California’s economic, energy and environmental goals.
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California aims to have to have 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles on California’s roads by 2025.
Coca-Cola will provide electric vehicle (EV) charging at seven of its facilities across California. eVgo will install and manage the charging stations to provide workplace charging for Coca-Cola employees with EVs.
The demand for EVs is rising in California. The number of EVs on California roads has surpassed 100,000. Â With this the state now contributes about 40 percent of the sales of U.S electric vehicles.
Rajani Baburajan