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| ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Industry | Electric vehicle infrastructure |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Campbell, California, U.S. |
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| Products | Electric vehicle chargers |
| Revenue |  US$507 million (2024) |
 US$−450 million (2024) | |
| US$−458 million (2024) | |
| Total assets | US$1.10 billion (2024) |
| Total equity | US$328 million (2024) |
Number of employees | 1,650 (2024) |
| Website | chargepoint |
| Footnotes Financials as of January 31, 2024[update].[2] | |
ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (formerly Coulomb Technologies)[3] is an American electric vehicle infrastructure company based in Campbell, California.[4] ChargePoint operates the largest online network of independently owned EV charging stations operating in 14 countries and makes some of its technology.[5]
ChargePoint was founded in 2007 as Coulomb Technologies by Richard Lowenthal, Dave Baxter and Harjinder Bhade.[6][7][5]
In June 2017, ChargePoint took over 9,800 electric vehicle charging spots from GE,[8] adding to its 34,900 existing charging stations across Mexico, Australia, Canada, and the United States.[9]
On November 28, 2018, ChargePoint raised $240 million.[10] At the time, ChargePoint maintained 57,000 charging stations.[5] In 2019, VW's Electrify America and ChargePoint agreed to provide common access to their US customers.[11]
The company reached 100,000 chargers in September 2019, while adding more than 2,000 charging locations per month.[citation needed]
ChargePoint went public through a special-purpose acquisition company ("SPAC") reverse merger in February 2021.[12][13] In January 2023, ChargePoint, Mercedes-Benz, and MN8 Energy announced plans to add 2,500 fast chargers at 400 charging hubs in the U.S., available to all EVs.[14][15]
| Date | Number of spots | % Growth |
|---|---|---|
| June 2017 | 35,900 [16] | — |
| July 2018 | 47,000 [17] | +31.0% |
| September 2018 | 53,000 [18] | +12.8% |
| November 2018 | 57,000 [19] | +7.5% |
| January 2019 | 58,000 [20] | +1.8% |
| June 2019 | 65,000 [21] | +12.1% |
| September 2019 | 100,000 [22] | +53.8% |
| November 2019 | 103,700 [23] | +3.7% |
| September 2020 | 114,000 [23] | +9.9% |
| March 2022 | 174,000 [24] | +52.6% |
| January 2023 | 225,000 [25] | +29.3% |
| January 2024 | 286,000 [2] | +27.1% |
| January 2025 | 342,000 [26] | +19.6% |
The company "designs, develops and manufactures hardware and software solutions" for electric vehicles at large.[5]
ChargePoint Home – This small home charger won an Edison Award for new product innovation and human-centered design.[27] It is available in 16A and 32A versions. ChargePoint Home Flex added 50A charging support.
CT4000 Family – The CT4000 is intended for property owners, businesses and municipalities providing for charging stations for their employees, customers, residents and fleets. It was the first to support power sharing along multiple ports.[28]
CP4000 Family – Three phase Mennekes ("type 2") charging for Europe, up to 22 kW. Can share a single three phase 63A circuit or use two separate 32A circuits.[29]
CPE 100 and CPE 200 – ChargePoint Express DC fast chargers offer fast charging for most DC-capable electric vehicles. With an embedded AC-to-DC converter, they directly charge the vehicle battery and can charge some EVs in less than 30 minutes. Express stations are particularly suitable for short dwell time parking, freeway corridor locations and quick turnaround fleet charging. They can also be installed in workplaces to complement CT4000 stations for employees who need a quick charge. Express 100 is 24 kW, Express 200 is 50 kW, and Express 250 is 62.5 kW. Express 100 is available in separate CCS and CHAdeMO models, while Express 200 is larger and has both ports.[30][31] Express 200 is a charging design licensed from Tritium.
CPF25 Family – The CPF25 is designed for select fleet and multi-family applications. For fleets, CPF25 stations are suited for depot charging. For multi-family communities, CPF25 stations are intended for personal charging in assigned parking spots.[32] CPF32 is a European Type 2 version (still limited to single phase 32A charging). The CPF50 added 50A charging support.
ChargePoint Express Plus Family – The liquid-cooled, modular 400 kW charging system called "Express Plus" was launched in January 2017 at CES in Las Vegas, Nevada.[33]
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ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (formerly Coulomb Technologies) is an American electric vehicle infrastructure company based in Campbell, California. ChargePoint operates the largest online network of independently owned EV charging stations operating in 14 countries and makes some of its technology.
Elaine Lan Chao (born March 26, 1953) is an American businesswoman and former government official who served as United States secretary of labor in the administration of George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009 and as United States secretary of transportation in the first administration of Donald Trump from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party and wife of U.S. senator Mitch McConnell, Chao was the first Asian-American woman to serve in a presidential cabinet. She resigned as secretary of transportation after the January 6 United States Capitol attack. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Chao immigrated to the United States when she was eight years old. Her father founded the Foremost Group, an American shipping company based in New York. Chao was raised in Queens, New York, and on Long Island, and received degrees from Mount Holyoke College and Harvard Business School. She worked for financial institutions before being appointed to senior positions in the Department of Transportation under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, including chair of the Federal Maritime Commission (1988–1989) and Deputy Secretary of Transportation (1989–1991). She served as director of the Peace Corps from 1991 to 1992 and as president of the United Way of America from 1993 to 1996. Chao has served on several Fortune 500 and nonprofit boards of directors, including the electric charger network provider ChargePoint since 2021.
George Richard Wagoner Jr. (born February 9, 1953) is an American businessman and former chair and chief executive officer of General Motors. Wagoner resigned on March 29, 2009, at the request of the White House. The latter part of Wagoner's tenure as CEO found him under heavy criticism as the market valuation of GM went down by more than 90% and the company lost more than US$82 billion. He is a board member of ChargePoint, an electric vehicle infrastructure company.
A charging station, also known as a charge point, chargepoint, or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), is a power supply device that supplies electrical power for recharging the onboard battery packs of plug-in electric vehicles (including battery electric vehicles, electric trucks, electric buses, neighborhood electric vehicles, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles). Charging stations can theoretically be installed anywhere accessible by the electrical grid, including dedicated public charging facilities, multistorey car parks, private garages and carports, and even roadside parallel parking spots. There are two main types of EV charging stations: alternating current (AC) chargers and direct current (DC) chargers. Electric vehicle batteries can only be charged by direct current electricity, while most mains electricity from the power grid is delivered as alternating current. For this reason, most electric vehicles have a built-in AC-to-DC converter commonly known as the "onboard charger" (OBC). At an AC charging station, AC power from the grid is supplied to this onboard charger, which converts it into DC power to recharge the battery. DC chargers provide higher-power charging (which requires much larger AC-to-DC converters) by integrating the converter into the charging station, thereby avoiding size, weight, and cost constraints in vehicles. The station then directly supplies DC power to the vehicle, bypassing the onboard converter. Most modern electric vehicles can accept both AC and DC power.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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