Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis provides information that management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our consolidated results of operations and financial condition. The discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto as of and for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, included elsewhere in this Annual Report. In addition to historical information, this discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve numerous risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially from management’s expectations due to a number of factors, including those discussed in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this Annual Report.
Overview
We are one of the nation’s leading public EV fast charging providers. With more than 1,200 fast charging stations across 47 states, we strategically deploy localized and accessible charging infrastructure by partnering with leading businesses across the U.S., including retailers, grocery stores, restaurants, shopping centers, gas stations, rideshare operators and autonomous vehicle companies. At our Innovation Lab, we perform extensive interoperability testing and have ongoing technical collaborations with leading automakers and industry partners to advance the EV charging industry and deliver a seamless charging experience.
The foundation of our business is building, owning and operating EV fast charging sites that deliver charging to EVs driven by individuals, commercial drivers, and fleet operators. Our core revenue stream is from the provision of charging services for EVs of all types on our network. In addition, a variety of business-to-business commercial relationships provide us with revenue or cash payments based on commitments to build new infrastructure, provide guaranteed access to charging, and provide marketing, data and software-driven services. We also earn revenue from the sale of regulatory credits generated through sales of electricity and our operation and ownership of our DCFC network. We believe this combination of revenue streams can drive long-term margin expansion and customer retention.
Specifically, charging network revenue is earned through the following streams:
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We generate non-charging network revenue from the following streams:
Key Components of Results of Operations
Revenue. Our revenue is generated across various business lines. The majority of our revenue is generated from the sale of charging services, which are comprised of retail, commercial and OEM business lines, and our eXtend offering. In addition, we generate ancillary revenue through services provided to dedicated fleets, which includes both operating and sales-type lease structures, the sale of data services and consumer retail services. We also offer network services to OEM customers, including branding and memberships. Finally, as a result of owning and operating the EV charging stations, we earn regulatory credits such as LCFS credits, which are sold to generate additional revenue.
Cost of Sales. Cost of sales consists of the following components:
Charging Network.Charging network cost of sales consists primarily of energy usage fees, site operating and maintenance expenses, network charges, warranty and repair services, and site lease and related expenses associated with the EVgo Public Network.
Other.Other cost of sales is primarily related to costs associated with the eXtend and dedicated charging businesses, the sale of data services, and other ancillary services.
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Depreciation, Net of Capital-Build Amortization.Depreciation, net of capital-build amortization, consists of depreciation related to our property and equipment associated with charging equipment and installation and is partially offset by the amortization of our capital-build liabilities associated with third-party funding received for charging stations and other programs.
Gross Profit (Loss) and Gross Margin. Gross profit (loss) consists of our revenue less our total cost of sales. Gross margin is gross profit (loss) as a percentage of revenue.
Operating Expenses. Operating expenses consist of the following components:
General and Administrative.General and administrative expenses primarily consist of payroll and related personnel expenses, IT and office services, customer service, office rent expense and professional services. We expect our general and administrative expenses to increase in absolute dollars as we continue to grow our business. We also expect to continue to incur additional expenses related to compliance and reporting obligations pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC and the DOE Loan, general insurance and directors’ and officers’ insurance, investor relations and other professional services.
Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion. Depreciation, amortization and accretion consists of depreciation related to our property, equipment and software not associated with charging equipment and, therefore, not included in the depreciation, net of capital-build amortization expenses recorded in cost of sales. This also includes amortization of intangible assets and accretion related to our asset retirement obligations.
Operating Profit (Loss) and Operating Margin. Operating profit (loss) consists of our gross profit (loss) less total operating expenses. Operating margin is operating profit (loss) as a percentage of revenue.
Interest Expense. Interest expense consists of interest expense from the amortization of deferred debt issuance costs and interest expense incurred on long-term debt, and is presented net of amounts capitalized to property and equipment.
Interest Income. Interest income consists primarily of interest earned on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash.
Change in Fair Values of Warrant and Earnout Liabilities. The change in the fair values of the Warrant and earnout liabilities reflects the mark-to-market adjustments associated with Warrants to purchase shares of our common stock and earnout liabilities for each reporting period.
Income Taxes.Our provision for income taxes consists primarily of income taxes related to federal and state jurisdictions where business is conducted related to our ownership in EVgo OpCo. For the year ended December 31, 2025, our provision for income taxes included a $5.2 million net income tax benefit resulting from the transfer of EVgo OpCo’s 2024 30C income tax credits. For the year ended December 31, 2024, our provision for income taxes included a $2.4 million net income tax benefit resulting from the transfer of EVgo OpCo’s 2023 30C income tax credits. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we maintained a full valuation allowance on our net deferred tax assets. There were no unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions, nor any significant amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.
Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest.Net earnings (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest represent the share of net earnings or loss that is attributable to the holder of our Class B common stock, which is EVgo Holdings.
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Key Performance Indicators
Our management uses several performance metrics to manage the business and evaluate financial and operating performance:
Network Throughput on the EVgo Public Network. Network throughput represents the total amount of GWh consumed on the EVgo Public Network. We typically monitor GWh sales by three components: business line, customer and customer type. We believe monitoring of component trends and contributions is the appropriate way to monitor and measure business-related health.
Number of DC Stalls on the EVgo Public Network. One stall can charge one vehicle at a time. There are certain configurations of our sites where one DC charger is capable of charging only one vehicle at a time; all chargers at such a site are counted as one stall per one charger. There are certain configurations of our sites where one DC charger is capable of charging two vehicles simultaneously; all chargers at such a site are counted as two stalls per one charger.
The following table presents network throughput and the number of DC Stalls on the EVgo Public Network:
December 31,
Number of DC Stalls on the EVgo Public Network (in thousands) as of 3.9 3.5
Factors Affecting Our Operating Results
We believe our performance and future success depends on a number of factors, including those discussed below and in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors.”
EV Sales
Our revenue growth is partly dependent on the adoption and continued acceptance and usage of passenger and commercial EVs, which we believe drives the demand for electricity, charging infrastructure and charging services. The market for EVs is still rapidly evolving and, although demand for EVs has grown in recent years, there is no guarantee of such future demand. Factors impacting the adoption of EVs include perceptions about EV features, quality, safety, performance and cost; perceptions about the limited range over which EVs may be driven on a single battery charge; availability of services for EVs; consumers’ perception about the convenience, speed, reliability and cost of EV charging; volatility in the price of gasoline and diesel; EV supply chain shortages and disruptions including, but not limited to, availability of certain components (e.g., semiconductors and critical raw materials necessary for the production of EVs and EV batteries), the ability of EV OEMs to ramp-up EV production and/or allocate sufficient quantities of EV models to the U.S. market; domestic content requirements or other policy constraints; availability of batteries and battery materials; availability, cost and desirability of other alternative fuel vehicles, including plug-in hybrid EVs and high fuel-economy gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles; increases in fuel efficiency; regulations applicable to vehicle emissions and fuel economy; and availability of federal and state credits for EV purchases. In addition, macroeconomic factors could impact demand for EVs, particularly since the sales price of EVs for certain body types can be more expensive than traditional gasoline-powered vehicles. If the market for EVs does not develop as expected or if there is any unexpected slowdown or delay in overall adoption of EVs, our business, financial condition and results of operations results may be materially and adversely affected.
Electrification of Fleets
We face competition in the emerging fleet electrification segment, including from certain fleet customers who may opt to install and own charging equipment on their property; however, we believe our unique set of offerings to fleets and our existing charging network position us advantageously to win business from fleets. Fleet owners are generally more sensitive to the total cost of ownership of a vehicle than private-vehicle owners. As such, electrification of vehicle
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fleets may occur more slowly or more rapidly than management forecasts based on the cost to purchase, operate and maintain EVs and the general availability of such vehicles relative to those of internal combustion engine vehicles. Our ability and our competitors’ ability to offer competitive charging services and value-added ancillary services may impact the pace at which fleets electrify and may impact our ability to capture market share in fleets. Additionally, federal, state and local government support and regulations directed at fleets (or lack thereof) may accelerate or delay fleet electrification and increase or reduce our business opportunity.
Competition
The EV charging industry is increasingly competitive. The principal competitive factors in the industry include charger count, locations, accessibility and reliability; charger connectivity to EVs and ability to charge widely adopted standards; speed of charging relative to expected vehicle dwell times at a location; DCFC network reliability, scale and local density; software-enabled service offerings and overall customer experience; operator brand, track record and reputation; access to equipment vendors and service providers; policy incentives; and pricing. Existing competitors may expand their product offerings and sales strategies, new competitors may enter the market and certain fleet customers may choose to install and operate their own charging infrastructure. If our market share decreases due to increased competition, our revenue and ability to generate profits in the future may be impacted.
Geopolitical and Macroeconomic Environment
The current administration has initiated, and may continue to initiate, a series of new policies including but not limited to tariffs and global trade initiatives, tax law and environmental policies, which may impact our business. During the last several years, the global economy has experienced disruption and sustained volatility due to a number of factors, such as the conflict in Ukraine and tensions in the Middle East, which have led to disruptions, instability and volatility in global markets and industries and will likely continue to lead to geopolitical instability, market uncertainty and supply disruptions.
Additionally, uncertainties in trade policy, including the implementation of tariffs and the resulting creation or expansion of potential trade wars between countries in which we source our components, and recent inflationary pressures have resulted in, and may continue to result in, increases to the costs of charging equipment and personnel, which could in turn cause capital expenditures and operating costs to rise. We continue to analyze the impact that existing tariffs have on our business and actions we can take to minimize their impact, while also monitoring for any changes to such tariffs or implementation of potential new tariffs. We remain vigilant of factors that may have the effects of raising the cost of capital and depressing economic growth. For additional information, see Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors - Continuing or worsening inflationary pressures and associated changes in monetary policy, or changes to trade policy, including tariff and customs regulation, may result in increases to the cost of our charging equipment, other goods, services and personnel, which in turn could cause capital expenditures and operating costs to rise.”
The current economic environment remains uncertain, and the extent to which our operating and financial results for future periods will be impacted by the conflicts in Ukraine and tensions in the Middle East region, rates of inflation, instability in the financial services sector, supply-chain disruptions, government implementation of tariffs and other changes in restrictions on trade and efforts to reduce inflation and any recession will largely depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. In addition, continued long lead times of grid equipment such as transformers may impact our development cycle.
Government Mandates, Incentives and Programs
The U.S. federal government and some state and local governments provide incentives to EV charging station owners in the form of rebates, tax credits, low-cost funding and other financial incentives, such as payments for regulatory credits. Several governmental entities offer incentives to offset vehicle purchases as well. These governmental rebates, tax credits and other financial incentives significantly lower the effective price of EVs and EV charging stations.
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However, these incentives may expire on a particular date, end when the allocated funding is exhausted, or may be reduced or terminated as a matter of regulatory or legislative policy, which if pursued, could impact the availability or value of these grants and/or tax provisions. Any reduction in rebates, tax credits or other financial incentives available to EVs or EV charging stations could negatively affect the EV market and adversely impact our business operations and expansion potential.
The OBBBA, signed into law on July 4, 2025, makes permanent key elements of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, including 100% bonus depreciation, domestic research cost expensing, and the business interest expense limitation. We currently do not expect the OBBBA to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements, even when considering the sunset of the 30C income tax credit for EV charging to take place on June 30, 2026 as a result of its passage.
