GREENVILLE — An electric vehicle charging “network” opened its first East Coast office Dec. 15 in Greenville, continuing a trend of robust EV investment in the Upstate and across South Carolina.
ChargePoint, which is headquartered in California, sells charging stations and accompanying software for public, private and commercial spaces. This includes installations for homes, multifamily buildings, workplaces, retail and transportation providers.
The company invested $250,000 to build out the Greenville office, which will have nearly 20 employees with experience deploying chargers.
Richard Mohr, ChargePoint’s global vice president, said in a statement the support of South Carolina’s state government for the growing EV industry drew the firm here.
“As the United States reaches the electric vehicle ‘tipping point,’ this expansion marks a new phase of growth for ChargePoint,” Mohr said. “We look forward to continuing to scale our business to meet the surge in demand for EV charging equipment and drive the all-electric movement forward.”
The firm has more than 200,000 charging ports across North America and Europe.
It’s just the latest example of growth in the EV industry in South Carolina.
In October, BMW unveiled plans to invest $1.7 billion into EV production in Spartanburg County. In December, EV battery recycler Redwood Materials officially announced its plan for a $3.5 billion factory in the Lowcountry, marking the single largest economic development deal in South Carolina history.
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