EVgo partners with Amazon for payments

The collaboration involves the integration of the tech company’s Alexa virtual assistant into the charging experience.

EVgo Inc. have partnerd with Amazon to support an Alexa-enabled EV charging experience. This collaboration will allow drivers to ask Alexa to help them find and navigate to nearby EV charging stations, as well as initiate and pay for charging sessions at EVgo stations seamlessly.

The companies plan to roll out the in-vehicle functionality to Alexa-enabled vehicles as well as automotive accessories like Echo Auto later this year.

This collaboration aims to leverage the PlugShare community and the EVgo Inside solution to integrate them with the Alexa app. PlugShare API will allow customers to find nearby charging stations, access its comprehensive public EV charging map and ultimately take advantage of a seamless charging experience built from over a decade of serving one of the largest communities of EV drivers in the world.

“From Autocharge+ to charging with Alexa, EVgo is committed to continuing to raise the bar for convenience of EV ownership for our customers. EVgo is proud to be Amazon’s first charging network partner to enable this Alexa experience, and support its Climate Pledge to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040,” said Cathy Zoi, CEO at EVgo.

With EVgo Inside integration, customers can also register a new EVgo account, find branded charging stations, initiate a charging session, and complete payment– all from within their Alexa app. In the future, customers will also be able to view real-time charger availability and view session and billing information. Through this partnership, Amazon customers can access over 150,000 U.S. public charging stations listed on PlugShare.