See Part I, Item 1 “Business – Market Overview.” Additional legislative or regulatory actions under the current administration or 119th Congress, if pursued, could impact the availability or value of these incentives. Further, the impact government EV initiatives, including regulatory requirements and restrictions that may impact our ability and our competitors’ ability to take advantage of such initiatives, cannot be known with any certainty at this time, and we may not reap any or all of the expected benefits of these initiatives if material changes are made to these laws or the regulations, which could negatively affect the EV market and adversely impact our business operations and expansion potential.
In addition, a number of states offer various rebates, grants and tax credits to incentivize both EV and EVSE purchases. In many states, utilities also offer rebates or other incentive programs, typically called “make-ready” programs, to incentivize the development of EV charging infrastructure.
Technology Risks
We rely on numerous internally developed, including through a joint development agreement with Delta, and externally sourced hardware and software technologies to operate our network and generate earnings. We engage a variety of third-party vendors for non-proprietary hardware and software components and software-as-a-service elements. As a result of any defects, errors, bugs, malfunctions, or excessive wear to these hardware and/or software components, our stall availability and/or performance may be impacted and our maintenance costs could increase, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our ability to continue to integrate our technology stack with technological advances in the wider EV ecosystem including EV model characteristics, charging standards, charging hardware, software and battery chemistries and value-added customer services will determine our sustained competitiveness in offering charging services. There is a risk that some or all of the components of the EV technology ecosystem will become obsolete and that we will be required to make significant investments to continue to effectively operate our business. For example, SAE International, a standards-developing organization for automotive engineering professionals, recently approved the SAE J3400 industry standard (also know as NACS) for production. We began adding NACS connectors to our fast charging network in early 2025 and intend to continue this effort; however, continued integration of NACS connectors in future charger installations and on certain existing chargers will require investment and management attention to select chargers which properly balance expectations of existing customers while attracting new users who prefer to use NACS connectors.
Management believes our business model is well-positioned to enable us to remain technology-, vendor- and OEM-agnostic over time and allow the business to remain competitive regardless of long-term technological shifts in EVs, batteries or modes of charging.
Sales of Regulatory Credits
We derive revenue from selling regulatory credits earned for participating in LCFS programs, or other similar carbon or emissions trading schemes, in various jurisdictions in the U.S. The sale of these credits is based on market prices. These
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credits are exposed to various market and supply and demand dynamics which can drive price volatility and which are difficult to predict. Price fluctuations in credits may have a material effect on future results of operations. The availability of such credits depends on continued governmental support for these programs. If these programs are modified, reduced or eliminated, our ability to generate this revenue in the future would be adversely impacted. We are currently monitoring the impact of a set of amendments to strengthen California’s LCFS program, which went into effect on July 1, 2025. In addition to California, we are also monitoring implementation of New Mexico’s program and a number of Clean Fuels proposals being contemplated in state legislatures across the U.S.
Seasonality
We believe that EV charging is subject to seasonality related to driving, travel and economic activity that impacts demand for charging. For example, Americans typically drive more miles in the summer months and fewer in the winter months, especially in January and February. Our rideshare drivers also typically experience lower activity levels in the first quarter. Lastly, we experience seasonality in our electric costs as many electric utilities charge higher rates in the summer (typically defined as a four-month period starting in June), than the rest of the year.
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Results of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2025 Compared with Year Ended December 31, 2024
The table below presents our results of operations:
Year Ended December 31, Change
(dollars in thousands) 2025 2024 $ %
Revenue
Cost of sales
Operating expenses
Other income (expense)
Other expense, net (22) (18) (4) (22) %
Change in fair value of earnout liability 920 (288) 1,208 419 %
Gross margin 21.0 % 11.4 %
Operating margin (28.8) % (51.2) %
Network throughput (GWh) on the EVgo Public Network 366 277
* Percent not meaningful.
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Revenue
Total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased $127.3 million, or 50%, to $384.1 million compared to $256.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. As further discussed below, the increase in revenue was primarily due to a $37.2 million increase in retail charging revenue, a $34.7 million increase in ancillary revenue, a $29.9 million increase in eXtend revenue, a $10.6 million increase in OEM charging revenue, and an $8.1 million increase in commercial charging revenue.
Charging Revenue, Retail. Charging revenue, retail, for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased $37.2 million, or 39%, to $133.9 million compared to $96.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. Year-over-year growth was primarily due to an overall increase in throughput, driven by an increased number of charging stalls and increased charging volume from a greater number of customers, and, to a lesser extent, price increases.
Charging Revenue, Commercial. Charging revenue, commercial, for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased $8.1 million, or 30%, to $34.8 million compared to $26.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. Year-over-year growth was primarily due to an increased number of charging stalls and higher charging volumes by the Company’s public fleet customers.
Charging Revenue, OEM. Charging revenue, OEM, for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased $10.6 million, or 68%, to $26.1 million compared to $15.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to higher charging volumes and customer enrollments from the Company’s OEM partners.
Regulatory Credit Sales. Regulatory credit sales for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased $1.2 million, or 13%, to $10.2 million compared to $9.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase was due to growing throughput, primarily in California, resulting in additional credit generation and sales, partially offset by a decrease in market prices.
Network Revenue, OEM. Network revenue, OEM, for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased $5.6 million, or 72%, to $13.4 million compared to $7.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to increased breakage realized related to a charging credit program and increased branding revenue.
eXtend Revenue. eXtend revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased $29.9 million, or 34%, to $116.5 million compared to $86.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to a $21.7 million increase due to construction projects in process or completed and, to a lesser extent, an increase due to the recognition of certain construction change order costs that were incurred in a prior year, a $4.4 million increase in hardware revenue, a $1.9 million increase in operating and maintenance revenue, and a $1.5 million increase in consulting revenue.
Ancillary Revenue. Ancillary revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased $34.7 million, or 239%, to $49.3 million compared to $14.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. Ancillary revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025 included $25.9 million of revenue resulting from the close-out of a contract with a dedicated fleet customer and $5.6 million of financed sales lease revenue. The increase was also due to a $4.6 million increase in operating lease rental revenue and a $1.0 million increase in utilization fees. The increases were partially offset by a $0.9 million decrease in construction revenue, a $0.8 million decrease in hardware revenue, and a $0.6 million decrease in sublease income.
Cost of Sales
Charging Network.Charging network cost of sales for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased $35.5 million, or 37%, to $132.6 million compared to $97.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase in charging network cost was primarily due to a $20.8 million increase in energy costs resulting from increased throughput and a
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$14.7 million increase in non-energy costs, primarily related to increased maintenance activity and, to a lesser extent, increased costs due to the growth of our network.
Other. Other cost of sales for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased $26.9 million, or 32%, to $111.3 million compared to $84.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase in other cost of sales was primarily due to a $24.8 million increase in costs to support the increase in eXtend revenue and $2.8 million of costs related to the financed sales lease revenue.
Depreciation, Net of Capital-Build Amortization.Depreciation, net of capital-build amortization, for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased $13.5 million, or 29%, to $59.4 million compared to $46.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 due to the growth of our charging network.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased $51.4 million, or 175%, to $80.8 million compared to $29.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily due to the $25.9 million of revenue resulting from the close-out of a contract with a dedicated fleet customer in 2025 combined with a $27.2 million improvement in charging network gross profit. Gross margin for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was 21.0% and 11.4%, respectively.
Operating Expenses
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased $35.7 million, or 25%, to $176.9 million compared to $141.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by a $14.5 million increase in payroll costs due to an increase in headcount, a $6.1 million increase in impairment expense, a $5.1 million increase in bad debt expense primarily related to increased loss rates on credit card transactions, a $3.2 million increase in software costs, a $1.7 million increase in marketing and advertising expenses, and a $1.2 million increase in legal and professional service fees compared to the same prior-year period.
Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion.Depreciation, amortization and accretion expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025 decreased $5.2 million, or 26%, to $14.6 million compared to $19.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to $3.9 million in decreased amortization related to intangible assets and $1.9 million in decreased amortization related to software, which were partially offset by a $0.7 million increase in accretion.
Operating Loss and Operating Margin
During the year ended December 31, 2025, we had an operating loss of $110.7 million, an improvement of $20.9 million, or 16%, compared to an operating loss of $131.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. Operating margin for the year ended December 31, 2025 was negative 28.8% compared to negative 51.2% for the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily due to improved gross margins and improved leveraging of operating expenses.
Interest Expense
Interest expense incurred related to the DOE Loan and Credit Agreement, which is presented net of amounts capitalized to property and equipment, for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $6.1 million. Interest expense was de minimis during the year ended December 31, 2024 as we had no long-term debt outstanding prior to 2025.
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Interest Income
Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2025 decreased $0.6 million, or 8%, to $7.0 million compared to $7.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease was a result of lower interest rates on our interest-bearing accounts.
Other Expense, Net
Other expense, net, for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was de minimis.
Changes in Fair Values of Earnout and Warrant Liabilities
For year ended December 31, 2025, there was a $9.3 million gain resulting from the change in fair values of warrant and earnout liabilities compared to a $4.9 million loss for the year ended December 31, 2024. The change was due to a decrease in the fair value of the warrant and earnout liabilities during the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the prior year. See Part II, Item 8, “Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data — Note 12 — Fair Value Measurements” for more information.
Income Tax Benefit
For the year ended December 31, 2025, income tax benefit was $5.1 million compared to $2.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2024. The income tax benefit for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was due to the benefit realized from the net proceeds received from the transfer of EVgo OpCo’s 2024 and 2023 30C income tax credits, respectively. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we maintained a full valuation allowance on our net deferred tax assets.
Net Loss Attributable to Class A Common Stockholders
Net loss attributable to Class A common stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $41.6 million compared to $44.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily driven by a $20.9 million decrease in operating loss, a $14.2 million net gain from the change in the fair values of the earnout and warrant liabilities, and a $2.8 million increase in income tax benefit, which were partially offset by a $28.5 million decrease in net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest as a result of their decreased ownership percentage impacted by the redemption of OpCo Units, which occurred in December 2024, and a $6.1 million increase in interest expense.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have a history of operating losses and negative operating cash flows. As of December 31, 2025, we had $210.7 million of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and working capital of $161.2 million. As of December 31, 2024, we had $120.5 million of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and working capital of $94.0 million. Our net cash inflow for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $90.2 million. We believe our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash on hand as of December 31, 2025 is sufficient to meet our current working capital and capital expenditure requirements for a period of at least twelve months from the filing date of this Annual Report.
To date, our primary sources of liquidity have been cash flows from the CRIS Business Combination, revenues from our various revenue streams, government grants, proceeds from the transfer of 30C income tax credits, proceeds from sales of our Class A common stock, including under the ATM Program and an underwritten equity offering, loans and equity contributions from our previous owners, and borrowings under long-term debt arrangements. Our primary cash requirements include operating expenses, satisfaction of commitments to various counterparties and suppliers and capital expenditures (including property and equipment). Our principal uses of cash in recent periods have been funding our operations and investing in capital expenditures, including the purchase of EV chargers for installation.
