EVgo (EVGO) 424B3Prospectus supplement

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-1 that the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using the “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, the Selling Stockholders may, from time to time, sell the securities offered by them described in this prospectus. The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale by such Selling Stockholders of the securities offered by them described in this prospectus. This prospectus also relates to the issuance by the Company of the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of any warrants. The Company will receive proceeds from any exercise of the warrants for cash.

Neither the Company nor the Selling Stockholders have authorized anyone to provide you with any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectuses prepared by or on behalf of EVgo or to which EVgo has referred you. Neither the Company nor the Selling Stockholders take responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. Neither the Company nor the Selling Stockholders will make an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

The Company may also provide a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the registration statement to add information to, or update or change information contained in, this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the registration statement together with the additional information to which the Company refers you in the sections of this prospectus entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”

On July 1, 2021 (the “CRIS Close Date”), the Company consummated the previously announced transaction (the “CRIS Business Combination”) pursuant to that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated January 21, 2021 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among the Company, EVgo Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“EVgo Holdings”), EVgo HoldCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdco”) and EVGO OPCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“EVgo OpCo”) and CRIS Thunder Merger LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Thunder Sub”).

On the CRIS Close Date, and in connection with the closing of the CRIS Business Combination (the “Closing”), Climate Change Crisis Real Impact I Acquisition Corporation changed its name to EVgo Inc.

Unless the context indicates otherwise, references in this prospectus to the “Company” and “EVgo” refer to EVgo Inc. (f/k/a Climate Change Crisis Real Impact I Acquisition Corporation) and its consolidated subsidiaries. References to “CRIS” refer to the Company’s predecessor company prior to the consummation of the CRIS Business Combination.

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FREQUENTLY USED TERMS

Unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings when used in this prospectus:

“AC” means alternating current.

“A&R Nomination Agreement” means the amended and restated nomination agreement entered into on March 24, 2022, by and between the Company and EVgo Holdings, amending and restating the Nomination Agreement.

“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of EVgo Inc.

“Business Combination Agreement” means that business combination agreement entered into on January 21, 2021 by and among CRIS, Thunder Sub and the EVgo Parties, as may be amended from time to time.

“Call Right” means, with respect to an exercise of the EVgo OpCo Unit Redemption Right, the right of the Company Group pursuant to the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement to elect, for administrative convenience, to acquire each tendered EVgo OpCo Unit (together with a corresponding share of Class B common stock) directly from such redeeming holder of EVgo OpCo Units for, at the election of the Company Group, (a) one share of Class A common stock, subject to conversion rate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassification and other similar transactions, or (b) an approximately equivalent amount of cash as determined pursuant to the terms of the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement.

“Class A common stock” means Class A common stock of EVgo Inc., par value $0.0001 per share.

“Class B common stock” means Class B common stock of EVgo Inc., par value $0.0001 per share.

“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“common stock” means Class A common stock and Class B common stock.

“Company Group” means EVgo Inc., Thunder Sub or any of their subsidiaries (other than EVgo OpCo and its subsidiaries).

“Closing” means the closing of the CRIS Business Combination.

“CRIS” means Climate Change Crisis Real Impact I Acquisition Corporation.

“CRIS Business Combination” means the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.

“CRIS Close Date” means the closing of the CRIS Business Combination.

“DCFC” means direct current fast charging.

“DGCL” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

“ESG” means environmental, social and governance matters.

“EVgo” means EVgo Inc. and its subsidiaries.

“EVgo Holdco” means EVgo Holdco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“EVgo Holdings” means EVgo Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“EVgo OpCo” means EVgo OpCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement” means the amended and restated limited liability company agreement of EVgo OpCo entered into on July 1, 2021.

“EVgo OpCo Unit Redemption Right” means the right of a holder of EVgo OpCo Units (other than Thunder Sub) pursuant to the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement to cause EVgo OpCo to redeem all or a portion of its EVgo OpCo Units (together with a corresponding number of shares of Class B common stock) for, at the election of EVgo OpCo, (a) shares of Class A common stock at a redemption ratio of one share of Class A common stock for each EVgo OpCo Unit redeemed, subject to conversion rate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassification and other similar transactions, or (b) an approximately equivalent amount of cash as determined pursuant to the terms of the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement.

“EVgo OpCo Units” means the equity interests of EVgo OpCo.

“EVgo Parties” means EVgo OpCo, EVgo Holdco and EVgo Holdings.

“EVgo Services” means EVgo Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Founder Shares” means the 5,750,000 shares of Class A common stock issued upon conversion of the Class B common stock of CRIS in connection with the closing of the CRIS Business Combination collectively held by the initial stockholders.

“GAAP” means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, consistently applied, as in effect from time to time.

“Initial Public Offering” means CRIS’s initial public offering of units consummated on October 2, 2020.

“initial stockholders” means the Sponsor, Mary Powell, Richard, L. Kauffman, Mimi Alemayehou, Anne Frank-Shapiro, Daniel Gross, Amir Chireh Mehr and Stephen Moch.

“IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service.

“JOBS Act” means the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, as amended.

“LLC Interests” means the limited liability interests of EVgo Holdings.

“LS Power” means LS Power Equity Partners IV, L.P. and its affiliates, unless the context otherwise requires.

“Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Global Select Market.

“Nomination Agreement” means the nomination agreement entered into on July 1, 2021, by and between the Company and EVgo Holdings, pursuant to which EVgo Holdings has certain director nomination rights.

“NYSE” means The New York Stock Exchange.

“PIMCO” means Pacific Investment Management Company LLC.

“PIPE” means the sale of 40,000,000 shares of Class A cCommon sStock to the PIPE Investors, for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $400,000,000, in a private placement.

“PIPE Investors” means investors in the PIPE.

“PIPE Shares” means the 40,000,000 shares of Class A common stock sold to PIPE Investors pursuant to the PIPE.

“Predecessor” means EVgo Services.

“Private Placement Warrants” means the 6,600,000 warrants purchased by the Sponsor in a private placement simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, each of which is exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at $11.50 per share, at a price of $1.00 per warrant, generating gross proceeds of $6,600,000.

“Public Warrants” means the 11,499,988 redeemable warrants sold as part of the units in the Initial Public Offering.

“Recargo” means EVgo Recargo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“Recargo Acquisition Date” means July 9, 2021, the date EVgo and Recargo entered into the Recargo Agreement.

“Recargo Agreement” means the stock purchase agreement entered into between EVgo and Recargo on the Recargo Acquisition Date.

“Registration Rights Agreement” means the registration rights agreement entered into concurrently with the Closing, by and among EVgo, EVgo Holdings, the Sponsor and the other initial stockholders.

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Sponsor” means CRIS’s sponsor, Climate Change Crisis Real Impact I Acquisition Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“Sponsor Agreement” means the letter agreement entered into concurrently with the Business Combination Agreement by and among CRIS, the co-investors, the Sponsor and the other initial stockholders, pursuant to which the Sponsor, other initial stockholders and the co-investors agreed, among other things, to vote all of their shares of common stock held or subsequently acquired by them in favor of the approval of the CRIS Business Combination.

“Successor” means EVgo.

“Tax Receivable Agreement” means the tax receivable agreement, entered into on the CRIS Close Date, by and among CRIS, Thunder Sub, EVgo Holdings and LS Power Equity Advisors, LLC, as agent.

“Thunder Sub” means CRIS Thunder Merger LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“transfer agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

“warrants” means the Private Placement Warrants and Public Warrants.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, or some of the information incorporated herein by reference, contains statements that are forward-looking and as such are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding future financial performance, business strategies, expansion plans, future results of operations, estimated revenues, losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management. These forward-looking statements are based on EVgo’s management’s current expectations, estimates, projections and beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events, and are not guarantees of performance. Such statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. When used in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, words such as “may,” “might,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” “project” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement and in any document incorporated by reference in this prospectus may include, for example, statements about:

EVgo’s SEC filings are available publicly on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. The forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus are based on EVgo’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the Company. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be those that the Company has anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond EVgo’s control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of EVgo’s assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Accordingly, forward-looking statements in this prospectus and in any document incorporated herein by reference should not be relied upon as representing EVgo’s views as of any subsequent date, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in EVgo’s securities involves risks. Before you make a decision to buy EVgo’s securities, in addition to the risks and uncertainties discussed above under “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” you should carefully consider the specific risks set forth herein. If any of these risks actually occur, it may materially harm EVgo’s business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations. As a result, the market price of EVgo’s securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. Additionally, the risks and uncertainties described in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement are not the only risks and uncertainties that EVgo faces. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Company or that EVgo currently believes to be immaterial may become material and adversely affect EVgo’s business.

Risks Related to EVgo’s Business

EVgo is an early-stage company with a history of operating losses and expects to incur significant expenses and continuing losses at least for the near- and medium-term.

EVgo has a history of operating losses and negative operating cash flows. As of December 31, 2021, EVgo had a cash balance of $485.2 million and working capital of $459.5 million. EVgo’s net cash inflow for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $477.3 million. While EVgo believes EVgo’s cash on hand as of December 31, 2021 is sufficient to meet EVgo’s current working capital and capital expenditure requirements, there can be no assurance that EVgo will be able to achieve and maintain profitability in the future. EVgo’s potential profitability is particularly dependent upon the continued adoption of EVs by consumers and fleet operators, the widespread adoption of electric trucks and other vehicles, and other electric transportation modalities, continued support from regulatory programs and, in each case, the use of EVgo’s chargers, any of which may not occur at the levels EVgo currently anticipates or at all. EVgo may need to raise additional financing through loans, securities offerings or additional investments in order to fund EVgo’s ongoing operations. There is no assurance that EVgo will be able to obtain such additional financing or that EVgo will be able to obtain such additional financing on favorable terms.

EVgo’s growth and success are highly correlated with and thus dependent upon the continuing rapid adoption of and demand for EVs and OEMs’ ability to supply such EVs to the market.

EVgo’s growth is highly dependent upon the adoption of EVs both by businesses and consumers. The market for EVs is still rapidly evolving, characterized by rapidly changing technologies, increasing consumer choice as it relates to available EV models, their pricing and performance, evolving government regulation and industry standards, changing consumer preferences and behaviors, intensifying levels of concern related to environmental issues, and governmental initiatives related to climate change and the environment generally. EVgo’s revenues are driven in large part by EV drivers’ driving and charging behavior. Potential shifts in behavior may include but are not limited to changes in annual vehicle miles traveled, preferences for urban vs. suburban vs. rural and public vs. private and DC vs. Level 2 charging, demand from rideshare or urban delivery fleets, and the emergence of autonomous vehicles and/or new forms of mobility. Although demand for EVs has grown in recent years, there is no guarantee of continuing future demand. Public DC fast charging, in particular, may not develop as expected and may fail to attract projected market share of total EV charging. If the market for EVs develops more slowly than expected, or if demand for EVs decreases, EVgo’s growth would be reduced and EVgo’s business, prospects, financial conditions and operating results would be harmed. Additionally, EVgo’s ability to capture the growth in the EV market, grow EVgo’s customer base and achieve and sustain profitability will depend, to a significant extent, on EVgo’s ability to effectively expand EVgo’s sales and marketing operations and activities. The market for EVs could be affected by numerous factors, such as:

In addition, sales of vehicles in the automotive industry can be cyclical, which may affect growth in acceptance of EVs. It is uncertain how macroeconomic factors will impact demand for EVs, particularly since they can be more expensive than traditional gasoline-powered vehicles. Furthermore, because fleet operators often make large purchases of EVs, this cyclicality and volatility in the automotive industry may be more pronounced with commercial purchasers, and any significant decline in demand from these customers could reduce demand for EV charging and EVgo’s products and services in particular.

While many global OEMs and several new market entrants have announced plans for new EV models, the lineup of EV models with increasing fast charging needs expected to come to market over the next several years may not materialize in that timeframe or may fail to attract sufficient customer demand. Demand for EVs may also be affected by factors directly impacting automobile prices or the cost of purchasing and operating automobiles, such as sales and financing incentives, prices of raw materials and parts and components, cost of fuel and governmental regulations, including tariffs, import regulation and other taxes. Volatility in demand may lead to lower vehicle unit sales, which may result in reduced demand for EV charging solutions and therefore adversely affect EVgo’s business, financial condition and operating results.

EVgo has recently experienced rapid growth. If EVgo fails to manage growth effectively, EVgo’s business, operating results and financial condition would be adversely affected.

EVgo has experienced rapid growth in recent periods. For example, the number of employees has grown from 57 in December 2017 to 225 in December 2021. The expected continued growth and expansion of EVgo’s business may place a significant strain on management, business operations, financial condition and infrastructure and corporate culture.

With continued fast growth, EVgo’s information technology systems and EVgo’s internal control over financial reporting and procedures may not be adequate to support EVgo’s operations and may allow data security incidents that may interrupt business operations and allow third parties to obtain unauthorized access to business information or misappropriate funds. EVgo may also face risks to the extent such third parties infiltrate the information technology infrastructure of EVgo’s contractors.

