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Description of business and nature of operations
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Description of business and nature of operations  
Description of business and nature of operations

Note 1 – Description of Business and Nature of Operations

EVgo owns and operates a public direct current (“DC”) fast charging network in the United States (“U.S.”). EVgo was founded in October 2010 as NRG EV Services, LLC, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc., an integrated power company based in Houston, Texas. EVgo’s network of charging stations provides electric vehicle (“EV”) charging infrastructure to consumers and businesses. Its network is capable of natively charging (i.e., charging without an adaptor) all EV models and charging standards currently available in the U.S. EVgo partners with national and regional chains of grocery stores, automotive original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), hotels, shopping centers, gas stations, parking lot operators, local governments and independent property owners in order to locate and deploy its EV charging infrastructure.

COVID-19 Outbreak

The global outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in significant volatility in the global and domestic economies, changes in consumer and business behavior, market downturns and restrictions on business and individual activities, which has led to overall reduced economic activity. The COVID-19 pandemic also impacted the Company’s operations through construction delays and supply chain and shipping constraints. EVgo also experienced delays in its negotiations with commercial or public-entity property owners, landlords and/or tenants (collectively, the “Site Hosts”) as they devoted more time to day-to-day operations and employee health and safety. Finally, for some contractual commitments, EVgo is required to adhere to a construction schedule over specific timeframes. Those timelines were impacted due to delays associated with COVID-19, and it is possible that the ongoing pandemic could continue to impact these timelines in the future.

How COVID-19 will affect EVgo’s future business results is unclear. While the disruption is expected to be temporary, there is considerable uncertainty around the duration and magnitude of this disruption. Development and commissioning lead times may be extended as a result of the measures taken by the state and local governments to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The extent of the financial impact and duration cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.