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DOE Loan. On December 12, 2024, Swift Borrower entered into the Guarantee Agreement with the DOE as guarantor. The DOE Loan is structured as a senior secured loan facility of up to $1.248 billion, consisting of $1.05 billion of principal and up to $193 million of capitalized interest. The DOE Loan provides that Swift Borrower may draw on the DOE Loan, each such draw, an Advance, at any time during the Availability Period. Advances under the DOE Loan are subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, including certification of compliance with the loan documents and specified legal requirements and the ongoing accuracy of representations and warranties. As the current administration continues to review and adopt policies that impact the EV sector, there is a risk that changes in regulatory, executive or legislative policy could result in delays or otherwise unduly affect our ability to obtain further Advances under the DOE Loan.
All proceeds from the DOE Loan will be used to reimburse us for up to 80% of certain costs associated with the construction, installation and deployment of approximately 7,500 new DC Stalls nationwide. At the closing of the DOE Loan we contributed 1,594 DC Stalls from our existing public network to Swift Borrower as collateral and we may be required to contribute additional DC Stalls or cash to Swift Borrower from time to time. We, through our subsidiary, EVgo Services, will provide charge point operator services to Swift Borrower for the duration of the DOE Loan. Cash received from revenues generated from the contributed DC Stalls is restricted to ensure that we have sufficient funds to keep the contributed stations operational and make our required debt service and fee payments.
The DOE Loan matures on January 7, 2042. Beginning on March 15, 2030, Swift Borrower will be required to make quarterly payments to the FFB. Interest rates are fixed at the applicable long-dated U.S. Treasury rate plus a combined liquidity spread and risk-based charge of approximately 1.2% in the aggregate, and accrued interest is capitalized until the end of the Availability Period. Subject to certain conditions, including the existence of no events of default, Swift Borrower may voluntarily prepay any or all of the principal outstanding under the DOE Loan. Additionally, in the event of a Mandatory Prepayment Event (as defined in the Guarantee Agreement), Swift Borrower shall be required to prepay certain amounts outstanding under the DOE Loan. Swift Borrower’s obligations to the DOE and FFB under the DOE Loan are secured by a first priority security interest (subject to customary exceptions and permitted liens) in, among other things, the assets of Swift Borrower and the equity interests of Swift Borrower.
The Guarantee Agreement contains customary representations and warranties as well as affirmative and negative covenants (including restrictions on Swift Borrower making distributions to affiliates). The Guarantee Agreement also contains customary events of default including failure to make payments when due, failure to maintain the required debt service coverage ratio, the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the Guarantee Agreement) or other breaches under the Guarantee Agreement. If an event of default occurs, the DOE has certain rights and may, among other options and in its discretion, assess fees and penalties, enforce the collateral, and declare all amounts under the DOE Loan payable immediately in full.
As of December 31, 2025, the outstanding balance under the DOE Loan was $140.6 million, which includes $5.6 million in paid-in-kind interest. As of December 31, 2025, Swift Borrower had $919.3 million of principal available to borrow under the DOE Loan, subject to the satisfaction of conditions contained in the Guarantee Agreement. As of December 31, 2024, there were no amounts outstanding under the DOE Loan. The weighted average interest rate on the outstanding amounts under the DOE Loan as of December 31, 2025 was 5.62%.
Credit Agreement.On the Voyager Closing Date, Voyager Borrower entered into the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement provides for a term facility of up to $300 million, consisting of (i) the Commitments and (ii) the Incremental Facility. Voyager Borrower may make Borrowings under the Credit Agreement from time to time during the Voyager Availability Period. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, including contribution to Voyager Borrower by EVgo Services of the EV fast charging stalls to which the applicable Borrowing relates, delivery of a Borrowing notice and the ongoing accuracy of certain representations and warranties.
All proceeds from the Credit Agreement will be used to reimburse EVgo Services for up to 60% of certain costs associated with the construction, installation and deployment of the stalls contributed to Voyager Borrower by EVgo Services pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement and pay for certain transaction costs. The Loans are expected to
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support more than 1,900 stalls nationwide, including the buildout of more than 1,500 new stalls and 400 stalls that EVgo Services contributed from its existing public network to Voyager Borrower as collateral in connection with the initial borrowing on July 24, 2025. Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, EVgo Services may contribute additional stalls or cash to Voyager Borrower from time to time during the Voyager Availability Period. EVgo Services will provide charge point operator services to Voyager Borrower in connection with the project for the duration of the Credit Agreement.
Loans under the Credit Agreement may, at the election of Voyager Borrower, be in the form of a SOFR Loan or an ABR Loan (each as defined in the Credit Agreement). SOFR Loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to Term SOFR (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus (i) 3.25% for the period from the Voyager Closing Date until and excluding the fourth anniversary of the Voyager Closing Date and (ii) 3.50% for the period from and including the fourth anniversary of the Voyager Closing Date and thereafter. ABR Loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to ABR (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus (i) 2.25% for the period from the Voyager Closing Date until and excluding the fourth anniversary of the Voyager Closing Date and (ii) 2.50% for the period from and including the fourth anniversary of the Voyager Closing Date and thereafter. Voyager Borrower began making quarterly interest payments in the year ended December 31, 2025.
Subject to certain conditions, including the existence of no events of default, Voyager Borrower may voluntarily prepay any or all of the principal outstanding under the Credit Agreement. Additionally, upon the occurrence of certain mandatory prepayment events set forth in the Credit Agreement, Voyager Borrower may be required to prepay certain amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement. Voyager Borrower’s obligations to the Lenders under the Credit Agreement are required to be secured by a first priority security interest (subject to customary exceptions and permitted liens) in, among other things, the assets of Voyager Borrower and the equity interests of Voyager Borrower.
As of December 31, 2025, the outstanding balance under the Loan was $65.8 million. As of December 31, 2025, Voyager Borrower had $159.2 million of principal remaining available to borrow under the Commitments, subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions. The weighted average interest rate on the outstanding amounts under the Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2025 was 6.92%.
30C Income Tax Credits. The Company has historically benefited from the availability of 30C income tax credits, which effectively subsidizes the cost of placing our charging stations in service. The IRA revised the 30C income tax credits to extend the credit until December 31, 2032, introduce the concept of transferability of such tax credits, expand the credit such that it is capped at $100,000 per item and increase eligibility requirements to require installation of EV charging stations in certain census tracts along with meeting prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements, among other changes. The OBBBA accelerated the phase-out of IRA credits and 30C income tax credits are now scheduled to expire on June 30, 2026 for any property placed in service after that date. In August 2025, the Company transferred EVgo’s 2024 30C income tax credits for net cash proceeds of approximately $14.8 million.
Delta Charger Supply Agreement. In July 2022, we entered into the Delta Charger Supply Agreement and the Purchase Order with Delta, pursuant to which we will purchase and Delta will sell EV chargers manufactured by Delta from time to time in specified quantities at certain delivery dates over a period of four years. We are obligated to purchase at least 1,000 chargers (which will enable the construction of 2,000 stalls) pursuant to the Delta Charger Supply Agreement and the Purchase Order with the option, at our election, to increase the number of chargers purchased to 1,100. Under the terms of the Purchase Order, we are required to make full payment on such chargers within 45 days of receipt. Our obligations under the Purchase Order are take-or-pay obligations; however, our liability is capped at a maximum of the greater of $30.0 million or 50% of the value of any outstanding firm orders. We entered into the Delta Charger Supply Agreement and Purchase Order in order to meet our obligations under the Pilot Infrastructure Agreement, other potential contractual commitments and our own needs and we intend to fund the capital expenditure required under the Delta Charger Supply Agreement and Purchase Order with proceeds from the Pilot Infrastructure Agreement as well as cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash on hand.
Tax Receivable Agreement. The term of the Tax Receivable Agreement commenced upon the completion of the CRIS Business Combination and will continue until all tax benefits that are subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement have been utilized or expired and all required payments are made, unless the Tax Receivable Agreement is terminated early
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(including upon a change of control). The actual timing and amount of any payments that may be made under the Tax Receivable Agreement are unknown at this time and will vary based on a number of factors. However, the Company Group expects that the payments that it will be required to make to TRA Holders in connection with the Tax Receivable Agreement will be substantial. Any payments made by the Company Group to TRA Holders under the Tax Receivable Agreement will generally reduce the amount of cash that might have otherwise been available to us or EVgo OpCo. To the extent EVgo OpCo has available cash and subject to the terms of any current or future debt or other agreements, the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement will require EVgo OpCo to make pro rata cash distributions to holders of EVgo OpCo Units, including Thunder Sub, in an amount sufficient to allow the Company Group to pay its taxes and to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. We generally expect EVgo OpCo to fund such distributions out of available cash. However, except in cases where the Company Group elects to terminate the Tax Receivable Agreement early, the Tax Receivable Agreement is terminated early due to certain mergers or other changes of control, or the Company Group has available cash but fails to make payments when due, generally the Company Group may elect to defer payments due under the Tax Receivable Agreement if it does not have available cash to satisfy its payment obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement or if its contractual obligations limit its ability to make these payments. Any such deferred payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement generally will accrue interest at the rate provided for in the Tax Receivable Agreement and such interest may significantly exceed the Company Group’s other costs of capital. In certain circumstances (including an early termination of the Tax Receivable Agreement due to a change of control or otherwise), payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement may be accelerated and/or significantly exceed the actual benefits, if any, the Company Group realizes in respect of the tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement. In the case of such an acceleration in connection with a change of control, where applicable, we generally expect the accelerated payments due under the Tax Receivable Agreement to be funded out of the proceeds of the change of control transaction giving rise to such acceleration, which could have a significant impact on our ability to consummate a change of control or the proceeds received by our stockholders in connection with a change of control. However, the Company Group may be required to fund such payment from other sources and, as a result, any early termination of the Tax Receivable Agreement could have a substantial negative impact on our liquidity or financial condition.
Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31, 2025 Compared with Year Ended December 31, 2024
The following table summarizes our consolidated cash flows:
Year Ended December 31,
Cash flows used in operating activities $ (7,728) $ (7,256)
Cash flows used in investing activities (116,683) (94,471)
Cash flows provided by financing activities 214,645 13,093
Operating Activities. Cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $7.7 million compared to $7.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2024. This increase in cash used in operating activities of $0.5 million was primarily due to a change in net cash outflows of $44.5 million resulting from changes in our operating assets and liabilities, partially offset by a decrease in our net loss of $31.3 million, adjusted for a change in non-cash charges of $12.7 million.
The main drivers of the changes in operating assets and liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2025 were an $11.9 million increase in accrued liabilities, due primarily to higher accrued energy costs, and a $1.2 million decrease in accounts receivable, due to collections from customers outpacing new billings. These changes were offset by a $17.2 million increase in prepaids and other current assets and other assets, due primarily to higher inventory balances for maintenance and contract assets for eXtend, a $14.0 million decrease in deferred revenue from increased amortization of revenue, and a $5.7 million increase in accounts payable.
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Investing Activities. Cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $116.7 million, compared to $94.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily driven by a $21.9 million increase in capital expenditures compared to the prior year.
Financing Activities. Cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $214.6 million compared to $13.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase was driven primarily by $200.9 million in proceeds from long-term debt and a $2.9 million increase in contribution received from our redeemable noncontrolling interest, partially offset by a $2.3 million decrease in proceeds from capital-build funding compared to the prior year.