To manage growth in operations and personnel, EVgo will need to continue to improve EVgo’s operational, financial and management controls and reporting systems and procedures. Failure to manage growth effectively could result in difficulty or delays in attracting new customers, declines in quality or customer satisfaction, increases in costs, difficulties in introducing new products and services or enhancing existing products and services, loss of customers, information security vulnerabilities or other operational difficulties, any of which could adversely affect EVgo’s business performance and operating results. EVgo’s strategy is based on a combination of growth and maintenance of strong performance on EVgo’s existing asset base, and any inability to scale, maintain customer experience or manage operations at EVgo’s charging stations may impact EVgo’s growth trajectory.

EVgo’s estimates of market opportunity and forecasts of market growth may prove to be inaccurate.

Estimates of future EV adoption in the United States, the total addressable market, serviceable addressable market for EVgo’s products and services and the EV market in general are included in this prospectus. Market opportunity estimates and growth forecasts, whether obtained from third-party sources or developed internally, are subject to significant uncertainty and are based on assumptions and estimates that may prove to be inaccurate. This is especially so at the present time due to the uncertain and rapidly changing projections of the COVID-19 pandemic recovery pace. EVgo’s internal estimates relating to the size and expected growth of the target market, market demand, EV adoption across individual market verticals and use cases, capacity of automotive and battery OEMs and ability of charging infrastructure to address this demand and related pricing may also prove to be inaccurate. In particular, estimates regarding the current and projected market opportunity for public and commercial fast charging and future fast charging throughput or EVgo market share capture are difficult to predict. The estimated addressable market may not materialize in the timeframe of EVgo’s internal projections, if ever, and even if the markets meet the size estimates and growth estimates presented, EVgo’s business could fail to grow at similar rates.

EVgo currently faces competition from a number of companies and expects to face significant competition in the future as the market for EV charging develops.

The EV charging market is relatively new and EVgo currently faces competition from a number of companies. There are a number of EV charging companies operating in the U.S. that pursue various business models which are constantly evolving including Electrify America, Blink, ChargePoint, Shell, IoTecha, Rhombus, BP as well as local utilities and retailers. EVgo competes with some or all of these companies across a number of industry segments, including retail and fleet. The principal competitive factors in the industry include charger count, locations and accessibility; charger connectivity to EVs and ability to charge all standards; speed of charging relative to expected vehicle dwell times at the location; DCFC network reliability, scale and local density; the software-enabled services offered and overall customer experience; operator brand, track record and reputation; access to equipment vendors, service providers, and policy incentives and pricing. Competitors may be able to respond more quickly and effectively than EVgo to new or changing opportunities, technologies, standards or customer requirements, and may be better equipped to initiate or withstand substantial price competition.

In addition, there are other means for charging EVs, which could affect the level of demand for charging at EVgo’s DCFCs. For example, Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”) continues to build out its supercharger network across the United States for Tesla vehicles, which could reduce overall demand for EV charging at EVgo’s sites. Tesla may also open its supercharger network to support charging of non-Tesla EVs in the future, which could further reduce demand for charging at EVgo’s sites. Also, other companies sell chargers designed for customers seeking to have on premise EV charging capability as well as for home or workplace charging, which may reduce the demand for fast charging if EV owners find “slow” charging at a workplace, at home, or other parking locations to be sufficient. Municipalities may decide to convert street lighting poles and lampposts to public charging points for EV drivers who rent, have no access to home charging, or park their EVs on the street, potentially reducing EVgo’s serviceable markets. Retailers, utilities or other Site Hosts (as defined below) or commercial, municipal and Federal fleet businesses may opt to become owners and operators of public or private EV fast charging equipment and purchase that equipment and associated management software directly from vendors in the marketplace.

The EV charging business may become more competitive, pressuring future increases in utilization and margins. Competition is still developing and is expected to increase as the number of EVs sold increases. Barriers to entry in the EV charging market may erode as a result of government intervention and various support programs, leading to more competitors with a variety of profitability objectives.

Because EVgo is currently dependent upon a limited number of customers and OEM partners, the loss of a significant customer or OEM partner could adversely affect EVgo’s operating results.

Given the nascent stage of the industry, a limited number of contractual commercial customers and OEM partners currently account for a substantial portion of EVgo’s income. For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, one customer represented 10.5% and two customers represented 23.8% of total revenue, respectively. EVgo’s operating

projections are currently contingent on EVgo’s performance under EVgo’s commercial contracts. At least in the short term, EVgo expects that a majority of EVgo’s sales outside of the retail customer market will continue to come from a concentrated number of commercial customers and OEM partners. EVgo expects a substantial portion of EVgo’s cash receipts in the near future to be from a limited number of OEM partners and, as a result, will be subject to any risks specific to those entities and the jurisdictions and markets in which they operate, including their ability to develop a portfolio of EV models and attract customers for those models. EVgo may be unable to accomplish EVgo’s business plan to diversify and expand EVgo’s customer and OEM partner base by attracting a broad array of customers and OEM partners, which could negatively affect EVgo’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

EVgo will be required to install a substantial number of charger stalls under EVgo’s agreement with GM. If EVgo does not meet EVgo’s obligations under this agreement, EVgo may not be entitled to payments from GM and may be required to pay liquidated damages, which may be significant.

Pursuant to the GM Agreement, EVgo is required to meet certain quarterly milestones measured by the number of charger stalls installed, and GM is required to make certain payments based on charger stalls installed. Under the GM Agreement, EVgo is required to install a total of 3,250 charger stalls by December 31, 2025, 72% of which are required to be installed by December 31, 2023. The GM Agreement calls for a year-over-year increase in annual charger stall additions in each of 2022 and 2023 before the installation run rate declines post 2023. Meeting these milestones will require additional funds beyond the amounts committed by GM, and EVgo may face delays in construction, commission or aspects of installation of the charger stalls EVgo is obligated to develop. In addition, EVgo is required to maintain network availability (i.e., the percentage of time a charger stall is operational and available on the network) of at least 93%.

The GM Agreement is subject to early termination in certain circumstances, including in the event EVgo fails to meet the quarterly charger-installation milestones or fail to maintain the specified level of network availability. In the event EVgo fails to meet a charger-installation milestone or maintain the required network availability in a calendar quarter, GM has the right to provide EVgo with a notice of such deficiency within 30 days of the end of the quarter. If the same deficiency still exists at the end of the quarter immediately following the quarter for which a deficiency notification was delivered, GM may immediately terminate the agreement and seek pre-agreed liquidated damages of up to $15.0 million.  

EVgo may not meet the charger-installation milestones under the GM Agreement in the future, particularly as a consequence of delays in permitting, commissioning, and utility interconnection resulting from COVID-19 disruptions in business operations across the engineering and permitting chain, as well as industry and regulatory adaptation to the requirements of high-powered charger installation including slower than expected third-party approvals of certain site acquisitions and site plans, as well as supply chain issues. As of March 15, 2022, EVgo had 85 chargers left to install in order to meet its charger-installation milestone for the quarter ending March 31, 2022. As of March 15, 2022, approximately 2,500 stalls had been approved by GM, of which approximately 2,000 stalls were already in the active engineering and construction development pipeline. Under the terms of the GM Agreement, GM and EVgo can agree to adjust the quarterly charger-installation milestones from time to time, provided the quarterly targets for an applicable calendar year must equal the annual target for such year. Going forward, it is uncertain if these, or other potential issues in the procurement, installation, or energization of chargers, will be resolved in a timely fashion.

Nissan has the right to terminate its agreements with the Company in certain circumstances. Additionally, EVgo may be subject to monetary penalties if EVgo is unable to fulfill EVgo’s obligations under EVgo’s agreements with Nissan.

On June 13, 2019, EVgo and Nissan entered into the Nissan 2.0 Agreement. The Nissan 2.0 Agreement includes a capital-build program requiring the Company to install, operate and maintain public, high-power dual-standard chargers in specified markets pursuant to a Build Schedule (as defined below). Under the terms of the Nissan 2.0 Agreement, the Build Schedule is negotiated at the beginning of each year. All chargers for each program year must be installed by August 31. In 2021, EVgo worked with Nissan to revise the annual Build Schedule to extend the milestone dates. Furthermore, Nissan waived penalties for installation delays in program year one.

EVgo’s ability to meet Build Schedule obligations may be impacted by delays in permitting, slower than expected third party approvals of certain site acquisitions, delays in utility interconnection resulting from industry adaptation to the requirements of high-powered charger installation, as well as supply chain issues. Going forward, EVgo is uncertain if

these, or other potential issues in the procurement, installation, or energization of DCFC, will be resolved in a timely fashion. If the Company fails to meet future Build Schedule obligations, Nissan may invoke a penalty of up to $35,000 per delayed site, up to 61 sites.

At this time, EVgo believes that its ability to meet future Build Schedule obligations may continue to be impacted by circumstances similar to those experienced during the first half of 2021, or other potential issues including, but not limited to, equipment design and procurement, timing of third-party funding agreements, and the siting, permitting, construction, energizing of DCFC, or delays in releasing public grant funding.

Nissan has the right to terminate the Nissan 2.0 Agreement, without penalty or obligation of any kind, upon 30 days’ written notice if it is unable to secure funding to make payments required under the Nissan 2.0 Agreement. Nissan receives budget approvals annually from Nissan Motor Company Limited. As of December 31, 2021, Nissan has fulfilled its annual payment obligations under the Nissan 2.0 Agreement. If Nissan terminates the Nissan 2.0 Agreement due to a lack of funding, EVgo will still be required to perform the following: (i) meet charger installation milestones through the date of termination; (ii) provide an aggregate of $1.6 million in joint marketing activities; and (iii) provide $4.8 million worth of charging credits that shall continue to be administered. If Nissan terminates this agreement with EVgo, it may have adverse effects on EVgo’s revenues and results of operations.

The widespread outbreak of an illness or any other communicable disease, or any other public health crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, could have a material adverse effect on EVgo’s business and results of operations.

The global or national outbreak of an illness or any other communicable disease, or any other public health crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may adversely impact EVgo’s employees and operations and the operations of EVgo’s customers, suppliers, vendors and business partners and negatively impact demand for EV charging. The impact of COVID-19 has resulted in significant volatility in the global and domestic economies, changes in consumer and business behavior, market downturns and restrictions on business and individual activities has led to overall reduced economic activity. The COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine mandates and other measures taken by Federal, state and local governments to stop the spread of COVID-19 has impacted EVgo’s operations through reduced demand for EV charging, construction delays and supply chain and shipping constraints. See “— Disruptions in EVgo’s supply chain could adversely affect EVgo’s business.” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Recent Developments — COVID-19 Outbreak.”

In addition, EVgo has modified EVgo’s business practices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and currently allow all non-essential personnel to work from home. EVgo has implemented various safety protocols for essential personnel who must leave their homes for work such as requiring regular certifications of health status to such employees’ supervisors and EVgo’s human resources department. EVgo may take further actions as may be required by government authorities or that EVgo determines are in the best interests of EVgo’s employees, customers, suppliers, vendors and business partners.

The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts EVgo’s business, prospects and results of operations will depend on future developments, which cannot be predicted, including, but not limited to, the duration, spread and severity of the pandemic, the emergence of new COVID-19 variants, the actions to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, and when and to what extent normal economic and operating activities can resume. The COVID-19 pandemic could limit the ability of customers, suppliers, vendors, permitting agencies, utilities and business partners to perform, including third-party suppliers’ ability to provide components and materials used in charging stations or in providing installation or maintenance services. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, EVgo may continue to experience an adverse impact to EVgo’s business as a result of the pandemic’s global economic impact, including any recession that may occur in the future. Specifically, difficult macroeconomic conditions, such as decreases in per capita income and levels of disposable income, increased and prolonged unemployment or a decline in consumer confidence as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as reduced spending by businesses, could each have a material adverse effect on the demand for EVgo’s products and services.

EVgo relies on a limited number of vendors for EVgo’s charging equipment and related support services. A loss of any of these partners would negatively affect EVgo’s business.

EVgo relies on a limited number of vendors for design, testing and manufacturing of charging equipment which at this stage of the industry is unique to each supplier and thus singularly sourced with respect to components as well as aftermarket maintenance and warranty services. For the year ended December 31, 2021, EVgo had two vendors that provided 37.3% of EVgo’s total charging equipment and services. For the year ended December 31, 2020, EVgo had four vendors that provided 84.0% of EVgo’s total charging equipment and services. This reliance on a limited number of vendors increases EVgo’s risks, since EVgo does not currently have proven reliable alternative or replacement vendors beyond these key parties. In the event of production interruptions or supply chain disruptions including but not limited to availability of certain key components such as semiconductors, EVgo may not be able to take advantage of increased production from other sources or develop alternate or secondary vendors without incurring material additional costs and substantial delays. See “— Disruptions in EVgo’s supply chain could adversely affect EVgo’s business.” Thus, EVgo’s business would be adversely affected if one or more of EVgo’s vendors is impacted by any interruption at a particular location.

