BRONX - Revel, a Brooklyn-based electric mobility and infrastructure company, announced it is developing and opening the first-ever public, universally accessible electric vehicle (EV) fast charging station in The Bronx.
Revel’s Bronx Superhub will be located in Port Morris in the South Bronx, a neighborhood that has historically reported some of the highest asthma rates in the country, and will be equipped with 30 fast charging stalls.
“The Bronx refuses to be left behind in the transition to electric vehicles. As new congestion pricing proposals threaten to divert more traffic through our community, which already suffers from the nation’s highest asthma rates, we need to electrify our streets today and clean up the air we breathe,” said Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15). “The addition of the first public fast charging station in the borough in Port Morris is an important step in the right direction toward a cleaner and greener city. Alongside the coming Hunts Point electric freight hub, the Bronx’s EV future is quickly becoming reality.”
The Bronx Superhub is part of a larger expansion of Revel’s fast charging network announced today. The company is developing and opening a total of five new EV fast charging Superhubs in New York City, adding 136 public charging stalls to New York’s EV infrastructure landscape.
Like Revel’s flagship Superhub in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, the five new sites will be open 24/7 and accessible to any brand of EV. The sites will be equipped with ultrafast charging capable of charging an EV in 10-20 minutes.
Revel’s five new Superhubs are:
- 30 stalls in Port Morris, The Bronx
- 60 stalls in Maspeth, Queens
- 20 stalls in Red Hook, Brooklyn
- 16 stalls at the historic Dime building in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- 10 stalls at Pier 36 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan
All of the sites will be open to the public by the end of 2023.
According to Plugshare, there are currently 71 fast charging stalls across the five boroughs that are public and universally accessible (equipped with Combined Charging System [CCS] plugs). There are currently zero public fast charging stalls anywhere in The Bronx. Adding 136 new fast charging stalls will bring Revel’s network to over 160 stalls, and the company will operate roughly 80% of New York City’s public fast charging infrastructure.
“The only way mass EV adoption will ever happen in New York City is if the charging infrastructure is there to support it,” said Revel CEO & Co-Founder Frank Reig. “We need high-volume, public sites in the neighborhoods where people actually live and work, and that’s exactly what Revel is delivering with our growing Superhub network. This is the biggest fast charging expansion our city has ever seen, and it’s a huge step toward making our EV transition a reality.”
Revel’s Maspeth Superhub will be the largest public, universally accessible fast charging station in the Western Hemisphere with 60 stalls. The Maspeth Superhub is situated on a high-traffic corridor for light-and heavy-duty vehicles, especially those servicing the transportation, delivery and freight sectors.
In Brooklyn, Revel’s South Williamsburg Superhub will be located in the historic Dime building, where Revel recently relocated its headquarters, and will have 16 stalls accessible to the building’s residential and corporate tenants as well as the general public. Revel’s Red Hook Superhub, also known as the Red Hook Recharge Zone, recently received a $7 million Clean Transportation Prizes Program award from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and will be developed with community partners including Green City Force and Empire Clean Cities. The site will include 20 charging stalls and a multi-use community center, which will provide green jobs training to local residents.
Today Revel also unveiled an interactive digital map of every public fast charging station in New York City, including all existing sites and the five Revel sites currently under development. The map, which is available on Revel’s website, includes location, number of stalls, plug types, speed, hours and fee information for each site. It is available as a resource for all New Yorkers, especially those interested in going electric.
In addition to charging the public’s EVs, Revel’s new charging sites will power the company’s own all-electric rideshare service, which currently has 200 Tesla Model Ys operated by over 480 W-2 employee drivers.
Revel’s new Superhubs will be part of the company’s efforts to strengthen New York City’s grid. Revel’s rideshare fleet will participate in managed charging at the new sites, charging during off-peak hours for the grid. The five sites will also participate in demand response, incentivizing EV users to charge their vehicles ahead of Con Edison's power curtailment events during peak summer hours.
Supporting Quotes
“Making fast, reliable electric vehicle charging accessible across New York City's five boroughs is at the foundation of reducing emissions in our city,” said Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi. “We applaud Revel’s infrastructure investment in New York City, which will make it easier for drivers to go electric.”
“Shifting from fossil fuel-burning vehicles to clean transportation is a critical component of any strategy to address the climate crisis, and part of that is ensuring we have the infrastructure in place to support that transition,” said Julie Tighe, President of the New York League of Conservation Voters. “The New York League of Conservation Voters applauds Revel’s continued commitment to providing the infrastructure needed for electric vehicles–it’s one of the reasons we honored them earlier this year–and our hats are off to them for launching five new fast-charging superhubs across New York City. By making these charging hubs accessible to any EV, regardless of make and model, Revel is looking beyond their bottom line and toward a clean transportation future for all.”
“New York State has made significant investments in electrifying the transportation sector and encouraging drivers to choose zero-emission vehicles. Building out charging infrastructure in New York City is a key part of the equation and we applaud Revel for helping to shape our clean energy future,” said John Markowitz, Senior Director, eMobility, at the New York Power Authority. “The New York Power Authority’s EVolve NY initiative is the largest non-Tesla fast-charging system in the state. We, at EVolve NY, are pleased to see Revel expand access in New York City where fast chargers are most needed. The public and private sectors both have roles to play in reaching the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal and making our communities healthier places to live.”
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