Working Capital. Our working capital as of December 31, 2025 was $161.2 million, compared to $94.0 million as of December 31, 2024. The increase was driven primarily by an $80.0 million increase in our cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, current, a $16.6 million increase in prepaid and other current assets, and a $5.4 million decrease in accounts payable, partially offset by a $17.0 million increase in accrued liabilities, an $8.8 million increase in deferred revenue, current, and a $7.2 million decrease in accounts receivable, net.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments. We have material cash requirements for known contractual obligations and commitments in the form of operating leases, purchase commitments and certain other liabilities that are disclosed in Part II, Item 8, “Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data — Note 11 — Commitments and Contingencies” and discussed below. We generally expect to fund these obligations through our existing cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, draws under our debt agreements, and future financing or cash flows from operations.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Management bases these estimates on our historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results experienced may vary materially and adversely from our estimates. Revisions to estimates are recognized prospectively. For more information See Part II, Item 8, “Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data — Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” for additional description of the significant accounting policies that have been followed in preparing our consolidated financial statements.
The accounting policies described below are those we consider to be the most critical to an understanding of our financial condition and results of operations and that require the most complex and subjective management judgment. We consider our critical accounting estimates to be those related to our revenue recognition, which is described below.
Revenue Recognition
We have elected not to use the practical expedient that allows for the combination of non-lease components with lease components, which provide the customer with the right to use an identified asset, in the measurement of liabilities for all asset classes. The right to use an underlying asset is a separate lease component if (1) the lessee can benefit from the right to use the underlying asset either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available, and (2) the right to use the underlying asset is neither highly dependent on nor highly interrelated with other rights to use other underlying assets in the arrangement. We recognize revenue from lease components of lease contracts in accordance with ASC 842, Leases, and non-lease components of lease contracts and customer contracts in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Contract consideration for lease contracts is generally allocated between non-lease and lease components based on the relative SSP.
Lease Accounting. As a lessor, we enter into agreements to lease charging equipment, charging stations and other technical installations to third parties. At the inception of a lease contract, we determine whether it is an operating,
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sales-type or direct financing lease. The leases generally provide for fixed monthly payments and sometimes include provisions for contingent variable rent. Fixed payments received under lease agreements for lease components of operating leases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and are reported in ancillary revenue in the consolidated statements of operations.
Income (loss) on sales associated with sales-type leases are recognized when control of the underlying asset is transferred to the lessee (“commencement date”) and collection of the lease payments is considered probable. The income (loss) on sale is calculated as (1) the fair value of the underlying asset (or the sum of the lease receivables and any prepaid lease payments by lessee, if lower) (“sales price”); minus (2) the carrying amount of the underlying asset net of any unguaranteed residual asset; minus (3) any deferred initial direct costs of the lessor (2 and 3 are collectively referred to as the “cost of sales”). The sales price is reported in ancillary revenue and the cost of sales is reported in other cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations.
If collectibility of the financing receivables is not considered probable at the commencement date, we will not derecognize the underlying asset but will recognize lease payments received, including variable lease payments, as a deposit liability until the earlier of either of the following: (a) collectibility of the lease payments, plus any amount necessary to satisfy a residual value guarantee provided by the lessee, becomes probable; or (b) either of the following events occurs: (i) the contract has been terminated and the lease payments received from the lessee are nonrefundable; or (ii) we have repossessed the underlying asset, we have no further obligation under the contract to the lessee, and the lease payments received from the lessee are nonrefundable. We will then derecognize the carrying amount of the underlying asset, derecognize the carrying amount of any deposit liability recognized, recognize a net investment in the lease on the basis of the remaining lease payments and remaining lease term, using the rate implicit in the lease determined at the commencement date, and recognize the income (loss) on sale.
If collectibility of the financing receivables is considered probable at the commencement date, any subsequent deterioration in the lessee’s credit quality would require that the net investment in lease be subject to an impairment analysis, which may result in recording an impairment charge.
If a sales-type lease is terminated before the end of the lease term, the lessor tests the net investment in the lease for impairment, reclassifies the net investment in the lease to the appropriate asset category, measured at the sum of the carrying amount of the lease receivable (less amounts still expected to be received by the lessor) and the residual asset, and accounts for the underlying asset in accordance with the relevant U.S. GAAP standards. If a lease agreement is replaced by a new lease agreement with a new lessee, the lessor accounts for the termination of the original lease and accounts for the new lease in the same manner as it would any other new lease.
Non-Lease Accounting. Recording revenue may require judgment, including determining whether an arrangement includes multiple performance obligations, whether any of those obligations are distinct and cannot be combined and allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation based on the relative SSP. Revenue for performance obligations can be recognized over time or at a point in time depending on the nature of the performance obligation. Changes to the elements in an arrangement or, in our determination, to the relative SSP for these elements, could materially affect the amount of earned and unearned revenue reflected in our consolidated financial statements.
Understanding the complex terms of some of our agreements and determining the appropriate time, amount and method under which we should recognize revenue for the related transactions requires significant judgment. We exercise judgment in determining which promises in a contract constitute performance obligations rather than set-up activities. We determine which activities under a contract transfer a good or service to a customer rather than activities that are required to fulfill a contract but do not transfer control of a good or service to the customer. Determining whether obligations in a contract are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately or as a single performance obligation requires significant judgment. In reaching our conclusion, we assess the nature of each individual service offering and how the services are provided in the context of the contract, including whether the services are significantly integrated which may require judgment based on the facts and circumstances of the contract. We do not disclose the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations for (i) contracts
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for which we recognize revenue at the amount to which it has the right to invoice and (ii) contracts with variable consideration allocated entirely to a single performance obligation. Our remaining performance obligations under these contracts include providing charging services, branding services, and maintenance services, which will generally be recognized over the contract term. Our customer contracts may include variable consideration such as that due to the unknown number of users that will receive charging credits or an unknown number of sites that will receive maintenance services. For such variable consideration, we have determined it is not necessary to estimate variable consideration as the uncertainty resolves itself monthly in accordance with the contracts’ revenue recognition pattern. The timing and amount of revenue recognition in a period could vary if different judgments were made. We may also estimate variable consideration under the expected value method or the most likely amount method.
Additionally, where there are multiple performance obligations, judgment is required to determine revenue for each distinct performance obligation. Determining the relative SSP for contracts that contain multiple performance obligations requires significant judgment to appropriately determine the suitable method for estimating the SSP. We determine SSP using observable pricing when available, which takes into consideration market conditions and customer specific factors.
At contract inception, we determine whether we satisfy the performance obligation over time or at a point in time. Revenues from charging — OEM are primarily recognized ratably over time or as fee-bearing usage occurs. Revenues from charging — retail, charging — commercial and LCFS are usage-based services and recognized over time or at a point in time upon the delivery of the charging products or services. eXtend and ancillary revenues are recognized over time based on a time-based or cost-based approach or at a point in time as performance obligations are satisfied.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For a discussion of our new or recently adopted accounting pronouncements, see Part II, Item 8, “Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data — Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” as of and for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
Emerging Growth Company and Smaller Reporting Company Status
On April 5, 2012, the JOBS Act was signed into law. The JOBS Act includes provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We were previously an EGC, as defined in the JOBS Act. Under the JOBS Act, EGCs can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards issued until such time as those standards apply to private companies. We elected to use this extended transition period. In providing this relief, the JOBS Act does not preclude the Company from adopting a new or revised accounting standard earlier than the time that such standard applies to private companies. We utilized this relief until we ceased to be an EGC. Our status as an EGC expired effective December 31, 2025, the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the Initial Public Offering. As such, we are no longer eligible to use this extended transition period.
Additionally, following the CRIS Business Combination, we qualified as an SRC as defined under the Exchange Act. As of June 30, 2025, the market value of shares of our common stock held by non-affiliates was more than $250 million, and our annual revenue during the most recently completed fiscal year was more than $100 million. Thus, as of July 1, 2025, we no longer qualified as an SRC. However, we are continuing to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are available to SRCs through the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2025, consistent with the SEC’s rules and related guidance under the Exchange Act.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are relying on the scaled disclosure requirements available to SRCs. As a result, pursuant to Item 305(e) of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item 7A.
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Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Consolidated Financial Statements:
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 100
Financial Statement Schedule:
Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts 149
The financial information in the financial statement schedule should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements. All other financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
EVgo Inc.:
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of EVgo Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes and financial statement schedule II (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2025, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated March 6, 2026 expressed an adverse opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of a critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
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Sufficiency of audit evidence over revenue
As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has multiple revenue streams. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recorded total revenue of $384.1 million, which included $133.9 million of charging, retail revenue, $34.8 million of charging, commercial revenue, $26.1 million of charging, OEM revenue, and $116.5 million of eXtend revenue. Each revenue stream involved several information technology (IT) systems responsible for the initiation, processing and recording of revenue transactions. The Company’s management identified material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting. The Company did not effectively design, implement or operate sufficient and appropriate process level control activities related to its financial reporting processes. Additionally, the Company had ineffective general information technology controls (GITCs) for certain IT systems related to charging revenue, which resulted in a corresponding failure of automated process level controls and manual controls dependent on the accuracy and completeness of information derived from those IT systems.
We identified the evaluation of the sufficiency of audit evidence over revenue as a critical audit matter. Specifically, subjective auditor judgment was required in evaluating the sufficiency of audit evidence over the retail, commercial and OEM charging and eXtend revenue streams due to the number of IT applications used in the relevant revenue processes, and the material weaknesses identified above.
The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We applied auditor judgment to determine the nature and extent of procedures to be performed over the retail, commercial and OEM charging and eXtend revenue streams, including consideration of the material weaknesses. We developed an independent expectation of certain retail charging and commercial charging revenue and compared such expectation to the amounts recorded by the Company. For a sample of commercial charging revenue transactions, we confirmed the amount recorded directly with the customer. We tested certain OEM charging revenue transactions by confirming the quantity and price directly with the customer and recalculating the amount recorded. We tested certain eXtend revenue transactions by comparing the amounts recorded to customer contracts and third-party data. We tested other eXtend revenue transactions on a sample basis by comparing the amounts recorded to customer contracts and third-party data. We tested certain retail charging revenue transactions by comparing amounts recorded to underlying support. We evaluated the sufficiency of audit evidence obtained by assessing the results of procedures performed, including the appropriateness of the nature and extent of such evidence.
/s/ KPMG LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020.
