Electrify America Named to Fast Company's Annual List of 'Brands That Matter'

October 5, 2023 by Electrify America

Electrify America has been named by Fast Company to its annual 'Brands That Matter' list. Editors judged each brand on relevancy, cultural impact, ingenuity, and business impact to compile the list.

In the announcement, Fast Company states:

By and large, automakers have tried to address some of the aesthetic- and performance-based hurdles to electric vehicle adoption, but one of the larger infrastructural challenges is a general lack of charging stations. Electrify America wants to live up to its name and change that—and the past year has been a big one. The brand has expanded to 47 states (yes, even Hawaii) and the District of Columbia, opening an average of three charging stations a week while getting 15 automakers to sign on to charging agreements.

As it builds the infrastructure for an EV future, it's making sure that rural areas are included and investing in STEM education and workforce-development organizations. And though it currently offsets the power used by its chargers with credits, this past spring Electrify America broke ground on Solar Glow 1, a solar energy plant that will help create new energy to offset that used by its chargers.

'Electrify America is honored to be recognized by Fast Company. Our mission is to help move our transportation system to an electrified future,' said Robert Barrosa, president and CEO of Electrify America. 'We are committed to offering a coast-to-coast charging network that meets customer demand for accessible and hyper-fast EV charging.'

Electrify America's Impact in just over five years

Electrify America has played a significant role to support the dramatic growth in the electric vehicle market. Here are just a few key highlights:

•Electrify America is the largest open DC fast charging network in the U.S. with 840+ charging stations and 3,700+ chargers.

•The company has been deploying the fastest EV charging speeds of 150kW and 350kW since 2018

•The first and only open network to deploy Plug&Charge technology in 2020 simplifying the payment process letting EV owners begin charging without reaching for a wallet, smartphone or bankcard.

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•Network growth with year-over-year customer charging sessions increases from 268,000 sessions (2020) 1.45 million sessions (2021) 5.2 million sessions (2022).