As the demand for public fast charging increases, the charging equipment vendors may not be able to dedicate sufficient supply chain, production, or sales channel capacity to keep up with the required pace of charging infrastructure expansion. In addition, as the EV market grows, the industry may be exposed to deteriorating design requirements, undetected faults or the erosion of testing standards by charging equipment and component suppliers, which may adversely impact the performance, reliability and lifecycle cost of the chargers. If EVgo or EVgo’s suppliers experience a significant increase in demand, or if EVgo needs to replace an existing supplier, EVgo may not be able to supplement service or replace them on acceptable terms, which may undermine EVgo’s ability to install chargers in a timely manner. For example, it may take a significant amount of time to identify a vendor that has the capability and resources to supply and/or service charging equipment in sufficient volume. Identifying and approving suitable vendors could be an extensive process that requires the Company to become satisfied with their quality control, technical capabilities, responsiveness and service, financial stability, regulatory compliance, and labor and other ethical practices. Accordingly, a loss of any significant vendor would have an adverse effect on EVgo’s business, financial condition and operating results.

Further, should the Federal government and Congress require that charging equipment be manufactured in the U.S. in order to access Federal financial support or secure contracts with the Federal government, EVgo will have to source equipment from alternative vendors or work with current vendors to develop manufacturing capacity in the U.S. to participate in the covered Federal programs.

EVgo’s business is subject to risks associated with construction, cost overruns and delays, and other contingencies that may arise in the course of completing installations, and such risks may increase in the future as EVgo expand the scope of such services with other parties.

Charger installation and construction is typically performed by third-party contractors managed by the Company. The installation and construction of charging stations at a particular site is generally subject to oversight and regulation in accordance with state and local laws and ordinances relating to building codes, safety, environmental protection and related matters, and typically requires local utility cooperation in design and interconnection request approval and commissioning, as well as various local and other governmental approvals and permits that vary by jurisdiction. In addition, building codes, accessibility requirements, utility interconnect specifications, review, approval or study lead time or regulations may hinder EV charger installation and construction because they end up costing the developer or installer more in order to meet the code requirements. In addition, increased demand for the components necessary to install and construct charging stations could lead to higher installed costs. Meaningful delays or cost overruns caused by EVgo’s vendor supply chains, contractors, utility upgrades scope and delays, or inability of local utilities and approving agencies to cope with the level of activity may impact EVgo’s Build Schedule and revenue recognition in certain cases and/or impact EVgo’s relationships, either of which could impact EVgo’s business and profitability, pace of growth and prospects. For example, the installation of charger stalls under the GM Agreement have required significant utility upgrades to accommodate the higher capacity chargers. Delays in these upgrades have in turn caused delays in the construction of the chargers pursuant to the GM Agreement. If these delays continue or worsen, EVgo may not meet the charger-installation milestones under the GM Agreement. See “— EVgo will be required to install a substantial number of chargers under EVgo’s agreement

with GM. If EVgo does not meet EVgo’s obligations under this agreement, EVgo may not be entitled to payments from GM and may be required to pay liquidated damages, which may be significant.”

Working with contractors may require the Company to obtain licenses or require EVgo or EVgo’s customers to comply with additional rules, working conditions and other union requirements, which can add costs and complexity to an installation and construction project. If these contractors are unable to provide timely, thorough and quality installation-related services, EVgo could fall behind EVgo’s construction schedules or cause customers to become dissatisfied with the solutions EVgo offers. As the demand for public fast charging increases and qualification requirements for contractors become more stringent, EVgo may encounter shortages in the number of qualified contractors available to complete all of EVgo’s desired installations. If EVgo fails to timely pay EVgo’s contractors, they may file liens against EVgo’s Site Hosts’ properties, which EVgo is required to remove.

EVgo’s business model is predicated on the presence of qualified and capable electrical and civil contractors and subcontractors in the new markets EVgo intends to enter. There is no guarantee that there will be an adequate supply of such partners. A shortage in the number of qualified contractors may impact the viability of the business plan, increase risks around the quality of works performed and increase costs if outside contractors are brought into a new market.

In addition, EVgo’s network expansion plan relies on EVgo’s site development efforts, and EVgo’s business is exposed to risks associated with receiving site control and access necessary for the construction of the charging station and operation of the charging equipment, electrical interconnection and power supply at identified locations sufficient to host chargers on a timely basis. EVgo generally does not own the land at the charging sites and rely on the site licenses with Site Hosts that convey the right to build, own, and operate the charging equipment on the site. EVgo may not be able to renew the site licenses or retain site control. The process of establishing or extending site control and access could take longer or become more competitive. As the EV market grows, competition for premium sites may intensify, the power distribution grid may require upgrading, electrical interconnection with local utilities may become competitive, all of which may lead to delays in construction and/or commissioning. As a result, EVgo may be exposed to increased interconnection costs and utility fees, as well as delays, which may slow the pace of EVgo’s network expansion.

Disruptions in EVgo’s supply chain could adversely affect EVgo’s business.

Global trade conditions and consumer trends that originated during the COVID-19 pandemic continue to persist and have created significant disruptions to the global supply chain, which may impact EVgo’s ability to obtain charging equipment and other supplies necessary for EVgo’s business on a timely basis and at anticipated costs. Additionally, a global shortage of semiconductors has been reported since early 2021 and has caused challenges in the manufacturing industry and impacted the EV supply chain as well. Any continued or new supply chain disruptions, or shortages in the availability of charging equipment from EVgo’s suppliers, could adversely affect EVgo’s business and operating results.

In addition, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine could lead to disruption, instability and volatility in global markets and industries that could negatively impact EVgo’s supply chain. The U.S. government and other governments have already imposed severe sanctions and export controls against Russia and Russian interests and may yet impose additional sanctions and controls. The impact of these measures, as well as potential responses to them by Russia, is currently unknown and could adversely affect EVgo’s supply chain, which, in turn, could affect EVgo’s business and operating results.

If EVgo is unable to attract and retain key employees and hire qualified management, technical, engineering, financial, legal, sales, marketing and business development personnel, EVgo’s ability to compete and successfully grow EVgo’s business and customer base would be harmed.

EVgo’s success depends, in part, on EVgo’s continuing ability to identify, hire, attract, train and develop and retain highly qualified personnel. The inability to do so effectively would adversely affect EVgo’s business. Competition for employees can be intense and the ability to attract, hire and retain them depends on EVgo’s ability to provide meaningful work at competitive compensation. EVgo may not be able to attract, assimilate, develop or retain qualified personnel in the future, and failure to do so would adversely affect EVgo’s business, including the execution of EVgo’s growth business strategy.

EVgo may need to raise additional funds and these funds may not be available when needed or may be available only on unfavorable terms.

EVgo may need to raise additional capital in the future to further scale EVgo’s business and expand EVgo’s charging network. EVgo may raise additional funds through the issuance of equity, equity-related or debt securities, through obtaining credit from government or financial institutions or through grant funding. EVgo cannot be certain that additional funds or incentives will be available on favorable terms when required, or at all, or that EVgo will be able to capture expected grant funding under various existing and new state and local programs in the future. If EVgo cannot raise additional funds when needed, EVgo’s financial condition, results of operations, business and prospects could be materially and adversely affected. If EVgo raises funds through the issuance of debt securities or through loan arrangements, the terms of which could require significant interest payments, contain covenants that restrict EVgo’s business, or other unfavorable terms. In addition, to the extent EVgo raises funds through the sale of additional equity securities, EVgo’s stockholders would experience additional dilution.

Many of EVgo’s facilities are located in active earthquake zones or in areas susceptible to hurricanes, wildfires and other severe weather events, which would be impacted by the effects of climate change. An earthquake, a wildfire, a major hurricane or other types of disasters or resource shortages, including public safety power shut-offs that have occurred and will continue to occur in California or other states, could disrupt and harm EVgo’s operations and those of EVgo’s customers.

Many of EVgo’s facilities are located in California, an active earthquake zone, and Florida and Texas, areas susceptible to hurricanes. The occurrence of a natural disaster such as an earthquake, hurricane, drought, flood, fire (such as the recent extensive wildfires in California, Oregon and Colorado), localized extended outages of critical utilities (as seen in California and Texas) or transportation systems, or any critical resource shortages could cause a significant interruption in EVgo’s business, damage or destroy EVgo’s facilities or inventory, and cause the Company to incur significant costs, any of which could harm EVgo’s business, financial condition, and results of operations. Climate change may also result in various physical risks such as the increased frequency or intensity of extreme weather events or changes in meteorological and hydrological patterns, that could adversely impact EVgo’s business. Such physical risks may result in damage to EVgo’s facilities or otherwise adversely impact operations. The insurance EVgo maintains against fires, earthquakes, hurricanes and other disasters and damage may not be adequate to cover losses in any particular case.

In addition, rolling public safety power shut-offs in California or other states can affect throughput and/or user acceptance of EVs, as charging may be unavailable at the desired times, or at all during these events. These shut-offs could also affect the ability of fleet operators to charge their EVs, which, for example, could adversely affect transportation schedules or any service level agreements to which either EVgo or the fleet operator may be a party. If these events persist, the demand for EVs could decline, which would result in reduced demand for charging.

Further, severe natural disasters could affect vendors’ data centers in a temporal or longer-term fashion which would adversely affect EVgo’s ability to operate EVgo’s network.

EVgo’s charging stations are often located in areas that are publicly accessible and may be exposed to vandalism or misuse by customers or other individuals, which would increase EVgo’s replacement and maintenance costs.

EVgo’s public chargers may also be exposed to vandalism or misuse by customers and other individuals, increasing wear and tear of the charging equipment. Such increased wear and tear could shorten the usable lifespan of the chargers and require the Company to increase EVgo’s spending on replacement and maintenance costs.

EVgo is dependent upon the availability of electricity at EVgo’s current and future charging stations. Cost increases, delays and/or other restrictions on the availability of electricity would adversely affect EVgo’s business and results of EVgo’s operations.

The operation and development of EVgo’s charging stations is dependent upon the availability of electricity, which is beyond EVgo’s control. EVgo’s charging stations are affected by problems accessing electricity sources, such as planned or unplanned power outages. In recent years, shortages of electricity have resulted in increased costs to users and

interruptions in service. In particular, California has experienced rolling blackouts due to excessive demands on the electrical grid or as precautionary measures against the risk of wildfire. Similarly, in 2021, Texas experienced failures in its electrical grid due to severe weather. In the event of a power outage, EVgo will be dependent on the utility company, and in some cases the Site Host, to restore power. Any prolonged power outage could adversely affect customer experience and EVgo’s business and results of operations.

Changes in utility electricity pricing or new and restrictive constructs from regulations applicable to pricing may adversely impact future operating results. For example, some jurisdictions have required the Company to switch from pricing on a per-minute basis to a per-kWh basis, and other jurisdictions may follow suit. Utility rates may change in a way that adversely affects fast charging or in a way that may limit EVgo’s ability to access certain beneficial rate schedules. In addition, utilities or other regulated entities with monopoly power may receive authority to provide charging services that result in an anti-competitive advantage relative to the Company and other private sector operators.

Some of EVgo’s business objectives are dependent upon the purchase of renewable energy certificates and an increase in the cost of such certificates may adversely impact EVgo’s business and results of operations.

As part of EVgo’s business strategy, EVgo markets the electricity provided from EVgo’s charging stations as 100% renewable. Therefore, EVgo purchases various RECs in order to qualify the electricity EVgo distributes through charging stations as renewable. Several states have passed renewable energy portfolio standards, which set a minimum percentage of energy that must be generated from renewable sources. These standards may require utilities or load serving entities to acquire RECs annually in order to demonstrate their compliance. Other regulations may also impact the supply of, and demand for, such RECs. While higher renewable energy portfolio standards may also increase the amount of renewable energy available, EVgo cannot predict the impact such regulations may have on the price or availability of RECs. If EVgo is unable to purchase a sufficient amount of RECs, EVgo may be unable to achieve this objective, which may negatively impact EVgo’s reputation in the marketplace. If the cost of RECs increases, EVgo may be unable to fully pass the higher cost of RECs through to EVgo’s customers and increases in the price of RECs may decrease EVgo’s results of operations.

EVgo’s success depends on EVgo’s ability to develop and maintain relationships with automotive OEM and fleet partners.

The success of EVgo’s business depends on EVgo’s ability to develop and maintain relationships with OEMs, such as GM, Nissan, Tesla and others. These relationships help the Company access new customers and build brand awareness through co-marketing. EVgo may also benefit from promotional programs sponsored by OEMs, such as prepaid charging credits. In some cases, EVgo’s OEM partners have agreed to fund capital expenditures related to the build out of EVgo’s charger network. For example, GM is providing payments for performance obligations that will help fund the accelerated build-out of 3,250 charger stalls for EVgo’s fast charger network over five years. If EVgo fails to maintain or develop relationships with OEMs, or if OEMs opt to partner with competitors rather than the Company, EVgo’s revenues may decline and EVgo’s business may suffer.

