ChargePoint has received awards, through its partners, of more than $19 million to deploy 248 DC fast charging ports at 45 sites along California highways. The awards were approved last week by the California Energy Commission (CEC) and California Department of Transportation as part of the state’s first tranche of National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program funds.

The new ChargePoint charging stations will be located along some of California’s most traveled highways, many of which have EV-charger congestion. Expansion of DC fast charging across the state’s interstate highways such as I-5 is much needed to connect many of state’s largest cities, and every community in between, with accessible, reliable charging solutions.

ChargePoint, through its partners, has been allocated almost $90 million in funding for nearly 150 sites. These sites represent around 700 fast charging ports across 21 of the US states that have awarded funding to date. The NEVI program aims to drive the development of accessible, reliable DC fast charging solutions across US highways.

Most awarded sites will feature ChargePoint Express Plus charging stations, a modular DC fast charging platform with fast charging speeds up to 500kW. Express Plus combines with ChargePoint’s software to charge every make and model of electric vehicle available today.

Express Plus can simultaneously charge two vehicles at one time from the same charging station. Express Plus uses a proprietary cooling architecture to deliver peak charging speeds for sustained periods of time.