Denver, Colorado
March 6, 2026
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
EVgo Inc.:
Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited EVgo Inc. and subsidiaries' (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. In our opinion, because of the effect of the material weaknesses, described below, on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria, the Company has not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes and financial statement schedule II (collectively, the consolidated financial statements), and our report dated March 6, 2026 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The material weaknesses related to the following have been identified and included in management’s assessment: The Company did not effectively design, implement or operate sufficient and appropriate process level control activities related to its financial reporting processes. Additionally, the Company had ineffective general information technology controls (“GITCs”) for certain IT systems related to charging revenue, which resulted in a corresponding failure of automated process level controls and manual controls dependent on the accuracy and completeness of information derived from those IT systems. The material weaknesses were considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit of the December 31, 2025 consolidated financial statements, and this report does not affect our report on those consolidated financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
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Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Denver, Colorado
March 6, 2026
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31,
Assets
Current assets
Accounts receivable, capital-build 19,461 17,732
Prepaids and other current assets 37,872 21,282
Restricted cash, noncurrent 10,227 —
Operating lease right-of-use assets 102,966 89,295
Current liabilities
Operating lease liabilities, current 7,765 7,326
Earnout liability, at fair value 22 —
Warrant liabilities, at fair value 1,370 —
Long-term debt, current 2,146 —
Other current liabilities 1,453 1,842
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent 96,983 83,043
Earnout liability, at fair value — 942
Warrant liabilities, at fair value — 9,740
Long-term debt, noncurrent 204,316 —
Other long-term liabilities 7,866 8,931
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)
December 31,
(in thousands, except share data) 2025 2024
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Stockholders’ deficit
Additional paid-in capital 7,753 —
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Operations
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands, except per share data) 2025 2024
Revenue
Cost of sales
Depreciation, net of capital-build amortization 59,444 45,989
Operating expenses
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 14,572 19,806
Other income (expense)
Interest expense (6,146) (73)
Other expense, net (22) (18)
Change in fair value of earnout liability 920 (288)
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities 8,370 (4,599)
Net loss attributable to Class A common stockholders $ (41,574) $ (44,334)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit
Additional Total
Share-based compensation — — — — 23,010 — 23,010
Net loss1 — — — — — (44,334) (44,334)
Share-based compensation — — — — 28,974 — 28,974
Shares withheld for taxes (340) 0 — — (904) — (904)
Net loss2 — — — — — (41,574) (41,574)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31,
Cash flows from operating activities
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 74,016 65,795
Change in fair value of earnout liability (920) 288
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities (8,370) 4,599
Gain on sales-type lease (2,825) —
Write off of equity issuance costs 786 —
Other 5 (104)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Prepaids and other current assets and other assets (17,210) (6,913)
Operating lease assets and liabilities, net 708 792
Other current and noncurrent liabilities (2,634) (800)
Net cash used in operating activities (7,728) (7,256)
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from insurance for property losses 24 316
Net cash used in investing activities (116,683) (94,471)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from long-term debt 200,894 —
Proceeds from capital-build funding 15,168 17,442
Contribution from redeemable noncontrolling interest 9,562 6,649
Payments of deferred debt issuance costs (10,075) (10,998)
Net cash provided by financing activities 214,645 13,093
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year $ 210,746 $ 120,512
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)
Year Ended December 31,
Beginning of year
Restricted cash, current 3,239 472
End of year
Restricted cash, noncurrent 10,227 —
Supplemental cash flow data
Interest paid $ 2,184 $ —
Income taxes paid $ 95 $ 105
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities
Non-cash increase in capital-build $ 16,768 $ 25,665
Non-cash increase in asset retirement obligations $ 7,117 $ 5,086
Paid-in-kind interest $ 5,568 $ —
Interest capitalized to property, equipment and software $ 3,643 $ —
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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EVgo Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 — Description of Business and Nature of Operations
EVgo Inc. (“EVgo” or the “Company”) owns and operates a public direct current (“DC”) fast charging network for electric vehicles (“EVs”) in the United States (“U.S.”). EVgo’s network of charging stations provides EV charging infrastructure to consumers and businesses. Its network is capable of charging all EV models and charging standards currently available in the U.S. EVgo partners with automotive original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), fleet and rideshare operators, retail hosts such as grocery stores, shopping centers, gas stations, parking lot operators, governments and other organizations and property owners in order to locate and deploy its EV charging infrastructure. EVgo Services LLC (“EVgo Services”) was formed in October 2010 as NRG EV Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc., an integrated power company based in Houston, Texas (“NRG”). On June 17, 2016, NRG sold a majority interest in EVgo Services to Vision Ridge Partners.
On January 16, 2020, EVgo Holdco, LLC (“EVgo Holdco”), a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of LS Power Equity Partners IV, L.P. (“LS Power”), completed an acquisition of EVgo Services pursuant to the merger agreement among EVgo Services, its investors and EVgo Holdco, whereby EVgo Services became a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVgo Holdco, resulting in a change in control of EVgo Services (the “Holdco Merger”). LS Power formed EVgo Holdings, LLC (“EVgo Holdings”) and EVgo Holdco as part of the transaction.
EVgo Inc. was incorporated in Delaware on August 4, 2020 under the name “Climate Change Crisis Real Impact I Acquisition Corporation” (“CRIS”) and was formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. On October 2, 2020, the Company completed its initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”). Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company completed the sale of 6,600,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at $1.00 in a private placement to Climate Change Crisis Real Impact I Acquisition Holdings, LLC (the “Sponsor”).
On July 1, 2021 (the “CRIS Close Date”), the Company consummated the business combination (the “CRIS Business Combination”) with CRIS, CRIS Thunder Merger LLC (“Thunder Sub”), EVgo Holdings, EVgo Holdco and EVgo OpCo, LLC (“EVgo OpCo” and together with EVgo Holdings and EVgo Holdco, the “EVgo Parties”) pursuant to the business combination agreement dated January 21, 2021. Following the CRIS Close Date, the combined company is organized in an “Up-C” structure in which the business of EVgo Holdco and its subsidiaries are held by EVgo OpCo and continue to operate through the subsidiaries of EVgo Holdco and in which the Company’s only direct assets consist of equity interests in Thunder Sub, and the only assets of Thunder Sub are the common units in EVgo OpCo (“EVgo OpCo Units”).
On May 22, 2023, in connection with an underwritten equity offering, EVgo Member Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of EVgo Holdings, the Company’s controlling stockholder, purchased 5,882,352 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A common stock”).
As the sole managing member of EVgo OpCo, Thunder Sub operates and controls all of the business and affairs of EVgo OpCo and through EVgo OpCo and its subsidiaries, conducts its business. Accordingly, the Company consolidates the financial results of EVgo OpCo and records a redeemable noncontrolling interest in its consolidated financial statements to reflect the EVgo OpCo Units that are owned by EVgo Holdings. Each EVgo OpCo Unit, together with one share of Class B common stock, is redeemable, subject to certain conditions, for either one share of Class A common stock, or, at EVgo OpCo’s election, the cash equivalent to the market value of one share of Class A common stock, pursuant to the Amended and Restated LLC Agreement of EVgo OpCo dated July 1, 2021 (the “EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement”).
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On December 16, 2024, EVgo Inc. entered into a stock and unit purchase agreement (“SPA”) with EVgo OpCo and EVgo Holdings. Pursuant to the SPA, EVgo Inc. and EVgo OpCo agreed to redeem from EVgo Holdings 23,000,000 units of EVgo OpCo Units and 23,000,000 shares of EVgo Inc.’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class B common stock”). In exchange for the EVgo OpCo Units and Class B common stock, EVgo Inc. and EVgo OpCo agreed to transfer 23,000,000 newly issued shares of Class A common stock to EVgo Holdings. In connection with the SPA, EVgo Inc. entered into an underwriting agreement with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Evercore Group L.L.C., as representatives of several underwriters, and EVgo Holdings, as selling stockholder, relating to an underwritten public offering (the “Secondary Offering”) of 23,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at a public offering price of $5.00 per share, pursuant to which, all 23,000,000 shares of Class A common stock were sold by EVgo Holdings. The number of shares of Class A common stock issued pursuant to the Secondary Offering equaled the number of shares of Class A common stock issued to EVgo Holdings, pursuant to the redemption of their EVgo OpCo Units and shares of Class B common stock. The Company did not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares of Class A common stock in the Secondary Offering and transaction costs totaling $1.0 million were expensed as incurred. The Secondary Offering closed on December 18, 2024.
Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). References to GAAP issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in these notes to the consolidated financial statements are to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries and all intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
GAAP defines subsequent events as events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. Based on their nature, magnitude and timing, certain subsequent events may be required to be reflected in the consolidated financial statements at the balance sheet date and/or required to be disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. The Company has evaluated subsequent events accordingly.
Use of Estimates
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of EVgo’s consolidated financial statements requires the Company to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Significant estimates made by management include, but are not limited to, variable consideration estimates and stand-alone selling prices (“SSP”) for performance obligations for revenue, valuation allowances for deferred tax assets, depreciable lives of property and equipment and intangible assets, costs associated with asset retirement obligations, the fair value of operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and liabilities, share-based compensation, earnout liability and warrant liabilities, and the fair value of long-term debt. Management bases these estimates on its historical experience and various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results experienced may vary materially and adversely from EVgo’s estimates. Revisions to estimates are recognized prospectively.
Concentration of Business and Credit Risk
The Company maintains its cash accounts in commercial banks. Cash balances held in a commercial bank are secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000. A portion of deposit balances are in excess of federal insurance limits. The Company has not experienced any losses on such accounts. The Company mitigates its risk with
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respect to cash by maintaining its deposits at high-quality financial institutions and monitoring the credit ratings of those institutions.
The Company had one customer that comprised 40.4% of the Company’s total net receivables as of December 31, 2025. The Company had two customers that collectively comprised 41.7% of the Company’s total net receivables as of December 31, 2024. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, one customer represented 30.2% and 33.5%, respectively, of total revenue. The loss, non‐renewal, or material reduction in business from any such significant customer could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s revenue, results of operations, and cash flows.
In addition to customer concentration, the Company’s charging operations are geographically concentrated, which exposes the Company to region‐specific operational and economic risks. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, 49.7% and 46.7%, respectively, of charging revenues were generated in California.
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, two vendors provided 91.4% and 87.9%, respectively, of EVgo’s total charging equipment.
Reclassifications
During 2025, the Company made the following reclassifications: (a) interest expense was separately presented from interest income due to the materiality of interest expense for the consolidated statements of operations; (b) paid-in-kind interest, amortization of deferred debt issuance costs, net of capitalized interest and bad debt expense were separately presented from other operating cash flows due to the materiality for the consolidated statements of cash flows; and (c) charging station installation costs and charging station equipment were combined into charging stations, and charging equipment was reclassified into construction in process (see Note 6). Previously reported amounts have been updated to conform to the current period presentation.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
Cash and restricted cash, current and noncurrent, include cash held in cash depository accounts in major banks in the U.S. and are stated at cost. Cash equivalents are carried at fair value and are primarily invested in money market funds. Cash that is held by a financial institution and has restrictions on its availability to the Company is classified as current and noncurrent restricted cash.