There can be no certainty that EVgo will be able to identify and contract with suitable additional OEM and fleet partners. To the extent EVgo identifies such partners, EVgo will need to negotiate the terms of a commercial agreement with such partners. There can be no assurance that EVgo will be able to negotiate commercially attractive terms with additional OEM and fleet partners, if at all. EVgo may also be limited in negotiating future commercial agreements by the provisions of EVgo’s existing contracts such as “most-favored nations” clauses. For example, EVgo’s contracts with GM and Nissan prohibit the Company from entering into agreements for similar programs on terms more favorable than the terms afforded to GM and Nissan under their respective agreements for a limited period of time. See Part I, Item 1, “Business — Customers, Partnerships and Strategic Relationships.”

In addition, EVgo may be unable to maintain successful relationships with EVgo’s OEM and fleet partners. Some of EVgo’s existing agreements require the Company to meet specified performance criteria. If EVgo fails to meet such criteria, the agreements could be terminated and EVgo may be obligated to pay significant penalties or other damages. If an agreement is terminated, any support payments pursuant to the contract would cease. Finally, if OEMs observe the Company failing to meet EVgo’s specified performance criteria, EVgo’s reputation may be damaged and it may become more difficult for the Company to establish new partnerships with OEMs.

EVgo’s revenue growth will depend in significant part on EVgo’s ability to increase sales of EVgo’s products and services to fleet operators, including medium- and heavy-duty vehicle fleets and rideshare operators.

EVgo’s revenue growth will depend in significant part on EVgo’s ability to increase sales of EVgo’s products and services to fleet operators, including medium- and heavy-duty vehicle fleets and rideshare operators. The electrification of fleets is an emerging market, and fleet operators may not adopt EVs on a widespread basis, operate on the timelines EVgo anticipates or rely on public and/or private fast charging and EVgo’s network. In addition to the factors affecting the growth of the EV market generally, transitioning to an EV fleet can be costly and capital intensive, which could result in slower than anticipated adoption. The sales cycle could also be longer for sales to fleet operators with formal procurement processes. Fleet operators may also require significant additional services and support, and if EVgo is unable to provide such services and support, it may adversely affect EVgo’s ability to attract additional fleet operators as customers. Any failure to attract and retain fleet operators as customers in the future would adversely affect EVgo’s business and results of operations.

If EVgo fails to offer high-quality support to Site Host sites and drivers or fails to maintain high charger availability and strong user experience, EVgo’s business and reputation will suffer.

Once EVgo’s charging stations are installed, Site Hosts sites and drivers will rely on the Company to provide maintenance services to resolve any issues that might arise in the future. Rapid and high-quality customer and equipment support is important so drivers can receive reliable charging for their EVs. The importance of high-quality customer and equipment support will increase as EVgo seeks to expand EVgo’s business and pursue new customers and geographies. If EVgo does not quickly resolve issues and provide effective support, EVgo’s ability to retain customers or sell additional products and services to existing customers could suffer and EVgo’s brand and reputation could be harmed.

Computer malware, viruses, ransomware, hacking, phishing attacks and other network disruptions could result in security and privacy breaches, loss of proprietary information and interruption in service, which would harm EVgo’s business.

Computer malware, viruses, physical or electronic break-ins and similar disruptions could lead to interruption and delays in EVgo’s services and operations and loss, misuse or theft of data. Computer malware, viruses, ransomware, hacking, phishing attacks or denial-of-service attacks, against online networks have become more prevalent and may occur on EVgo’s systems. Any attempts to disrupt EVgo’s services or systems could harm EVgo’s business, introduce liability to data subjects, result in the misappropriation of funds, be expensive to remedy, result in fines, penalties or other liabilities and damage EVgo’s reputation or brand. Insurance may not be sufficient to cover significant expenses and losses related to cyber-attacks and similar disruptions. Even with the security measures implemented by the Company, such as managed security services that are designed to detect and protect against cyber-attacks and similar disruptions, and any additional measures EVgo may implement or adopt in the future, EVgo’s facilities and systems, and those of EVgo’s third-party service providers, could be vulnerable to security breaches, computer viruses, lost or misplaced data, programming errors, scams, burglary, human errors, acts of vandalism, or other events. Efforts to prevent cyberattacks and similar disruptions are expensive to implement and, as the regulatory framework for data privacy and security worldwide continues to evolve and develop, EVgo may incur additional significant costs to comply with new or existing laws, regulations and other obligations, and EVgo may not be able to cause the implementation or enforcement of such preventions or compliance with such laws and regulations with respect to EVgo’s third-party vendors. Though it is difficult to determine what, if any, harm may directly result from any specific interruption or attack, an inability to maintain performance, reliability, security and availability of systems and technical infrastructure may, in addition to other losses, harm EVgo’s reputation, brand and ability to attract customers.

EVgo has previously experienced, and may in the future experience, service disruptions, outages and other performance problems due to a variety of factors, including infrastructure changes, third-party service providers, human or software errors and capacity constraints. EVgo relies on data carrier networks to support reliable operation, management and maintenance of EVgo’s charger network, charging session management, driver authentication, and payment processing, all of which depend on reliable connections with wireless communications networks. As a result, EVgo’s operations depend on a handful of public carriers and are exposed to disruptions related to network outages and other communications issues on the carrier networks. See “— Risks Related to EVgo’s Technology, Intellectual Property and

Infrastructure — Interruptions, delays in service, communications outages or inability to increase capacity at third-party data center facilities could impair the use or functionality of EVgo’s subscription services, harm EVgo’s business and subject the Company to liability.” If EVgo’s services are unavailable when users attempt to access them, they may seek other services, which could reduce demand for EVgo’s solutions from customers.

There are several factors ranging from human error to data corruption that could materially impact the efficacy of any processes and procedures designed to enable the Company to recover from a disaster or catastrophe, including by lengthening the time services are partially or fully unavailable to customers and users. It may be difficult or impossible to perform some or all recovery steps and continue normal business operations due to the nature of a particular cyber-attack, disaster or catastrophe or other disruption, especially during peak periods, which could cause additional reputational damages, or loss of revenues, any of which would adversely affect EVgo’s business and financial results.

Growing EVgo’s customer base depends upon the effective operation of EVgo’s mobile applications with mobile operating systems, networks and standards that EVgo does not control.

EVgo is dependent on the interoperability of EVgo’s mobile applications with popular mobile operating systems that EVgo does not control, such as Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS, and any changes in such systems that degrade EVgo’s products’ functionality or give preferential treatment to competitive products could adversely affect the usage of EVgo’s applications on mobile devices. Additionally, in order to deliver high quality mobile products, it is important that EVgo’s products work well with a range of mobile technologies, systems, networks and standards that EVgo does not control. EVgo may not be successful in developing relationships with key participants in the mobile industry or in developing products that operate effectively with these technologies, systems, networks or standards.

In addition, a significant portion of EVgo’s software platform depends on EVgo’s partnership with Driivz, an EV charging management platform. If for any reason Driivz is unable to effectively support EVgo’s software platform, EVgo’s business could be adversely impacted. Furthermore, if for any reason EVgo is no longer able to maintain that partnership, EVgo may face a material challenge in efficiently migrating EVgo’s software offering to a new partner.

EVgo is subject to risks associated with integrating the Recargo acquisition and should EVgo pursue additional acquisitions in the future, EVgo would be subject to risks associated with completing and integrating such acquisitions.

On July 9, 2021, EVgo acquired Recargo for $25 million in cash, including repayment of $3 million of indebtedness. Recargo is an EV cloud-based data solution provider formed in 2009 and focused on EV app development, market research, data licensing, reporting and advertising. EVgo continues to be subject to risks with fully integrating the Recargo personnel as well as the technology platforms acquired.

EVgo may acquire additional assets, products, technologies or businesses that are complementary to EVgo’s existing business and strategic direction. The process of identifying and consummating acquisitions and the subsequent integration of new assets and businesses into EVgo’s own business and operations would require attention from management and could result in a diversion of resources from EVgo’s existing business, which in turn could have an adverse effect on EVgo’s operations. Acquired assets or businesses may not generate the expected financial results. Acquisitions could also result in the use of cash, potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities or securities convertible into equity securities, the occurrence of goodwill impairment charges, amortization expenses for other intangible assets and exposure to potential unknown liabilities of the acquired business. Moreover, the costs of identifying and consummating acquisitions may be significant. Failure to successfully identify, complete, manage and integrate acquisitions could materially and adversely affect EVgo’s business, financial conditions and results of operations.

Risks Related to the EV Market

Changes to fuel economy standards or the success of alternative fuels may negatively impact the EV market and thus the demand for EVgo’s products and services.

Regulatory initiatives that required an increase in the mileage capabilities of cars and consumption of renewable transportation fuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, have helped increase consumer acceptance of EVs and other alternative

vehicles. However, the EV fueling model is different from gasoline and other fuel models, requiring behavior changes and education of businesses, consumers, regulatory bodies, local utilities, and other stakeholders. Further developments in, and improvements in affordability of, alternative technologies, such as renewable diesel, biodiesel, ethanol, hydrogen fuel cells or compressed natural gas, proliferation of hybrid powertrains involving such alternative fuels, or improvements in the fuel economy of ICE vehicles, whether as the result of regulation or otherwise, may materially and adversely affect demand for EVs and EV charging stations in some market verticals. Regulatory bodies may also adopt rules that substantially favor certain alternatives to petroleum-based propulsion over others, which may not necessarily be EVs. Local jurisdictions may also impose restrictions on urban driving due to congestion, which may prioritize and accelerate micromobility trends and slow EV adoption growth. Finally, the currently paused litigation between the state of California and the National Highway Transit Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) could impact California’s ability to set fuel economy standards that encourage the adoption of EVs, which are followed by many other states, should the Biden Administration not substantially modify NHTSA and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) current rules on preemption in its pending reconsideration of these rules. If any of the above cause or contribute to automakers reducing the availability of EV models or cause or contribute to consumers or businesses no longer purchasing EVs or purchasing fewer of them, it would materially and adversely affect EVgo’s business, operating results, financial condition and prospects.

The rideshare and commercial fleets may not electrify as quickly as expected and may not rely on public fast charging or on EVgo’s network as much as expected. Future demand for or availability of battery EVs from the medium- and heavy-duty vehicle segment may not develop as anticipated or take longer to develop than expected.

The EV market is in the early stages of development and the medium- and heavy-duty vehicle segments, often particularly exposed to economic cycles, may not electrify as expected. The medium- and heavy-duty vehicle fleets that lend themselves well to electrification via EV powertrains are often linked to municipal and commercial budgets and may take longer to electrify as a result of budget or business constraints and administrative approvals. The mix of zero and low emission powertrains in certain vehicle classes and use cases in the medium- and heavy-duty sector may evolve less favorably for EV solutions due to future development of technologies and policy incentives that may favor existing diesel fuel, hybrid, natural gas or hydrogen fuel cell drivetrains. Medium- and heavy-duty vehicle OEMs may choose not to or may not be able to manufacture EVs in sufficient quantities or at all.

EVgo derives a substantial portion of EVgo’s revenue from the sale of regulatory credits. There are a number of factors beyond EVgo’s control that could have a material adverse effect on EVgo’s ability to generate such revenue.

In connection with the production, delivery, placement into service and ongoing operation of charging stations, EVgo earns and expects to continue to earn various tradable regulatory credits, in particular California’s LCFS credits. EVgo currently participates in California’s LCFS, Oregon’s LCFS, and California’s FCI programs. EVgo sells these credits, and expect to continue to sell future credits, to entities that generate deficits under the LCFS programs and are obligated to purchase the credits and use them to offset their deficits or emissions, primarily petroleum refiners and marketers, and other entities that can use the credits to comply with the program requirements. However, there is no guarantee that such credits will continue to be available for sale at prices forecasted by the Company, or that regulatory restrictions would not be imposed on the proceeds from the sale of such credits in the future. See “— The EV market currently benefits from the availability of rebates, tax credits and other financial incentives from governments, utilities and others to offset the purchase or operating cost of EVs and EV charging stations. The reduction, modification or elimination of such benefits could adversely affect EVgo’s financial results.” For example, LCFS credit pricing may fluctuate and may come under pressure if clean fuels, possibly including EVs, achieve a higher-than-expected market penetration. Further, EVgo may not be able to market all LCFS credits, may have to sell LCFS credits at below projected prices or may not be able to sell LCFS credits at all. In addition, LCFS program rules may be revised in the future in ways that disadvantage certain types of clean fuels, including charging electricity used in EVs, or may not be extended further. The related FCI program provides incentives to owners of EV fast chargers put in place in 2019 and after and is designed to compensate for low utilization in the near term. However, there is no guarantee that the FCI program will not be terminated or amended or that the LCFS credits under the FCI program will continue to be available for sale.

EVgo’s inability to generate revenue from the sale of regulatory credits could have a materially adverse effect on EVgo’s future financial results.

