Pilot Co., General Motors and EVgo Inc. have opened more than 200 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and 850 fast charging stalls across almost 40 states in the past two years.
Some of the newest states to join this growing network include Colorado, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming, with significant expansion across Texas, Missouri and Florida.
- Pilot Co. is No. 16on CSP’s 2025 Top 202 ranking of U.S. c-store chains by store count.
EV charging company EVgo offers 350-killowatt fast-chargers at the sites.
Plug and Charge, a feature that enables compatible EV models to automatically initiate and pay for a charging session simply by plugging in, is available throughout the network for drivers with compatible EV models.
Pull-through stalls allow drivers who are towing a trailer or traveling in an electric van to connect their charging ports. At the chargers, there are overhead canopies.
Knoxville, Tennessee-based Pilot and Flying J locations feature free Wi-Fi, on-site restaurants and grocery and convenience items.
“Pilot is here to fuel the journeys of all drivers,” said Shannon Sturgil, senior vice president of alternative fuels at Pilot. “Our fast-charging network raises the bar for convenience, reliability and exceptional service by offering an experience designed to show EV drivers that they matter. Our collaboration with General Motors and EVgo continues to bring highway-based charging to more routes where this critical infrastructure is needed to enable coast-to-coast EV travel.”
Pilot, GM, based in Detroit, and EVgo, based in El Segundo, California, first announced their collaboration in 2022 and are now nearly halfway toward their goal of building a total of up to 2,000 fast charging stalls at up to 500 Pilot and Flying J locations across the United States. By the end of 2025, the companies anticipate reaching 1,000 stalls across 40 states.
Founded in 1958, Pilot is a wholly owned subsidiary of Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and employs approximately 30,000 team members. It has more than 900 locations in 44 states and five Canadian provinces, serving an average of 1.2 million customers per day. In addition to travel center services, Pilot and its partners offer trucking fleets a variety of solutions for fuel, credit, factoring, maintenance and rewards. The company operates North America's third largest fuel tanker fleet and supplies approximately 12 billion gallons of fuel per year. Pilot is one of the largest providers of biodiesel and renewable fuels and developer of low-carbon fueling alternatives.
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