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had $59.1 million (of which $10.2 million was noncurrent) and $2.8 million, respectively, of restricted cash associated with long-term debt (see Note 15). The Company had unused letters of credit, which were collateralized with cash classified as restricted cash on the Company's consolidated balance sheets of $0.4 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, associated with the construction of its charging stations. The Company also had $0.2 million and $0.1 million in restricted cash as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, related to a credit card agreement.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts receivable are amounts due from customers under normal trade terms. Payment terms for accounts receivable related to capital-build agreements are specified in the individual agreements and vary depending on the counterparty. Management reviews accounts receivable on a recurring basis to determine if any accounts receivable will potentially be uncollectible. The Company reserves for any accounts receivable balances that are determined to be uncollectible in the allowance for doubtful accounts. After all internal attempts to collect an accounts receivable have failed, the Company places the outstanding balance with a third-party collection agency and the accounts receivable is written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company also writes off any accounts receivables that are suspected of being related to misuse. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $0.1 million and $1.2 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decrease in the allowance for doubtful accounts was due to the write-
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off of accounts receivable. Unbilled contract receivables, for which performance obligations have been met, were $3.8 million and $5.8 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Deferred Equity Issuance Costs
Deferred equity issuance costs, consisting primarily of legal, accounting and other professional fees relating to public offerings, are capitalized. Equity issuance costs directly attributable to the offering are recorded to additional paid-in capital as a reduction of proceeds. Deferred equity issuance costs offset additional paid-in capital on a pro rata basis as the available shares related to a shelf offering are issued. In the event that an offering is abandoned or terminated, deferred equity issuance costs are expensed. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had no capitalized deferred equity issuance costs. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company impaired $0.8 million of previously capitalized deferred equity issuance costs as a result of the expiration of the Company’s Form S-3 (File No. 333-266753), which was previously filed on August 10, 2022. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had capitalized $0.8 million of deferred equity issuance costs in prepaids and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
Debt Issuance Costs
The Company capitalizes debt issuance costs, which consist primarily of arrangement fees and professional fees. Debt issuance costs are presented as assets on our consolidated balance sheets and are included in prepaids and other current assets and other assets. Debt issuance costs are amortized utilizing the straight-line method over the term of the debt. Amortization of debt issuance costs, net of capitalized interest, is included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
Cloud Implementation Costs
The Company capitalizes certain implementation costs incurred related to cloud computing arrangements that are service contracts. Such costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the associated hosting arrangement plus any reasonably certain renewal period. Any capitalized amounts related to such arrangements are recorded within prepaid expense and other current assets and within other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
Property, Equipment and Software
Property, equipment and software includes charging stations, construction in process, software, and office equipment, vehicles and other equipment, which are stated at cost or at fair value as of the date of acquisition less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation for property, equipment and software is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The estimated useful lives of the assets are approximately three to seven years. Charging stations are depreciated when they are placed into service. Construction in process consists primarily of charging equipment, charging station installation costs, and software that has not yet been placed into service and are not depreciated. Depreciation is reported net of the amortization of the capital-build liability. The cost of maintenance and repairs is charged to expense as incurred while significant renewals and betterments are capitalized. Deductions are made for retirements and/or disposals. Following the disposition of an asset, the associated net cost is no longer recognized as an asset, and any gain or loss on the disposition, inclusive of any amounts recovered from insurance, is reflected in general and administrative expenses.
The Company has adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 350-40, Internal-Use Software, and therefore the costs incurred in the preliminary stages of software development are expensed as incurred. The Company capitalizes all costs related to software developed or obtained for internal use when management commits to funding the project, the preliminary project stage is completed and when technological feasibility is established. Once a new functionality or improvement is released, the asset is subject to depreciation. Capitalization of costs ceases when the project is substantially complete and ready for its intended use and the costs are amortized into general and administrative
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expenses using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the software assets, which is generally three years.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill represents the difference between the purchase price and the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in a business combination. EVgo completes an impairment test of goodwill at least annually or more frequently if facts or circumstances indicate that goodwill might be impaired. EVgo’s annual impairment test date is October 1st. Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level. EVgo first performs a qualitative assessment of EVgo’s single reporting unit. Factors considered in the qualitative assessment include general macroeconomic conditions, industry and market conditions, cost factors, overall financial performance of EVgo’s reporting unit, events or changes affecting the composition or carrying amount of the net assets of EVgo’s reporting unit, any sustained decrease in EVgo’s share price and other relevant entity-specific events. If EVgo elects to bypass the qualitative assessment or if EVgo determines, on the basis of qualitative factors, that the fair value of the reporting unit is more likely than not less than the carrying amount, a quantitative test would be required. EVgo then performs the goodwill impairment test for each reporting unit by comparing the reporting unit’s carrying amount, including goodwill, to its fair value, which is measured based upon, among other factors, a discounted cash flow analysis, as well as market multiples for comparable companies. Estimates critical to EVgo’s evaluation of goodwill for impairment include forecasts for revenue, EBITDA growth and long-term growth rates, as well as the discount rates. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit is greater than its fair value, goodwill is considered impaired. EVgo did not recognize any impairment losses for any periods presented. It is possible in future periods that further declines in market conditions, customer demand or other potential changes in operations may increase the risk that these assets may become impaired.
Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their useful lives and recorded as either cost of sales or operating expenses depending on the nature of the intangible asset. Costs incurred to renew or extend the term of recognized intangible assets are expensed as incurred. During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company reviewed its goodwill and other intangible assets for indicators of impairment and performed its annual goodwill impairment analysis as part of this review. The Company did not note any impairment with respect to its goodwill or other intangible assets as of December 31, 2025, and no impairment charge was required.
Estimated useful lives of the Company’s intangible assets are presented below:
Site Host relationships 12 years
Customer relationships 4-5 years
Developed technology 10-15 years
User base 4 years
Trade name 15-20 years
Long-Lived Asset Impairment
The Company reviews its long-lived assets, including property and equipment, ROU assets and finite-lived intangible assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. If the Company identifies events or changes in circumstances that could impact recoverability, the Company compares the carrying value of the assets or asset groups with their estimated future undiscounted cash flows. If it is determined that an impairment has occurred, the loss would be recognized during that period. The impairment loss would be calculated as the difference between the asset or asset group carrying values and the present value of estimated net cash flows or comparable market values, giving consideration to recent operating performance and pricing trends.
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Lease Accounting – Lessee
The Company accounts for leases under ASC Topic 842, Leases (“ASC 842”). As a lessee, the Company enters into agreements with various Site Hosts, which allow the Company to lease space to operate the charging stations on their property and with various parties to lease its office, warehouse and laboratory space. The Company, at the inception of the contract, determines whether a contract is or contains a lease. For leases with an initial contractual term in excess of 12 months, the Company records the related operating or finance ROU asset and lease liability. The Company has elected to recognize leases with an initial term of 12 months or less on a straight-line basis without recognizing a ROU asset or operating lease liability. Some leases also include renewal and/or early termination options, which can be exercised under specific conditions. Renewal and termination options are not included in the measurement of the ROU assets and lease liabilities unless the Company is reasonably certain to exercise the options.
The Company’s lease agreements primarily require lease payments based on a minimum annual rental amount. In addition to minimum lease payments, the Company’s lease agreements may contain variable lease payments based on revenue-sharing or inflation adjustments. The Company has elected the practical expedient to not separate non-lease components from lease components in the measurement of liabilities for all asset classes. Lease liabilities are recognized at the present value of the fixed lease payments using an implicit rate and, if not available, an incremental borrowing rate based on estimated collateralized borrowings available to the Company. The Company incurs initial direct costs and receives landlord incentives that increase or decrease the calculated ROU asset, respectively. The Company recognizes lease expense for operating leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company expenses variable lease payments as incurred. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. The Company has not entered into any finance leases.
Lease Accounting - Lessor
The Company has elected not to use the practical expedient to combine non-lease components with lease components, which provides the customer with the right of use of an identified asset, in the measurement of liabilities for all asset classes. The right to use an underlying asset is a separate lease component if (1) the lessee can benefit from the right to use the underlying asset either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available, and (2) the right to use the underlying asset is neither highly dependent on nor highly interrelated with other rights to use other underlying assets in the arrangement. The Company recognizes revenue from lease components of lease contracts in accordance with ASC 842 and non-lease components of lease contracts and customer contracts in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Contract consideration for lease contracts is generally allocated between non-lease and lease components based on the relative SSP.
As a lessor, the Company has entered into agreements to lease charging equipment, charging stations and other technical installations to third parties. The Company, at the inception of a lease contract, determines whether it is an operating, sales-type or direct financing lease. The leases generally provide for fixed monthly payments and sometimes include provisions for contingent variable rent. Fixed payments received under lease agreements for lease components of operating leases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and are reported in revenue in the consolidated statements of operations.
Income (loss) on sales associated with sales-type leases are recognized when control of the underlying asset is transferred to the lessee (“commencement date”) and collection of the lease payments is considered probable. The income (loss) on sale is calculated as (1) the fair value of the underlying asset (or the sum of the lease receivables and any prepaid lease payments by lessee, if lower) (“sales price”); minus (2) the carrying amount of the underlying asset net of any unguaranteed residual asset; minus (3) any deferred initial direct costs of the lessor (2 and 3 are collectively referred to as the “cost of sales”). The sales price is reported in ancillary revenue and the cost of sales is reported in other cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations.
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liability until the earlier of either of the following: (a) collectibility of the lease payments, plus any amount necessary to satisfy a residual value guarantee provided by the lessee, becomes probable; or (b) either of the following event occurs: (i) the contract has been terminated and the lease payments received from the lessee are nonrefundable; or (ii) the underlying asset is repossessed, the Company has no further obligation under the contract to the lessee, and the lease payments received from the lessee are nonrefundable. At that point, the Company will derecognize the carrying amount of the underlying asset, derecognize the carrying amount of any deposit liability recognized, recognize a net investment in the lease on the basis of the remaining lease payments and remaining lease term, using the rate implicit in the lease determined at the commencement date, and recognize the income (loss) on sale.
If collectibility is considered probable at the commencement date, any subsequent deterioration in the lessee’s credit quality would require that the net investment in lease be subject to an impairment analysis, which may result in recording an impairment charge.
If a sales-type lease is terminated before the end of the lease term, the Company tests the net investment in the lease for impairment, reclassifies the net investment in the lease to the appropriate asset category, measured at the sum of the carrying amount of the lease receivable (less amounts still expected to be received by the Company) and the residual asset, and accounts for the underlying asset in accordance with the relevant U.S. GAAP standards. If a lease agreement is replaced by a new lease agreement with a new lessee, the Company accounts for the termination of the original lease and accounts for the new lease in the same manner as it would any other new lease.
Deferred Revenue
Deferred revenue consists of billings on contracts where performance has commenced, and payments have been received in advance of revenue recognition. Deferred revenue is recognized into revenue as the related revenue recognition criteria are met. Deferred revenue also includes customer deposits, which represent prepayments that are refundable. Customer deposits are also comprised of funds that have been received to offset future expenses of the Company for certain marketing expenses reimbursed by customers.
Capital-Build Liability and Expense Reimbursements
The Company receives grant funding in the form of cash from governmental and non-governmental entities to construct and operate EV chargers. The Company accounts for governmental grants by analogy to International Accounting Standard 20, Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance (“IAS 20”). The Company recognizes government grants when there is reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and compliance with conditions attached to the grant, if any, will be met. Grant contracts provided by non-governmental entities are analyzed and if it does not fall under the scope of ASC 842 or ASC 606, they are accounted for under IAS 20.
The charging stations purchased and installed under these programs or agreements are recorded in property and equipment. At the time the expenditures for the charging stations have been incurred, the funding associated with the charging station capital expenditure is deferred as a capital-build liability and amortized against depreciation expense over the remaining useful life of the related assets. The Company retains ownership of these charging stations. Reimbursement under the agreements for operating and maintenance expenses is recognized as an offset to cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations in the period in which EVgo recognizes the related costs of operation and maintenance of the chargers.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the grant date and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the consolidated statements of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments
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should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative liabilities are classified in the consolidated balance sheets as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet dates.
Earnout Liability
In connection with the CRIS Business Combination, certain initial stockholders of CRIS entered into an agreement with the Sponsor (the “Sponsor Agreement”) that provides for certain transfer restrictions and forfeiture provisions, among other things. Pursuant to the Sponsor Agreement, the initial stockholders party thereto are required to forfeit up to 1,437,500 shares of Class A common stock (the “Earnout Shares”) if certain events do not occur. In accordance with ASC 815, the Earnout Shares are recorded as a derivative liability at fair value since they are not indexed to the Company’s Class A common stock. They are remeasured at each reporting date through the change in fair value of earnout liability in the consolidated statements of operations. The estimated fair value of the contingent earnout liability is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation using a distribution of potential outcomes on a monthly basis over the Earnout Period (as defined in Note 14), prioritizing the most reliable information available. The assumptions utilized in the calculation are based on the achievement of certain stock price milestones, including EVgo’s stock price, expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, expected restriction period and dividend rate.