The EV market currently benefits from the availability of rebates, tax credits and other financial incentives from governments, utilities and others to offset the purchase or operating cost of EVs and EV charging stations. The reduction, modification or elimination of such benefits could adversely affect EVgo’s financial results.

The U.S. Federal government and some state and local governments provide incentives to end users and purchasers of EVs and EV charging stations in the form of rebates, tax credits, and other financial incentives, such as payments for regulatory credits. The EV market relies on these governmental rebates, tax credits, and other financial incentives to significantly lower the effective price of EVs and EV charging stations. However, these incentives may expire on a particular date, end when the allocated funding is exhausted, or be reduced or terminated as a matter of regulatory or legislative policy. In particular, EVgo has benefitted from the availability of Federal tax credits under Section 30C of the Code, which effectively subsidize the cost of placing in service EVgo’s charging stations. The credits under Section 30C of the Code expired on December 31, 2021 and thus are not available going forward for EV charging stations placed in service after such date unless such credits are extended retroactively. Current legislation proposals include an extension of the credits under Section 30C of the Code as of and after December 31, 2021; however, there can be no assurance that the credits under Section 30C of the Code will be extended, or if extended, that such extension will be effective retroactively or that the credits will not be otherwise reduced. Any reduction in rebates, tax credits or other financial incentives, including the credit under Section 30C of the Code, could negatively affect the EV market and adversely impact EVgo’s business operations and expansion potential. In addition, there is no assurance EVgo will have the necessary tax attributes to utilize any such credits that are available and may not be able to monetize them given the nascent state of the market for such credits or be able to monetize such credits on favorable terms. New tariffs and policies that could incentivize overbuilding of infrastructure may also have a negative impact on the economics of EVgo’s stations. Furthermore, new tariffs and policy incentives could be put in place by the Biden Administration that favor equipment manufactured by or assembled at American factories, which may put EVgo’s fast charging equipment vendors at a competitive disadvantage, including by increasing the cost or delaying the availability of charging equipment, by challenging or eliminating EVgo’s ability to apply or qualify for grants and other government incentives, or by disqualifying the Company from the ability to compete for certain charging infrastructure buildout solicitations and programs, including those initiated by Federal government agencies.

As noted above, EVgo also derives revenue from the sale of regulatory credits and expect that such revenue will increase as a percentage of total revenue over time. If the availability of these credits declines or the terms of the credits are modified, EVgo’s ability to generate this revenue in the future could be adversely affected. For example, in November 2021, the California Energy Commission approved a $1.4 billion dollar plan under the Clean Transportation Program for zero-emissions infrastructure, including incentives for EV charging infrastructure. However, California has also announced a goal for all in-state sales of new passenger cars and trucks to be zero-emission by 2035. To the extent California or other jurisdictions choose to adopt regulatory mandates instead of establishing or continuing renewable energy credit regimes for EV infrastructure, EVgo’s revenue from these credits could be adversely impacted. Similarly, new Federal legislation, such as the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act signed into law in November 2021 and the proposed Build Back Better bill, contemplates increased support for climate initiatives, including, in some instances, EVs and EV charging infrastructure; however, it is unclear whether any version of the Build Back Better bill will be enacted, and if enacted, what incentives will be included in the final version, and EVgo cannot predict what form all such incentives may take at this time. If EVgo is not eligible for grants or other incentives under such programs, while EVgo’s competitors are, it may adversely affect EVgo’s competitiveness or results of operation.

Risks Related to EVgo’s Technology, Intellectual Property and Infrastructure

EVgo may need to defend against intellectual property infringement or misappropriation claims, which may be time-consuming and expensive, and EVgo’s business could be adversely affected.

From time to time, the holders of intellectual property rights may assert their rights and urge the Company to take licenses, and/or may bring suits alleging infringement or misappropriation of such rights. There can be no assurance that EVgo will be able to mitigate the risk of potential suits or other legal demands by competitors or other third parties. Accordingly, EVgo may consider entering into licensing agreements with respect to such rights, although no assurance can be given that such licenses can be obtained on acceptable terms or that litigation will not occur, and such licenses and associated litigation could significantly increase EVgo’s operating expenses. In addition, if EVgo is determined to have or

believe there is a high likelihood that EVgo has infringed upon or misappropriated a third party’s intellectual property rights, EVgo may be required to cease making, selling or incorporating certain key components or intellectual property into the products and services EVgo offers, to pay substantial damages and/or royalties, to redesign EVgo’s products and services, and/or to establish and maintain alternative branding. In addition, to the extent that EVgo’s customers and business partners become the subject of any allegation or claim regarding the infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property rights related to EVgo’s products and services, EVgo may be required to indemnify such customers and business partners. The scope of these indemnity obligations varies, but may, in some instances, include indemnification for damages and expenses, including attorneys’ fees. Even if EVgo is not a party to any litigation between a customer or business partner and a third party relating to infringement by EVgo’s products, an adverse outcome in any such litigation could make it more difficult for the Company to defend EVgo’s products against intellectual property infringement claims in any subsequent litigation in which EVgo is a named party. If EVgo were required to take one or more such actions, EVgo’s business, prospects, brand, operating results and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected. In addition, any litigation or claims, whether or not valid, could result in substantial costs, negative publicity, reputational harm and diversion of resources and management attention.

EVgo’s business may be adversely affected if EVgo is unable to protect its technology and intellectual property from unauthorized use by third parties.

EVgo’s success depends, at least in part, on EVgo’s ability to protect EVgo’s core technology and intellectual property. To accomplish this, EVgo relies on, and plan to continue relying on, a combination of trade secrets (including know-how), employee and third-party nondisclosure agreements, copyrights, trademarks, intellectual property licenses and other contractual rights to retain ownership of, and protect, EVgo’s technology. As of December 31, 2021, EVgo held 16 patents and had 14 additional patent applications both in the United States and abroad. Failure to adequately protect EVgo’s technology and intellectual property could result in competitors offering similar products, potentially resulting in the loss of some of EVgo’s competitive advantage and a decrease in revenue which would adversely affect EVgo’s business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.

The measures EVgo takes to protect EVgo’s technology and intellectual property from unauthorized use by others may not be effective for various reasons, including the following:

Intellectual property and trade secret laws vary significantly throughout the world. Some foreign countries do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United States. Further, policing the unauthorized use of EVgo’s intellectual property in foreign jurisdictions may be costly, difficult or even impossible. Therefore, EVgo’s intellectual property rights may not be as strong or as easily enforced outside of the United States.

Any issued patent which may result from the pending patent application may come to be considered “standards essential.” If this is the case, EVgo may be required to license certain technology on “fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory” terms, decreasing revenue. Further, competitors, vendors, or customers may, in certain instances, be free to create variations or derivative works of EVgo’s technology and intellectual property, and those derivative works may become directly competitive with EVgo’s offerings. Finally, EVgo may not be able to leverage, or obtain ownership of, all technology and intellectual property developed by EVgo’s vendors in connection with design and manufacture of EVgo’s products, thereby jeopardizing EVgo’s ability to obtain a competitive advantage over EVgo’s competitors.

The current lack of industry standards may lead to uncertainty, additional competition and further unexpected costs.

The EV industry is new and evolving as are the standards governing EV charging which have not had the benefit of time-tested use cases. These immature industry standards could result in future incompatibilities and issues that could require significant resources and or time to remedy. Utilities and other large market participants also mandate their own adoption of specifications that have not become widely adopted in the industry and may hinder innovation or slow new product or new feature introduction.

In addition, automobile manufacturers, such as Tesla, may choose to develop and promulgate their own proprietary charging standards and systems, which could lock out competition for EV charging stations, or to use their size and market position to influence the market, which could limit EVgo’s market and reach to customers, negatively impacting EVgo’s business.

Further, should regulatory bodies later impose a standard that is not compatible with EVgo’s infrastructure or products, EVgo may incur significant costs to adapt EVgo’s business model to the new regulatory standard, which may require significant time and expense and, as a result, may have a material adverse effect on EVgo’s revenues or results of operations.

EVgo’s technology could have undetected defects, errors or bugs in hardware or software which could reduce market adoption, damage EVgo’s reputation with current or prospective customers, and/or expose the Company to product liability and other claims that could materially and adversely affect EVgo’s business.

EVgo may be subject to claims that charging stations have malfunctioned and persons were injured or purported to be injured due to latent defects. Any insurance that EVgo carries may not be sufficient or it may not apply to all situations. Similarly, to the extent that such malfunctions are related to components obtained from third-party vendors, such vendors may not assume responsibility for such malfunctions. Any of these events could adversely affect EVgo’s brand, reputation, operating results or financial condition.

EVgo’s software platform is complex and includes a number of licensed third-party commercial and open-source software libraries. EVgo’s software may contain latent defects or errors that may be difficult to detect and remediate. EVgo is continuing to evolve the features and functionality of EVgo’s platform through updates and enhancements, and as EVgo does so, EVgo may introduce additional defects or errors that may not be detected until after deployment to customers. In addition, if EVgo’s products and services, including any updates or patches, are not implemented or used correctly or as intended, inadequate performance and disruptions in service may result.

Any defects or errors in product or services offerings, or the perception of such defects or errors, or other performance problems could result in any of the following, each of which could adversely affect EVgo’s business and results of operations:

EVgo also faces the risk that any contractual protections EVgo seeks to include in EVgo’s agreements with customers are rejected, not implemented uniformly or may not fully or effectively protect from claims by customers, resellers, business partners or other third parties. In addition, any insurance coverage or indemnification obligations of suppliers for EVgo’s benefit may not adequately cover all such claims or cover only a portion of such claims. A successful product liability, warranty, or other similar claim could have an adverse effect on EVgo’s business, operating results, and financial condition. In addition, even claims that ultimately are unsuccessful could result in expenditure of funds in litigation, divert management’s time and other resources and cause reputational harm.

Interruptions, delays in service, communications outages or inability to increase capacity at third-party data center facilities could impair the use or functionality of EVgo’s subscription services, harm EVgo’s business and subject the Company to liability.

EVgo currently serves customers from third-party data center facilities operated by Amazon Web Services and Google, as well as others. All EVgo’s services are housed in third-party data centers operated in the United States, and EVgo employs geographically distributed, redundant back-up data centers for all services. Any outage or failure of such data centers could negatively affect EVgo’s product connectivity and performance. EVgo’s primary environments are operated by Google and Amazon, and any interruptions of these primary and backup data centers could negatively affect EVgo’s product connectivity and performance. Furthermore, EVgo depends on connectivity from EVgo’s charging stations to EVgo’s data centers through cellular service and virtual private networking providers, such as AT&T and Verizon. Any incident affecting a data center facility’s or cellular and/or virtual private networking services provider’s infrastructure or operations, whether caused by fire, flood, storm, earthquake, power loss, telecommunications failures, breach of security protocols, computer viruses and disabling devices, failure of access control mechanisms, natural disasters, war, criminal act, military actions, terrorist attacks and other similar events could negatively affect the use, functionality or availability of EVgo’s services.

Any damage to, or failure of, EVgo’s systems, or those of EVgo’s third-party providers, could interrupt or hinder the use or functionality of EVgo’s services. Impairment of or interruptions in EVgo’s services may reduce revenue, subject the Company to claims and litigation, cause customers to terminate their subscriptions, and adversely affect renewal rates and EVgo’s ability to attract new customers. EVgo’s business will also be harmed if customers and potential customers believe EVgo’s products and services are unreliable.

The EV charging market is characterized by rapid technological change, which requires the Company to continue to develop new products and product innovations. Any delays in such development could adversely affect market adoption of EVgo’s products and financial results.

Continuing technological changes in battery and other EV technologies could adversely affect adoption of current EV charging technology, continuing and increasing reliance on EV charging infrastructure and/or the use of EVgo’s products and services. EVgo’s future success will depend in part upon EVgo’s ability to develop and introduce a variety of new capabilities and innovations to EVgo’s existing product offerings, as well as introduce a variety of new product offerings to address the changing needs of the EV charging market.

As EV technologies change, EVgo may need to upgrade or adapt EVgo’s charging station technology and introduce new products and services in order to serve vehicles that have the latest technology, in particular battery technology, which could involve substantial costs. Even if EVgo is able to keep pace with changes in technology and develop new products and services, EVgo’s research and development expenses could increase, EVgo’s gross margins could be adversely affected in some periods and EVgo’s prior products could become obsolete more quickly than expected.

EVgo cannot guarantee that any new products will be released in a timely manner, or at all, or achieve market acceptance. Delays in delivering new products that meet customer requirements could damage EVgo’s relationships with customers and lead them to seek alternative products or services. Delays in introducing products and innovations or the failure to offer innovative products or services at competitive prices may cause existing and potential customers to use EVgo’s competitors’ products or services.

If EVgo is unable to devote adequate resources to develop products or cannot otherwise successfully develop products or services that meet customer requirements on a timely basis or that remain competitive with technological alternatives, EVgo’s products and services could lose market share, EVgo’s revenue will decline, EVgo may experience higher operating losses and EVgo’s business and prospects will be adversely affected.

