Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS) and EVgo are partnering to combine charging solutions with zero-emission commercial electric vehicles.
EVgo is the first charging solutions company to partner with ELMS, which plans to build out a charging ecosystem that supports different fleet customer uses. The companies are working together to deliver EVgo’s charging solutions to fleets of ELMS Urban Delivery EVs.
Troy, Michigan-headquartered ELMS and EVgo are developing a preferred fleet charging program to support ELMS’ commercial EVs as they reach customers.
This bundled turnkey offering from EVgo targets large-scale deployments of its charging solutions for ELMS customers that adopt fleet electrification. The offering includes transition planning, hardware procurement, infrastructure deployment, software and networking, operations and maintenance, and systems integration.
“EVgo is thrilled to partner with Electric Last Mile Solutions to deliver customized charging solutions to ELMS fleet customers going electric,” said Jonathan Levy, EVgo’s chief commercial officer. “Working together through partnerships like this one is the best way to bring the benefits of fleet electrification to more segments, from last-mile package delivery to campus use cases and more.”
EVgo and ELMS said they share a goal of maximizing operational performance in a sustainable manner. EVgo can ensure access to Level 2 and DC fast-charging solutions at its depots or its dedicated charging hubs away from base. Customers who purchase ELMS vehicles will be able to take advantage of EVgo’s public charging network of more than 800 locations across the U.S.
“It is imperative that our commercial EV customers have a charging capability aligned and integrated into their workflow, so their vehicles experience zero unplanned downtime,” said Jonathan Ballon, chief strategy and digital officer for ELMS. “EVgo’s fleet portfolio and growing nationwide presence of public Level 2 and DC fast charging makes them an ideal partner to deliver on our shared customers’ expectations as they build out their EV fleets.”
Electric Last Mile Solutions is focused on commercial vehicles that running clean as connected and customized solutions that make their customers’ businesses more efficient and profitable, the company said in a news release. The first ELMS vehicle, the Urban Delivery, is the first Class 1 commercial EV in the U.S. market. The company expects to begin producing its second vehicle, the Class 3 Urban Utility EV, in the second half of 2022.
EVgo is the nation’s largest public fast-charging network for electric vehicles. With more than 800 fast-charging locations, EVgo’s owned and operated charging network serves more than 68 metropolitan areas across 35 states and more than 300,000 customer accounts.