Until its settlement, the contingent earnout liability is categorized as a Level 3 (defined below) fair value measurement because the Company utilizes projections during the Earnout Period that include unobservable inputs. Contingent earnouts involve certain assumptions requiring significant judgment and actual results can differ from assumed and estimated amounts.
Asset Retirement Obligations
Asset retirement obligations are recognized when there is a legal obligation associated with the retirement of a long-lived asset and the amount of the obligation can be reasonably estimated. The fair value of the liability for an asset retirement obligation is recorded in the period in which it is incurred, with a corresponding increase to the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. Discount rates are based on the Company’s estimated credit adjusted risk free rate. The liability is accreted over time through charges to expense, and the capitalized asset retirement cost is depreciated over the useful life of the related asset. Revisions to estimated asset retirement obligations resulting from changes in the timing or amount of expected cash flows are recognized as an increase or decrease to both the liability and the related asset. If the related asset has been fully depreciated, such changes are recognized in earnings in the period of the change.
Warrant Liabilities
The Company accounts for its issued and outstanding warrants (as described in Note 13) in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815, under which the warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment and must be recorded as liabilities. Accordingly, the Company classifies the warrants as liabilities at their fair value and adjusts the warrants to fair value at the end of each reporting period. This liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised or redeemed by the Company and any change in fair value is recognized in the statements of operations. The fair value of the Private Placement Warrants on the date of issuance and on each measurement date is estimated by reference to the trading price of the public warrants, which is considered a Level 2 (defined below) fair value measurement, or using a Monte Carlo simulation methodology, which is considered a Level 3 (defined below) fair value measurement and includes inputs such as EVgo’s stock price, the risk-free interest rate, the expected term, the expected volatility, the dividend rate, the exercise price and the number of Private Placement Warrants outstanding. Assumptions used in the Monte Carlo model are subjective and require significant judgment and actual results can differ from assumed and estimated amounts.
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Fair Value Measurement
The Company determines fair value in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”), which establishes a hierarchy for the inputs used to measure the fair value of financial assets and liabilities based on the source of the input, which generally range from quoted prices for identical instruments in a principal trading market (“Level 1”) to estimates determined using significant unobservable inputs (“Level 3”). Multiple inputs may be used to measure fair value; however, the level of fair value is based on the lowest significant input level within this fair value hierarchy. The Company’s recurring and non-recurring fair value measurements include the initial valuation of asset retirement obligations, the issuance of share-based compensation awards, and the valuations of earnout liability, warrant liabilities, and long-term debt.
Details on the methods and assumptions used to determine fair values are as follows:
Revenue Recognition – Non-Lease Components
The Company’s sources of non-lease revenue are from retail, commercial and OEM charging, regulatory credit sales, OEM network, eXtend, and ancillary services. Its primary source of non-lease revenue is charging contracts with customers. A significant portion of the Company’s charging contracts have upfront payment terms or monthly payment terms. Payments for walk-up retail charging usage are collected at the point of service, except for monthly member fees and member usage fees which are billed monthly in arrears. Payments for development and project management revenue occur either on an installment basis or are received upon completion of milestones. Payment terms vary on a contract-by-contract basis, although terms generally include a requirement of payment within 30 to 60 days. Revenues for regulatory credits such as Low Carbon Fuel Standard (“LCFS”) credit sales are recognized upon delivery.
The Company recognizes revenue non-lease components pursuant to ASC 606, using a five-step model: (a) identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer; (b) identification of the performance obligations in the contract; (c) determination of the transaction price; (d) allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (e) recognition of revenue when, or as, it satisfies a performance obligation.
The transaction price for each contract is determined based on the amount the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for transferring the promised products or services to the customer. Collectability of revenue is reasonably assured based on historical evidence of collectability of fees the Company charges its customers. The transaction price in the contract is allocated to each distinct performance obligation in an amount that represents the relative amount of consideration expected to be received in exchange for satisfying each performance obligation. Revenue is recognized when performance obligations are satisfied. At contract inception, the Company determines whether it satisfies the performance obligation over time or at a point in time. Revenue is recorded based on the transaction price excluding amounts collected on behalf of third parties such as sales taxes, which are collected on behalf of and remitted to governmental authorities. The Company may also incur fulfillment costs that are reimbursed by its customers as pass-through costs that may or may not be subject to a mark-up. Reimbursements for fulfillment costs are included in the transaction price and are recognized on a gross basis. The Company recognizes estimated losses on contracts immediately upon identification of the loss.
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Some of the Company’s contracts with customers only contain a single performance obligation. When agreements involve multiple performance obligations, the Company accounts for individual performance obligations separately if they are distinct. The Company applies significant judgment in identifying and accounting for each performance obligation, as a result of evaluating terms and conditions in contracts. The transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation based on the relative SSP. The Company determines the SSP based on observable SSP when it is available, as well as other factors, including the price charged to its customers, its discounting practices and its overall pricing objectives, while maximizing observable inputs.
EVgo’s contracts may provide its customers with the option to renew the agreement. Generally, this option is not considered to provide a material right that should be accounted for as a separate performance obligation because the customer would not receive a discount if it decided to renew and the option to renew is generally cancellable by either party subject to the notice of non-renewal requirements specified in the contract. If a material right is identified, the Company would account for these accordingly as a separate performance obligation. EVgo’s contracts may also provide its customers with the option to purchase additional future services. Generally, this option is not considered to provide the customer with a material right that should be accounted for as a separate performance obligation since the cost of the additional future services are generally at market rates for such services and the Company is not automatically obligated to stand ready to deliver these additional goods or services because the customer may reject EVgo’s proposal.
Areas of Judgment and Estimates
The Company exercises judgment in determining which promises in a contract constitute performance obligations rather than set-up activities. The Company determines which activities under a contract transfer a good or service to a customer rather than activities that are required to fulfill a contract but do not transfer control of a good or a service to the customer. Determining whether obligations in a contract are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately or as a single performance obligation requires significant judgment. In reaching its conclusion, the Company assesses the nature of each individual service offering and how the services are provided in the context of the contract, including whether the services are significantly integrated which may require judgment based on the facts and circumstances of the contract.
The Company’s customer contracts may include variable consideration such as that due to the unknown number of users that will receive charging credits or an unknown number of sites that will receive maintenance services. The Company estimates variable consideration under the expected value method or the most likely amount method. If charging station installations are not completed by specified dates, the Company may be subject to installation penalties. The Company may also be subject to other penalties identified in the customer agreements upon failure to maintain specified network uptimes and for other contractual service requirements. Variable consideration for installation, service, and other penalties is generally estimated using the most likely amount method.
Practical Expedients and Exemptions
The Company elected the practical expedient to not adjust the consideration in a contract for the effects of a significant financing component if the Company expects, at contract inception, that the period between receipt of payment and the transfer of promised goods or services will be less than one year. In some cases, the Company receives payment in advance of the transfer of promised goods or services.
For contracts in which revenue is recognized over time and the entity has a right to consideration from a customer in an amount that corresponds directly with the value to the customer of the entity’s performance completed to date, the Company recognizes revenue at the amount to which it has the right to invoice.
The Company does not disclose the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations for (i) contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue at the amount to which it has the right to invoice and (ii) contracts with variable consideration allocated entirely to a single performance obligation. The Company’s remaining performance
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obligations under these contracts include providing charging services, branding services and maintenance services, which will generally be recognized over the contract term.
An asset is recognized for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if the benefit of those costs is expected to be longer than one year. A practical expedient to expense costs as incurred for costs to obtain a contract with a customer is applied when the amortization period would have been one year or less. Contract costs are evaluated for impairment in accordance with ASC 310, Receivables.
Contract Balances
Differences in the timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections result in contract assets and contract liabilities.
Contract Assets. Billing practices are governed by the terms of each contract based upon costs incurred, achievement of milestones and/or predetermined schedules. Billings do not necessarily correlate with the timing of revenue recognition such as revenue recognized over time using the relevant input method, which is generally either time-based or cost-based. Contract assets include unbilled amounts resulting from revenue under contracts when the time-based or cost-based method of revenue recognition is utilized and revenue recognized exceeds the amount billed to the customer. Contract assets are classified as prepaid and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
Contract Liabilities. The Company records contract liabilities when cash payments are received in advance of the Company’s performance of its obligations. Contract liabilities under the scope of ASC 606 include deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheets.
EVgo’s contract assets and liabilities are reported in a net position on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period, when applicable. From time to time, the payment terms of contracts require the customer to make advance payments as well as interim payments as work progresses. These advance payments generally are not considered to contain a significant financing component.
Sales Tax Collected from Customers
As a part of the Company’s normal course of business, sales taxes are collected from customers in accordance with local regulations. Sales taxes collected are remitted, in a timely manner, to the appropriate governmental tax authority on behalf of the customer. The Company’s policy is to present revenue and costs net of sales taxes.
Cost of Sales and General and Administrative Expenses
Cost of sales consists of charging network cost of sales, other cost of sales, and depreciation expense (net of capital-build amortization expenses). Charging network cost of sales consists primarily of energy usage fees, site operating and maintenance expenses, network charges, warranty and repair services, site costs and related expense, and payment processing fees related to the public charging network. Other cost of sales are primarily related to the eXtend business, the dedicated fleet business, the sale of data services and other ancillary services. General and administrative expenses primarily consist of payroll and related personnel expenses, IT and office services, customer service, office rent expense and professional services.
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are generally expensed as incurred and totaled $3.9 million and $2.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
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Research and Development Costs
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and totaled $12.2 million and $11.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
401(k) Plan
The Company has a 401(k) plan that qualifies under Section 401(k) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The 401(k) plan provides discretionary employer matching contributions to eligible employees up to IRS annual limits. Employer contributions to the 401(k) plan for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were $1.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively.
Share-Based Compensation
The Company recognizes compensation expense for all awards granted based on the grant date fair value. Compensation expense for awards that vest in increments is recognized based on an accelerated attribution method. In accordance with ASC Topic 718, Compensation —Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”),compensation expense for awards with service conditions is recorded over the requisite service period, and compensation expense for awards with market and service conditions is recognized over the longer of the explicit service period or the derived service period for the market condition for any awards that are expected to vest. The Company issues new shares upon the exercise of stock options and upon the vesting of restricted share units and performance stock units. The Company has elected to account for forfeitures as they occur.
Income Taxes
EVgo and Thunder Sub are each classified as a corporation for federal income tax purposes and are subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes. EVgo and Thunder Sub report U.S. federal income taxes on a consolidated basis and will be taxed at the prevailing corporate tax rates. EVgo and Thunder Sub include in income, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, their allocable portion of income from “pass-through” entities in which they hold an interest, including EVgo OpCo and its subsidiaries. “Pass-through” entities, such as EVgo OpCo and its subsidiaries, are not subject to U.S. federal and certain state income taxes at the entity level and instead, the tax liabilities with respect to taxable income are passed through to the members, including Thunder Sub. As a result, prior to the CRIS Business Combination, EVgo Holdco and its subsidiaries were not subject to U.S. federal income taxes at the entity level.