EVgo expects to incur research and development costs and devote significant resources to developing new products, which could significantly reduce EVgo’s profitability and may never result in revenue to the Company.

EVgo’s future growth depends on penetrating new markets, adapting existing products to new applications and customer requirements, and introducing new products that achieve market acceptance. EVgo plans to incur significant research and development costs in the future as part of EVgo’s efforts to design, develop, manufacture and introduce new products and enhance existing products. Further, EVgo’s research and development program may not produce successful results, and EVgo’s new products may not achieve market acceptance, create additional revenue or become profitable.

EVgo may be unable to leverage customer data in all geographic locations, and this limitation may impact research and development operations.

EVgo relies on data collected through charging stations or EVgo’s mobile application. EVgo uses this data in connection with the research, development and analysis of EVgo’s technologies, creating and delivering value-add customer services, and in assessing future charger locations as well as charging station capacities. EVgo’s inability to obtain necessary rights to use this data for the stations that EVgo does not own or freely transfer this data could result in delays or otherwise negatively impact EVgo’s research and development and expansion efforts and limit EVgo’s ability to derive revenues from value-add customer services. For instance, consumer privacy regulations may limit EVgo’s ability to make intelligent, data-driven business decisions, conduct microtargeting marketing strategy or provide microtargeting-based offerings to EV drivers.

Financial, Tax and Accounting-Related Risks

EVgo’s financial condition and results of operations are likely to fluctuate on a quarterly basis in future periods, which could cause EVgo’s results for a particular period to fall below expectations, resulting in a decline in the price of EVgo’s common stock.

EVgo’s financial condition and results of operations have fluctuated in the past and may continue to fluctuate in the future due to a variety of factors, many of which are beyond EVgo’s control.

In addition to the other risks described herein, the following factors could also cause EVgo’s financial condition and results of operations to fluctuate on a quarterly basis:

Fluctuations in operating results and cash flow could, among other things, give rise to short-term liquidity issues. In addition, revenue, and other operating results may fall short of the expectations of investors and financial analysts, which could have an adverse effect on the price of the common stock.

EVgo has identified material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting. If EVgo is unable to remediate these material weaknesses, or if EVgo identies additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fails to maintain an effective system of internal controls over financial reporting, this may result in material misstatements of EVgo’s consolidated financial statements or cause the Company to fail to meet EVgo’s periodic reporting obligations.

As a public company, EVgo is required to provide management’s attestation on internal control over financial reporting. Management may not be able to effectively and timely implement controls and procedures that adequately respond to the increased regulatory compliance and reporting requirements that became applicable after the CRIS Business Combination. If EVgo is not able to implement the additional requirements of Section 404(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) in a timely manner or with adequate compliance, EVgo may not be able to assess whether EVgo’s internal control over financial reporting is effective, which may subject the Company to adverse regulatory consequences and could harm investor confidence.

In connection with the preparation of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, EVgo Holdco’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and EVgo Holdco’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020, material weaknesses were identified in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. 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 EVgo’s annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

EVgo did not design or maintain an effective control environment commensurate with EVgo’s financial reporting requirements. Specifically, material weaknesses were identified with respect to segregation of duties and review; account reconciliations, preparation of supporting documentation and analysis; effective review of technical accounting matters; separate review and approval of journal entries; and review of key inputs for estimates of asset retirement obligations. These material weaknesses resulted in material misstatements that were corrected prior to the issuance of EVgo Holdco’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. The material weaknesses could result in future misstatements of account balances or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.

There were material misstatements in EVgo Holdco’s financial statements as of September 30, 2020 and for the period from January 16, 2020 through September 30, 2020 that were not corrected before the issuance of the September 30, 2020 condensed consolidated financial statements. These material misstatements related to the incorrect accounting of a contingent transaction bonus that was erroneously included in the acquisition price in push-down accounting. These adjustments were corrected in EVgo Holdco’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 and resulted in a decrease of $4.2 million in goodwill and member’s equity as of January 16, 2020 and an increase in net loss of $5.3 million.

In order to address these identified material weaknesses, EVgo has increased resources within EVgo’s organization, including the expansion of EVgo’s accounting, control and compliance functions (including but not limited to hiring of a

Director of SEC Reporting, Vice President of Internal Audit, Director of Tax and two Accounting Managers) to develop and implement continued improvements and enhancements to address the overall deficiencies that led to the material weaknesses. These additions will enable the Company to address the material weaknesses that were identified. EVgo is in the process of documenting existing, and implementing additional, internal controls over financial reporting. Additionally, EVgo has engaged external consultants to assist with documentation of EVgo’s existing internal controls over financial reporting and identification of control gaps, including the existing material weaknesses, to be remediated. As of December 31, 2021, EVgo has remediated the material weakness related to the review and approval of journal entries.

As new personnel are integrated and processes and controls are updated, the identification of additional remediation opportunities is anticipated. Finally, additional training programs are being implemented for the finance and accounting staff related to the requirements of being a public company and internal controls over financial reporting. In order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of EVgo’s internal control over financial reporting, EVgo has expended, and expects to continue to expend, significant resources, including accounting-related and IT-related costs and significant management oversight.

In addition, EVgo’s independent registered public accounting firm is not required to formally attest to the effectiveness of EVgo’s internal control over financial reporting until after EVgo is no longer an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act. Any failure to maintain effective disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting could adversely affect the business and operating results and could cause a decline in the price of the Company’s Class A common stock.

Changes to applicable U.S. tax laws and regulations or exposure to additional income tax liabilities could affect EVgo’s and EVgo OpCo’s business and future profitability.

EVgo has no material assets other than its indirect interest in EVgo OpCo, which holds, directly or indirectly, all of the operating assets of the EVgo business. EVgo OpCo generally will not be subject to U.S. Federal income tax but may be subject to certain U.S. state and local and non-U.S. taxes. EVgo is a U.S. corporation that will be subject to U.S. corporate income tax on EVgo’s worldwide operations, including EVgo’s share of income of EVgo OpCo. Moreover, EVgo’s operations and customers are located in the United States. As a result, EVgo and EVgo OpCo are subject to various U.S. Federal, state and local taxes, and EVgo’s future effective tax rates could be subject to volatility or adversely affected by a number of factors, including:

For example, President Biden and the House of Representatives have set forth several tax proposals that would, if enacted, make significant changes to U.S. tax laws. Such proposals include, but are not limited to, (i) an increase in the U.S. income tax rate applicable to corporations, and (ii) an increase in the U.S. Federal income tax rate for long-term capital gain for certain taxpayers with income in excess of a threshold amount. Congress may consider, and could include, some or all of these proposals in connection with tax reform to be undertaken by the current administration. It is unclear whether these or similar changes will be enacted and, if enacted, how soon any such changes could take effect. The passage of any legislation as a result of these proposals and other similar changes in U.S. Federal income tax laws could adversely affect EVgo’s or EVgo OpCo’s business and future profitability.

Additionally, EVgo has benefitted from the availability of Federal tax credits under Section 30C of the Code, which effectively subsidize the cost of placing in service EVgo’s charging stations. The credits under Section 30C of the Code expired on December 31, 2021 and thus are not available going forward for EV charging stations placed in service after such date unless such credits are extended retroactively. Current legislation proposals include an extension of the credits under Section 30C of the Code as of and after December 31, 2021; however, there can be no assurance that the credits under Section 30C of the Code will be extended, or if extended, that such extension will be effective retroactively or that the credits will not be otherwise reduced. Any reduction in tax credits, including the credit under Section 30C of the Code,

could negatively affect the EV market and adversely impact EVgo’s and EVgo OpCo’s business operations and expansion potential.

EVgo also may be subject to audits of EVgo’s or EVgo OpCo’s income, sales and other transaction taxes by U.S. Federal, state, and local taxing authorities. Outcomes from these audits could have an adverse effect on EVgo’s operating results and financial condition.

As a result of plans to expand EVgo’s business operations, including to jurisdictions in which tax laws may not be favorable, EVgo’s and EVgo OpCo’s obligations may change or fluctuate, become significantly more complex or become subject to greater risk of examination by taxing authorities, any of which could adversely affect EVgo’s or EVgo OpCo’s after-tax profitability and financial results.

In the event EVgo’s operating business expands domestically or internationally, EVgo’s and EVgo OpCo’s effective tax rates may fluctuate widely in the future. Future effective tax rates could be affected by operating losses in jurisdictions where no tax benefit can be recorded under GAAP, changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities, or changes in tax laws. Additionally, EVgo and EVgo OpCo may be subject to tax on more than 100% of EVgo’s income as a result of such income being subject to tax in multiple state, local or non-U.S. jurisdictions. Factors that could materially affect EVgo’s and EVgo OpCo’s future effective tax rates include but are not limited to: (a) changes in tax laws or the regulatory environment, (b) changes in accounting and tax standards or practices, (c) changes in the composition of operating income by tax jurisdiction and (d) pre-tax operating results of EVgo’s business.

Additionally, EVgo and EVgo OpCo may be subject to significant income, withholding and other tax obligations in the United States and may become subject to taxation in numerous additional state, local and non-U.S. jurisdictions with respect to income, operations and subsidiaries related to those jurisdictions. EVgo’s and EVgo OpCo’s after-tax profitability and financial results could be subject to volatility or be affected by numerous factors, including (a) the availability of tax deductions, credits, exemptions, refunds and other benefits to reduce tax liabilities, (b) changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, if any, (c) the expected timing and amount of the release of any tax valuation allowances, (d) the tax treatment of share-based compensation, (e) changes in the relative amount of earnings subject to tax in the various jurisdictions, (f) the potential business expansion into, or otherwise becoming subject to tax in, additional jurisdictions, (g) changes to existing intercompany structure (and any costs related thereto) and business operations, (h) the extent of intercompany transactions and the extent to which taxing authorities in relevant jurisdictions respect those intercompany transactions and (i) the ability to structure business operations in an efficient and competitive manner. Outcomes from audits or examinations by taxing authorities could have an adverse effect on EVgo’s or EVgo OpCo’s after-tax profitability and financial condition. Additionally, the IRS and several foreign tax authorities have increasingly focused attention on intercompany transfer pricing with respect to sales of products and services and the use of intangibles. Tax authorities could disagree with EVgo’s or EVgo OpCo’s intercompany charges, cross-jurisdictional transfer pricing or other matters and assess additional taxes. If EVgo or EVgo OpCo, as applicable, do not prevail in any such disagreements, EVgo’s profitability may be adversely affected.

EVgo’s or EVgo OpCo’s after-tax profitability and financial results may also be adversely affected by changes in relevant tax laws and tax rates, treaties, regulations, administrative practices and principles, judicial decisions and interpretations thereof, in each case, possibly with retroactive effect.

Inflation could adversely affect EVgo’s business and financial results.

Inflation, which increased significantly during 2021, could adversely affect the Company by increasing the costs of materials and labor needed to operate EVgo’s business and could continue to adversely affect the Company in future periods. If this current inflationary environment continues, there can be no assurance that EVgo would be able to recover related cost increases through price increases, which could result in downward pressure on EVgo’s operating margins. As a result, EVgo’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows, could be adversely affected over time.

Risks Related to EVgo’s “Up-C” Structure and the Tax Receivable Agreement

EVgo Holdings owns the majority of EVgo’s voting stock and therefore has the right to appoint a majority of EVgo’s board members, and its interests may conflict with those of other stockholders.

EVgo Holdings owns the majority of EVgo’s voting stock and is therefore entitled to appoint the majority of the Board of Directors. As a result, EVgo Holdings is able to substantially influence matters requiring EVgo’s stockholder or board approval, including the election of directors, approval of any of EVgo’s potential acquisitions, changes to EVgo’s organizational documents and significant corporate transactions. This concentration of ownership makes it unlikely that any other holder or group of holders of Class A common stock will be able to affect the way EVgo is managed or the direction of EVgo’s business. The interests of EVgo Holdings with respect to matters potentially or actually involving or affecting the Company, such as future acquisitions, financings and other corporate opportunities and attempts to acquire the Company, may conflict with the interests of EVgo’s other stockholders.

For example, EVgo Holdings may have different tax positions from the Company, especially in light of the Tax Receivable Agreement that could influence its decisions regarding whether and when to support the disposition of assets or the incurrence or refinancing of new or existing indebtedness, or the termination of the Tax Receivable Agreement and acceleration of EVgo’s obligations thereunder. In addition, the determination of future tax reporting positions, the structuring of future transactions and the handling of any challenge by any taxing authority to EVgo’s tax reporting positions may take into consideration tax or other considerations of EVgo Holdings, including the effect of such positions on EVgo’s obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement, which may differ from EVgo’s considerations or the considerations of other stockholders. Please read “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — CRIS Business Combination” in this prospectus.

EVgo’s only principal asset is EVgo’s interest in Thunder Sub, which, in turn, holds only units issued by EVgo OpCo; accordingly, EVgo depends on distributions from EVgo OpCo and Thunder Sub to pay taxes, make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement and cover EVgo’s corporate and other overhead expenses.

