Portland approves deal with company to provide almost 50 electric vehicle charging stations

ASSOCIATED PRESS • March 10, 2022

The city of Portland has entered into a 10-year agreement with a national company that will install, operate and maintain more than 40 electric vehicle charging stations on publicly-owned property. The City Council voted unanimously this week to approve a charging network provider agreement with EVgo, a company that operates more than 800 charging stations in 34 states and the District of Columbia. EVgo will install up to 44 Level-2 chargers and four DC fast chargers in Portland.