The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). This method gives consideration to the future tax consequences associated with the differences between the financial accounting and tax basis of the assets and liabilities as well as the ultimate realization of any deferred tax asset resulting from such differences. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. When a valuation allowance is increased or decreased, a corresponding tax expense or benefit is recorded.
ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense.
The Company has elected to account for transferable income tax credits using the flow-through method under ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, and disregards expected transfers in assessing realizability as part of the valuation allowance analysis. The Company will instead recognize such amounts upon transfer of control over the transferable income tax credits.
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The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its tax positions.
Tax Receivable Agreement Liability
In connection with the CRIS Business Combination, EVgo entered into a tax receivable agreement (the “Tax Receivable Agreement”) with EVgo Holdings (along with permitted assigns, the “TRA Holders”) and LS Power Equity Advisors, LLC, as agent. The Tax Receivable Agreement generally provides for payment by the Company, Thunder Sub or any of their subsidiaries other than EVgo OpCo and its subsidiaries (“Company Group”) to the TRA Holders of 85% of the net cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax and franchise tax that the Company actually realizes (or is deemed to realize in certain circumstances) as a result of (i) certain increases in tax basis that occur as a result of the Company Group’s acquisition (or deemed acquisition for U.S. federal income tax purposes) of all or a portion of EVgo OpCo Units pursuant to any exercise of the Redemption Right and (ii) imputed interest deemed to be paid by the Company as a result of, and additional tax basis arising from, any payments the Company makes under the Tax Receivable Agreement. The Company Group will retain the benefit of any remaining net cash savings. If the Company Group elects to terminate the Tax Receivable Agreement early (or it is terminated early due to the Company Group’s failure to honor a material obligation thereunder or due to certain mergers, asset sales, other forms of business combinations or other changes of control), the Company Group is required to make an immediate payment equal to the present value of the anticipated future payments to be made by it under the Tax Receivable Agreement (based upon certain assumptions and deemed events set forth in the Tax Receivable Agreement, including (i) that the Company Group has sufficient taxable income on a current basis to fully utilize the tax benefits covered by the Tax Receivable Agreement and (ii) that any EVgo OpCo Units (other than those held by the Company Group) outstanding on the termination date or change of control date, as applicable, are deemed to be redeemed on such date).
The redemption of EVgo OpCo Units in December 2024 discussed in Note 1, is expected to produce favorable tax attributes for the Company. These tax attributes would not be available to the Company in the absence of the redemption. Amounts payable by the Company under the Tax Receivable Agreement are initially accrued against additional paid-in capital when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount is estimable. Any subsequent changes to the liability are recorded as non-operating income (loss). If the liability is considered probable and estimable and is established for the first time as part of a reversal of a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets, the initial liability is accrued through non-operating income (loss).
As of December 31, 2025,the Company does not expect any cash tax benefit from the tax attributes produced by the redemption and therefore no amounts have been accrued as the liability is not deemed probable. The unrecorded tax liability related to the redemption is estimated at $33.2 million and $33.8 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. During both the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, no transactions occurred that would result in a cash tax savings benefit that would trigger the recording of a liability by the Company based on the terms of the Tax Receivable Agreement.
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Basic earnings (loss) per share represents net earnings (loss) attributable to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The Company considers any Earnout Shares that are issued and outstanding but considered contingently returnable if certain conditions are not met, as participating securities due to their non-forfeitable right to receive dividends, requiring the use of the two-class method. Diluted earnings per share represents net earnings attributable to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, inclusive of the dilutive impact of all potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period, as applicable. Dilution is not considered when a net loss is reported.
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Segment Reporting
The Company’s chief operating decision-maker (“CODM”) is its Chief Executive Officer. Operating segments are defined as components of an entity for which separate financial information is available and that is regularly reviewed by its CODM in deciding how to allocate resources to an individual segment and in assessing performance. The Company’s CODM reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of making operating decisions, allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. As such, the Company has determined that it operates in one operating and reportable segment.
The following table presents disaggregated general and administrative expenses:
Year Ended December 31,
Operations/network operations $ 57,573 $ 54,285
Other general and administrative 57,793 41,184
General and administrative expenses $ 176,868 $ 141,131
Newly Adopted Accounting Standards
In December 2023, the FASB Issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-09, ASC Subtopic 740 “Income Taxes — Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-09”), which increases transparency about income tax information through improvements to income tax disclosures primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 on January 1, 2025 on a prospective basis and has accordingly included the increased income tax disclosures within the notes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025. Prior period disclosures have not been adjusted to reflect the new disclosure requirements.
In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-01, ASC Subtopic 718 “Compensation – Stock Compensation” (“ASU 2024-01”) to provide illustrative examples to determine whether profits interest awards are share-based payment arrangements in the scope of ASC 718, or cash bonus or profit-sharing arrangements in the scope of ASC 710, Compensation. The Company adopted ASU 2024-01 on January 1, 2025, on a prospective basis and the adoption of this standard did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-07, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU 2025-07”). The guidance refines the scope of Topic 815 to clarify which contracts are subject to derivative accounting. The guidance also provides clarification under Topic 606 for share-based payments from a customer in a revenue contract. The amendments in ASU 2025-07 are effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2026, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2025-07 with an effective date of January 1, 2025, on a prospective basis and the adoption of this standard did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, ASC Subtopic 220 “Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures” (“ASU 2024-03”), which requires that, in each interim and annual reporting period, an entity disclose more information about the components of certain expense captions than is currently disclosed in the financial statements. In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, “Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures(Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date” (“ASU 2025-01”), which clarified the effective date of ASU 2024-03, in which the amendments in ASU 2024-03 are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting
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periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this ASU to determine its impact on the Company’s disclosures.
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, ASC Subtopic 326 “Financial Instruments — Credit Losses” (“ASU 2025-05”), which provides a practical expedient that allows companies to assume that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the asset. ASU 2025-05 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of this ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, ASC Subtopic 350 “Intangibles — Goodwill and Other— Internal-Use Software” (“ASU 2025-06”), which provides targeted improvements to the accounting for internal-use software by eliminating stage-based rules for cost capitalization and replacing them with a principles-based framework aligned with modern software development practices. The update also clarifies the disclosure framework for capitalized software costs and is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of this ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-10, ASC Subtopic 832 “Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities” (“ASU 2025-10”), which establishes authoritative guidance on the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of government grants. Under ASU 2025-10, government grants are recognized when it is probable that the entity will both comply with the conditions of the grant and the grant will be received. ASU 2025-10 provides specific accounting models for grants related to assets and grants related to income, including options to recognize government grants as deferred income or as a reduction of the asset’s cost basis. ASU 2025-10 also requires enhanced disclosures regarding the nature of government grants, significant terms and conditions, accounting policies applied, and amounts recognized in the financial statements. The effective date for public companies is fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2028, including interim periods within those annual periods. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of this ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, ASC Subtopic 270 “Narrow-Scope Improvements” (“ASU 2025-11), which clarifies the guidance in Subtopic 270 to improve the consistency of interim financial reporting. ASU 2025-11 provides a comprehensive list of required interim disclosures and introduces a disclosure principle requiring entities to disclose events since the end of the last annual reporting period that have a material impact on the entity. ASU 2025-11 is effective for interim periods and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of this ASU will have on its interim consolidated financial statements.
Note 3 — Revenue Recognition
Revenue Streams
The Company’s revenue streams, respective performance obligations and methods of recognition are summarized below. All of the Company’s revenues are sourced primarily from the U.S.
Charging, Retail. EVgo sells electricity directly to drivers who access EVgo’s publicly available networked chargers. Various pricing plans exist for customers and drivers have the choice to charge through a subscription offering or a variety of pay-as-you-go plans. Revenue for these sales is recognized at a point in time upon delivery of electricity and is charged to the customer based on electrical power delivered, minutes of charging, or on a fee basis. Monthly membership fees are charged to the customer and recognized on a monthly basis.
Charging, Commercial. High volume fleet customers, such as transportation network companies or delivery services and rideshare, can access EVgo’s charging infrastructure through EVgo’s public network. Pricing for charging services is most often negotiated directly with the fleet owner based on the business needs and usage patterns of the fleet. In these arrangements EVgo contracts with and bills either the fleet owner directly or an individual fleet driver utilizing EVgo’s
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chargers. Revenue for these sales is recognized at a point in time upon delivery of electricity and is generally charged to the customer based on electrical power delivered.
Charging, OEM. The Company contracts with various automobile manufacturers (“OEMs”) to provide charging services to drivers who have purchased or leased such OEMs’ EVs and who access EVgo’s public charger network, to expand EVgo’s network of owned DCFCs and to provide other related services. Revenues are recognized as electricity is provided to the OEM customers. Other related services currently provided to OEMs by EVgo include co-marketing, data services and digital application services. Certain OEM contracts provide charging credits for OEM customers, and revenue is recognized at a point in time when OEM customers use the credits for charging sessions. Other charging memberships provide OEM customers with a stand-ready obligation and revenue is recognized over time, based on the membership period.
Regulatory Credit Sales. As a charging station owner and operator, EVgo earns regulatory credits, such LCFS credits and other regulatory credits, in states where such programs are enacted currently, including the Fast Charging Infrastructure program in California. These credits are generated through charging station operations based on the volume of kilowatt-hours (“kWh”) sold. EVgo earns additional revenue through the sale of these credits to buyers obligated to purchase the credits to comply with the program mandates. The Company’s performance obligation is to sell regulatory credits to certain of its customers. As such, revenue is recognized at the point of sale.
Network, OEM. This revenue stream represents revenue related to contracts that have significant charger infrastructure build programs, which represent set-up costs under ASC 606. The transaction prices from these contracts are allocated to performance obligations including branding, memberships, reservations and the expiration of unused charging credits. Revenue from branding are recognized over time as the services are performed and measurement is recognized straight-line over the performance period. For memberships and reservations, revenue is recognized over time and measured over the period on a straightline basis as performance obligations are met. Any unused charging credits are recognized as breakage using the proportional method or, for programs where there is not enough information to determine the pattern of rights exercised by the customer, the remote method.
eXtend. Through EVgo eXtend, EVgo provides hardware, design, and construction services for charging sites, as well as ongoing operations, maintenance and networking and software integration solutions, while the Company’s customers purchase and retain ownership of the charging assets. EVgo also provides grant application support and related services. EVgo’s primary eXtend contract is for the deployment of up to 2,000 fast charging stalls that Pilot Travel Centers LLC (the “Pilot Company”) will own and EVgo will build, network, operate and maintain.
For the eXtend offering, the Company generally has multiple performance obligations including, but not limited to, the sales of equipment, the provision of engineering, procurement, and construction services during the construction lifecycle, and the provision of operations and maintenance services once the charging network is operational. Revenue from sales of equipment is generally recognized at a point in time when the performance obligation is satisfied. Some customers have agreed to purchase equipment from the Company but requests delivery at a later date, commonly known as bill-and-hold arrangements. For these transactions, the Company deems that control passes to the customer when: (i) the customer has a signed agreement, (ii) significant risk and rewards have transferred to the customer, (iii) the customer has the ability to direct the use of the equipment, (iv) the equipment has been set aside specifically for the customer and cannot be redirected to another customer and (v) as applicable, any customizations have been completed when ordered with the equipment. Payment is typically due once equipment has been acquired for the customer.