EVgo is a holding company and has no material assets other than EVgo’s ownership interest in Thunder Sub. Thunder Sub only holds EVgo OpCo Units, which at the time immediately following the CRIS Close Date were equal to the number of shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding after giving effect to the CRIS Business Combination and the PIPE. Neither EVgo nor Thunder Sub has independent means of generating revenue or cash flow. To the extent EVgo OpCo has available cash and subject to the terms of any current or future debt instruments, the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement requires 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. EVgo generally expects EVgo OpCo to fund such distributions out of available cash, and if payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement are accelerated, EVgo generally expects to fund such accelerated payments out of the proceeds of the change of control transaction giving rise to such acceleration. When EVgo OpCo makes distributions, the holders of EVgo OpCo Units will be entitled to receive proportionate distributions based on their interests in EVgo OpCo at the time of such distribution. In addition, the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement requires EVgo OpCo to make non-pro rata payments to Thunder Sub to reimburse it for its corporate and other overhead expenses, which payments are not treated as distributions under the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement. To the extent that EVgo needs funds and EVgo OpCo or its subsidiaries are restricted from making such distributions or payments under applicable law or regulation or under the terms of any current or future financing arrangements, or are otherwise unable to provide such funds, EVgo’s liquidity and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

Moreover, because EVgo has no independent means of generating revenue, EVgo’s ability to make tax payments and payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement is dependent on the ability of EVgo OpCo to make distributions to Thunder Sub in an amount sufficient to cover the Company Group’s tax obligations and obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement. This ability, in turn, may depend on the ability of EVgo OpCo’s subsidiaries to make distributions to it. The ability of EVgo OpCo, its subsidiaries and other entities in which it directly or indirectly holds an equity interest to make such distributions will be subject to, among other things, (i) the applicable provisions of Delaware law (or other applicable jurisdiction) that may limit the amount of funds available for distribution and (ii) restrictions in relevant debt instruments issued by EVgo OpCo or its subsidiaries and other entities in which it directly or indirectly holds an equity interest. To the

extent that EVgo is unable to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement for any reason, such payments will be deferred and will accrue interest until paid.

EVgo will be required to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement for certain tax benefits that EVgo may claim, and the amounts of such payments could be significant.

In connection with the CRIS Business Combination, EVgo entered into the Tax Receivable Agreement. This agreement generally provides for the payment by the Company Group to EVgo Holdings of 85% of the net cash savings, if any, in U.S. Federal, state and local income tax and franchise tax (computed using simplifying assumptions to address the impact of state and local taxes) that Company Group actually realizes (or is deemed to realize in certain circumstances) in periods after the consummation of the CRIS Business Combination as a result of certain increases in tax basis available to the Company Group as a result of the CRIS Business Combination, the acquisition of EVgo OpCo Units pursuant to an exercise of the EVgo OpCo Unit Redemption Right (as defined in the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement) or the Call Right (as defined in the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement) (including any increases in tax basis relating to prior transfers of such EVgo OpCo Units that will be available to the Company Group as a result of its acquisition of such EVgo OpCo Units), and certain benefits attributable to imputed interest. The Company Group will retain the benefit of the remaining net cash savings, if any.

The term of the Tax Receivable Agreement commenced upon the consummation 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 Company Group exercises its right to terminate the Tax Receivable Agreement (or the Tax Receivable Agreement is terminated due to other circumstances, including the Company Group’s breach of a material obligation thereunder or certain mergers or other changes of control), and the Company Group makes the termination payment specified in the Tax Receivable Agreement. In addition, payments the Company Group makes under the Tax Receivable Agreement will be increased by any interest accrued from the due date (without extensions) of the corresponding tax return. During the year ended December 31, 2021, no transactions occurred that resulted in a cash tax savings benefit that would have triggered the recording of a liability by the Company based on the terms of the Tax Receivable Agreement.

The payment obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement are the Company Group’s obligations and not obligations of EVgo OpCo, and EVgo expects that the payments the Company Group will be required to make under the Tax Receivable Agreement will be substantial. Estimating the amount and timing of the Company Group’s realization of tax benefits subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement is by its nature imprecise. The actual increases in tax basis covered by the Tax Receivable Agreement, as well as the amount and timing of the Company Group’s ability to use any deductions (or decreases in gain or increases in loss) arising from such increases in tax basis, are dependent upon future events, including but not limited to the timing of redemptions of EVgo OpCo Units, the price of Class A common stock at the time of each redemption, the extent to which such redemptions are taxable transactions, the amount of the redeeming member’s tax basis in its EVgo OpCo Units at the time of the relevant redemption, the depreciation and amortization periods that apply to the increase in tax basis, the amount, character, and timing of taxable income the Company Group generates in the future, the timing and amount of any earlier payments that the Company Group may have made under the Tax Receivable Agreement, the U.S. Federal income tax rate then applicable, and the portion of the Company Group’s payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement that constitute imputed interest or give rise to depreciable or amortizable tax basis. Accordingly, estimating the amount and timing of payments that may become due under the Tax Receivable Agreement is also by its nature imprecise. For purposes of the Tax Receivable Agreement, net cash savings in tax generally are calculated by comparing the Company Group’s actual tax liability (determined by using the actual applicable U.S. Federal income tax rate and an assumed combined state and local income tax rate) to the amount the Company Group would have been required to pay had it not been able to utilize any of the tax benefits subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement. Thus, the amount and timing of any payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement are also dependent upon significant future events, including those noted above in respect of estimating the amount and timing of the Company Group’s realization of tax benefits. Any distributions made by EVgo OpCo to the Company Group to enable the Company Group to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement, as well as any corresponding pro rata distributions made to the other holders of EVgo OpCo Units, could have an adverse impact on EVgo’s liquidity.

Payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement will not be conditioned upon a holder of rights under the Tax Receivable Agreement having an ownership interest in the Company or EVgo OpCo. In addition, certain rights of the holders of EVgo OpCo Units (including the right to receive payments) under the Tax Receivable Agreement will be transferable in connection with transfers permitted under the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement of the corresponding EVgo OpCo Units or after the corresponding EVgo OpCo Units have been acquired pursuant to the EVgo OpCo Unit Redemption Right or Call Right. For additional information, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — CRIS Business Combination” in this prospectus.

In certain cases, 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.

If EVgo experiences a change of control (as defined under the Tax Receivable Agreement, which includes certain mergers, asset sales and other forms of business combinations) or the Tax Receivable Agreement terminates early (at the Company Group’s election or as a result of the Company Group’s breach), the Company Group would be 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 (determined by applying a discount rate equal to one-year LIBOR (or an agreed successor rate, if applicable) plus 100 basis points) and such early termination payment is expected to be substantial. The calculation of anticipated future payments will be 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 or its subsidiaries, other than EVgo OpCo) outstanding on the termination date or change of control date, as applicable, are deemed to be redeemed on such date. Any early termination payment may be made significantly in advance of, and may materially exceed, the actual realization, if any, of the future tax benefits to which the early termination payment relates.

If EVgo experiences a change of control (as defined under the Tax Receivable Agreement) or the Tax Receivable Agreement otherwise terminates early (at the Company Group’s election or as a result of the Company Group’s breach), the Company Group’s obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement could have a substantial negative impact on EVgo’s liquidity and could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing certain mergers, asset sales, or other forms of business combinations or changes of control. If the Company Group’s obligation to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement is accelerated as a result of a change of control, EVgo generally expects 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. However, the Company Group may be required to fund such payment from other services, and as a result, any early termination of the Tax Receivable Agreement could have a substantial negative impact on EVgo’s liquidity. EVgo does not currently expect to cause an acceleration due to the Company Group’s breach, and EVgo does not currently expect that the Company Group would elect to terminate the Tax Receivable Agreement early, except in cases where the early termination payment would not be material. There can be no assurance that the Company Group will be able to meet its obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement. For additional information, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — CRIS Business Combination” in this prospectus.

If the Company Group’s payment obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement are accelerated upon certain mergers, other forms of business combinations or other changes of control, the consideration payable to holders of Class A common stock could be substantially reduced.

If EVgo experiences a change of control (as defined under the Tax Receivable Agreement, which includes certain mergers, asset sales and other forms of business combinations), then the Company Group’s obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement would be based upon certain assumptions and deemed events set forth in the Tax Receivable Agreement, and in such situations, payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement may be significantly in advance of, and may materially exceed, the actual realization, if any, of the future tax benefits to which the payment relates. As a result of the Company Group’s payment obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement, holders of Class A common stock could receive substantially less consideration in connection with a change of control transaction than they would receive in the absence of such obligation. Further, the Company Group’s payment obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement will

not be conditioned upon holders of EVgo OpCo Units having a continued interest in the Company or EVgo OpCo. Accordingly, the interests of the holders of EVgo OpCo Units may conflict with those of the holders of Class A common stock. See “— In certain cases, 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.”

EVgo will not be reimbursed for any payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement in the event that any tax benefits are subsequently disallowed.

Payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement will be based on the tax reporting positions that the Company Group will determine, and the IRS or another tax authority may challenge all or part of the tax basis increases upon which payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement are based, as well as other related tax positions the Company Group takes, and a court could sustain such challenge. The holders of EVgo OpCo Units will not reimburse the Company for any payments previously made under the Tax Receivable Agreement if any tax benefits that have given rise to payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement are subsequently disallowed, except that excess payments made to any holder of EVgo OpCo Units will be netted against future payments that would otherwise be made to such holder of EVgo OpCo Units, if any, after the Company Group’s determination of such excess (which determination may be made a number of years following the initial payment and after future payments have been made). As a result, in such circumstances, the Company Group could make payments that are greater than its actual cash tax savings, if any, and may not be able to recoup those payments, which could materially adversely affect its liquidity.

If EVgo OpCo were to become a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, the Company and EVgo OpCo might be subject to potentially significant tax inefficiencies, and EVgo would not be able to recover payments previously made by it under the Tax Receivable Agreement even if the corresponding tax benefits were subsequently determined to have been unavailable due to such status.

EVgo intends to operate such that EVgo OpCo does not become a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. Federal income tax purposes. A “publicly traded partnership” is a partnership the interests of which are traded on an established securities market or are readily tradable on a secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof. Under certain circumstances, redemptions of EVgo OpCo Units pursuant to the EVgo OpCo Unit Redemption Right (or the Call Right) or other transfers of EVgo OpCo Units could cause EVgo OpCo to be treated as a publicly traded partnership. Applicable U.S. Treasury regulations provide for certain safe harbors from treatment as a publicly traded partnership, and EVgo intends to operate such that redemptions or other transfers of EVgo OpCo Units qualify for one or more such safe harbors. For example, EVgo intends to limit the number of holders of EVgo OpCo Units, and the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement, which was entered into in connection with the consummation of the CRIS Business Combination, provides for limitations on the ability of holders of EVgo OpCo Units to transfer their EVgo OpCo Units and provides Thunder Sub, as the managing member of EVgo OpCo, with the right to impose restrictions (in addition to those already in place) on the ability of holders of EVgo OpCo Units to redeem their EVgo OpCo Units pursuant to the EVgo OpCo Unit Redemption Right (or Call Right) to the extent EVgo believes it is necessary to ensure that EVgo OpCo will continue to be treated as a partnership for U.S. Federal income tax purposes.

If EVgo OpCo were to become a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, significant tax inefficiencies might result for the Company and EVgo OpCo, including as a result of the Company Group’s inability to file a consolidated U.S. Federal income tax return with EVgo OpCo. In addition, the Company Group may not be able to realize tax benefits covered under the Tax Receivable Agreement, and the Company Group would not be able to recover any payments previously made by it under the Tax Receivable Agreement, even if the corresponding tax benefits (including any claimed increase in the tax basis of EVgo OpCo’s assets) were subsequently determined to have been unavailable.

Risks Related to Legal Matters and Regulations

Privacy concerns and laws, or other regulations, may adversely affect EVgo’s business.

State and local governments and agencies in the jurisdictions in which EVgo operates, and in which customers operate, have adopted, are considering adopting, or may adopt laws and regulations regarding the collection, use, storage, processing, and disclosure of information regarding consumers and other individuals, which could impact EVgo’s ability to offer services in certain jurisdictions. Laws and regulations relating to the collection, use, disclosure, security, and other processing of individuals’ information can vary significantly from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The costs of compliance with, and other burdens imposed by, laws, regulations, standards, and other obligations relating to privacy, data protection, and information security are significant. In addition, some companies, particularly larger enterprises, often will not contract with vendors that do not meet these rigorous standards. Accordingly, the failure, or perceived inability, to comply with these laws, regulations, standards, and other obligations may limit the use and adoption of EVgo’s products and services, reduce overall demand, lead to regulatory investigations, litigation, and significant fines, penalties, or liabilities for actual or alleged noncompliance, or slow the pace at which EVgo closes sales transactions, any of which could harm EVgo’s business. Moreover, if EVgo or any of EVgo’s employees or contractors fail or are believed to fail to adhere to appropriate practices regarding customers’ data, it may damage EVgo’s reputation and brand.

