Can Revel get New York City’s dismal EV charging system out of neutral?

There are approximately 2 million cars registered to New York City households, a number that doesn’t even include taxis, buses, motorcycles, commuters, or vehicles from outside of the five boroughs.

Now, imagine a future where most of those cars, if not all, run on electricity instead of gasoline.

he future we seem headed toward will need a lot more plugs.

Now, imagine a future where most of those cars, if not all, run on electricity instead of gasoline

Revel announced it would build five “Superhub” fast-charging sites across the city in addition to the one it operates in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.

“When you think about big cities in the US like New York, the transition is just stuck in neutral,” Revel CEO and co-founder Frank Reig told The Verge in an interview. “It’s just not happening.”

“When you think about big cities in the US like New York, the transition is just stuck in neutral.”

Certainly, EV growth is happening in New York City, but the user experience to go with it is not

“Because of the way we built this service to grow responsibly, we control the infrastructure, we control the vehicle, we control the employee drivers, we control the technology, the brand, everything.” Where to Look:

Final Thoughts “We believe if you’re going to operate in the city and use a public right-of-way, you should be employing people that live there as well.”