Additionally, existing laws, regulations, standards, and other obligations may be interpreted in new and differing manners in the future and may be inconsistent among jurisdictions. Future laws, regulations, standards, and other obligations, and changes in the interpretation of existing laws, regulations, standards, and other obligations could result in increased regulation, increased costs of compliance and penalties for non-compliance, and limitations on data collection, use, disclosure, and transfer for the Company and EVgo’s customers. Further, California adopted the California Consumer Privacy Protection Act (“CCPA”), and the California State Attorney General has begun enforcement actions. Further, on November 3, 2020, California voters approved the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). Although EVgo initiated a compliance program designed to comply with CCPA after consulting with outside privacy counsel, EVgo remains exposed to ongoing legal risks related to the CCPA and the expansion of the CCPA under the CPRA, which becomes effective January 1, 2023. The costs of compliance with, and other burdens imposed by, laws and regulations relating to privacy, data protection, and information security that are applicable to the businesses of customers may adversely affect the ability and willingness to process, handle, store, use, and transmit certain types of information, such as demographic and other personal information.

In addition to government activity, privacy advocacy groups, the technology industry and other industries have established or may establish various new, additional or different self-regulatory standards that may place additional burdens on technology companies. Customers may expect that EVgo will meet voluntary certifications or adhere to other standards established by them or third parties. If EVgo is unable to maintain these certifications or meet these standards, it could reduce demand for EVgo’s solutions and adversely affect EVgo’s business.

Existing and future environmental health and safety laws and regulations could result in increased compliance costs or additional operating costs or construction costs and restrictions. Failure to comply with such laws and regulations may result in substantial fines or other limitations that may adversely impact EVgo’s financial results or results of operation.

EVgo and EVgo’s operations, as well as those of EVgo’s contractors, suppliers and customers, are subject to certain environmental laws and regulations, including laws related to the use, handling, storage, transportation and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, as well as electronic wastes and hardware, whether hazardous or not. These laws may require the Company or others in EVgo’s value chain to obtain permits and comply with procedures that impose various restrictions and obligations that may have material effects on EVgo’s operations. If key permits and approvals cannot be obtained on acceptable terms, or if other operational requirements cannot be met in a manner satisfactory for EVgo’s operations or on a timeline that meets EVgo’s commercial obligations, it may adversely impact EVgo’s business.

Environmental and health and safety laws and regulations can be complex and may be subject to change, such as through new requirements enacted at the supranational, national, sub-national, and/or local level or new or modified regulations that may be implemented under existing law. The nature and extent of any changes in these laws, rules,

regulations and permits may be unpredictable and may have material effects on EVgo’s business. Future legislation and regulations or changes in existing legislation and regulations, or interpretations thereof, including those relating to hardware manufacturing, electronic waste, or batteries, could cause additional expenditures, restrictions and delays in connection with EVgo’s operations as well as other future projects, the extent of which cannot be predicted. For instance, California may adopt more stringent regulation for DC fast charging by 2024. Additionally, EVgo could be regulated as a retail electric service provider in the future.

Further, EVgo currently relies on third parties to ensure compliance with certain environmental laws, including those related to the disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes. Any failure to properly handle or dispose of wastes, regardless of whether such failure is the responsibility of EVgo or EVgo’s contractors, may result in liability under environmental laws, including, but not limited to, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability ACT (“CERCLA”) and state analogs, under which liability may be imposed without regard to fault or degree of contribution for the investigation and clean-up of contaminated sites, as well as impacts to human health and damages to natural resources. EVgo may also generate or dispose of solid wastes, which may include hazardous wastes that are subject to the requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”), and comparable state statutes. While RCRA regulates both solid and hazardous wastes, it imposes strict requirements on the generation, storage, treatment, transportation and disposal of hazardous wastes. Certain components of EVgo’s charging stations may be excluded from RCRA’s hazardous waste regulations, provided certain requirements are met. However, if these components do not meet all of the established requirements for the exclusion, or if the requirements for the exclusion change, EVgo may be required to treat such products as hazardous waste, which are subject to more rigorous and costly disposal requirements. Any such changes in the laws and regulations, or EVgo’s ability to qualify the materials EVgo uses for exclusions under such laws and regulations, could adversely affect EVgo’s operating expenses. Additionally, EVgo may not be able to secure contracts with third parties to continue their key supply chain and disposal services for EVgo’s business, which may result in increased costs for compliance with environmental laws and regulations.

Separately, EVgo may also be subject to various supply chain requirements regarding, among other things, conflict minerals and labor practices. EVgo may be required to incur substantial costs to comply with these requirements, and the failure to comply may result in substantial fines or other penalties that may adversely impact EVgo’s business, financial condition or results of operations.

Increasing attention to ESG matters may adversely impact EVgo’s business.

Increasing attention to, and societal expectations on companies to address, climate change and other environmental and social impacts and investor and societal expectations regarding voluntary ESG disclosures may result in increased costs and reduced access to capital. While EVgo may announce various voluntary ESG targets in the future, such targets are aspirational. EVgo may not be able to meet such targets in the manner or on such a timeline as initially contemplated, including, but not limited to as a result of unforeseen costs or technical difficulties associated with achieving such results. To the extent that EVgo does meet such targets, it may be achieved through various contractual arrangements, including the continued purchase or various credits or offsets that may be deemed to mitigate EVgo’s ESG impact instead of actual changes in EVgo’s ESG performance.

In addition, organizations that provide information to investors on corporate governance and related matters have developed ratings processes for evaluating companies on their approach to ESG matters. Unfavorable ESG ratings could lead to increased negative investor sentiment toward the Company and could impact EVgo’s access to and costs of capital. Additionally, to the extent ESG matters negatively impact EVgo’s reputation, EVgo may not be able to compete as effectively to recruit or retain employees, which may adversely affect EVgo’s business. Such ESG matters may also impact EVgo’s suppliers, which may adversely impact EVgo’s business and financial condition.

Risks Related to EVgo’s Securities

EVgo is a “controlled company” within the meaning of the rules of the Nasdaq and the rules of the SEC. As a result, EVgo qualifies for, and relies on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements that would otherwise provide protection to stockholders of other companies.

Immediately following the completion of the CRIS Business Combination, EVgo Holdings controlled a majority of the voting power of EVgo’s outstanding common stock. As a result, EVgo is a “controlled company” within the meaning of the corporate governance standards of the Nasdaq. Under these rules, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, group or another company is a “controlled company” and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements, including:

Following the CRIS Business Combination, EVgo utilized some or all of these exemptions. As a result, EVgo’s nominating and corporate governance committee and compensation committee may not consist entirely of independent directors and such committees will not be subject to annual performance evaluations. Accordingly, you may not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of the Nasdaq.

Provisions in EVgo’s Charter and Delaware law may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against EVgo’s directors and officers.

EVgo’s Charter requires, unless EVgo consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, that (a) the Federal courts of the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear, settle and/or determine any dispute, controversy or claim arising under the Federal securities laws; and (b) the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on its behalf, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee to the Company or EVgo’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Company, EVgo’s directors, officers or employees arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law or EVgo’s Charter or EVgo’s bylaws, or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Company, EVgo’s directors, officers or employees governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each case subject to such Court of Chancery having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein. If an action described in clause (b) above is brought outside of Delaware, the stockholder bringing the suit will be deemed to have consented to service of process on such stockholder’s counsel. However, Section 22 of the Securities Act provides for concurrent Federal and state court jurisdiction over actions under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce this provision as it relates to actions arising under the Securities Act.

Although EVgo believes this provision benefits the Company by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law in the types of lawsuits to which it applies, a court may determine that this provision is unenforceable, and to the extent it is enforceable, the provision may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against EVgo’s directors and officers, although EVgo’s stockholders will not be deemed to have waived EVgo’s compliance with Federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.

Provisions in EVgo’s Charter may inhibit a takeover of the Company, which could limit the price investors might be willing to pay in the future for Class A common stock and could entrench management.

EVgo’s Charter authorizes the Board of Directors to issue one or more classes or series of preferred stock, the terms of which may be established and the shares of which may be issued without shareholder approval, and which may include super voting, special approval, dividend, repurchase rights, liquidation preferences or other rights or preferences superior to the rights of the holders of Class A common stock. The terms of one or more classes or series of preferred stock could adversely impact the value of the Class A common stock. Furthermore, if the Board of Directors elects to issue preferred stock, it could be more difficult for a third party to acquire the Company. For example, the Board of Directors may grant holders of preferred stock the right to elect some number of directors in all events or upon the occurrence of specified events or the right to veto specified transactions.

In addition, some provisions of EVgo’s Charter could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of the Company, even if the change of control would be beneficial to the shareholders, including: (i) prohibiting the Company from engaging in any business combination with any interested shareholder for a period of three years following the time that the shareholder became an interested shareholder, subject to certain exceptions, (ii) establishing that provisions with regard to the nomination of candidates for election as directors are subject to the A&R Nomination Agreement, (iii) providing that the authorized number of directors may be changed only by resolution of the Board of Directors and in any case is subject to the A&R Nomination Agreement, (iv) providing that all vacancies in the Board of Directors may, except as otherwise be required, be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, (v) providing that EVgo’s Charter and bylaws may be amended, and directors may be removed, by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the then outstanding voting stock after LS Power owns less than 30% of EVgo’s voting capital stock, (vi) providing for the Board of Directors to be divided into three classes of directors, (vii) providing that the Bylaws can be amended by the Board of Directors, (viii) limitations on the ability of shareholders to call special meetings, (ix) limitations on the ability of shareholders to act by written consent, and (x) renouncing any reasonable expectancy interest that EVgo has in, or right to be offered an opportunity to participate in, any corporate or business opportunities that are from time to time presented to LS Power, directors affiliated with LS Power, their respective affiliates and non-employee directors.

In addition, certain change of control events have the effect of accelerating the payments due under the Tax Receivable Agreement, which could result in a substantial, immediate lump-sum payment that could serve as a disincentive to a potential acquirer of the Company, please see “Financial, Tax and Accounting-Related Risks — In certain cases, 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.”

LS Power, non-employee directors and their affiliates will not be limited in their ability to compete with EVgo, and the corporate opportunity provisions in EVgo’s Charter could enable such persons to benefit from corporate opportunities that might otherwise be available to the Company.

EVgo’s Charter provides that (i) LS Power and any investment funds or entities controlled or advised by LS Power and (ii) non-employee directors and their affiliates (each, an “Identified Person”) would not be restricted from owning assets or engaging in businesses that compete directly or indirectly with the Company. In particular, subject to the limitations of applicable law and EVgo’s Charter, an Identified Person may among other things:

One or more of the Identified Persons may become aware, from time to time, of certain business opportunities (such as acquisition opportunities) and may direct such opportunities to other businesses in which they have invested, in which case EVgo may not become aware of or otherwise have the ability to pursue such opportunity. Further, such businesses may choose to compete with EVgo for these opportunities, possibly causing these opportunities to not be available to the

Company or causing them to be more expensive for EVgo to pursue. As a result, EVgo’s renunciation of its interest and expectancy in any business opportunity that may be from time to time presented to an Identified Person, could adversely impact EVgo’s business or prospects if attractive business opportunities are procured by such parties for their own benefit rather than for EVgo’s.

The market price of Class A common stock could be adversely affected by sales of substantial amounts of Class A common stock in the public or private markets or the perception in the public markets that these sales may occur, including sales by EVgo Holdings after the redemption of any EVgo OpCo Units or other large holders.

As of December 31, 2021, EVgo had 68,020,630 shares of Class A common stock and 195,800,000 shares of Class B common stock outstanding. Pursuant to the terms of the Nomination Agreement, any shares of Class A common stock EVgo Holdings acquired through the redemption of any EVgo OpCo Units may not be transferred until the earlier of (i) 180 days after the CRIS Close Date, and (ii) subsequent to the CRIS Close Date, the date the VWAP (as defined in the Nomination Agreement incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.7 to this prospectus) of EVgo’s Class A common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period or the date following the CRIS Close Date on which EVgo completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction with a third party that results in all of EVgo’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Class A common stock for cash, securities or other property. In addition, EVgo had agreed to provide registration rights to EVgo Holdings pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of July 1, 2021. As of the date of this prospectus, any shares of Class A common stock that EVgo Holdings acquires through the redemption of any EVgo OpCo Units may be freely transferred as the terms of the Nomination Agreement restricting transfer have been satisfied.

Sales by EVgo Holdings after the redemption of any EVgo OpCo Units or other large holders of a substantial number of shares of Class A common stock in the public markets following the CRIS Business Combination, or the perception that such sales might occur, could have a material adverse effect on the price of the Class A common stock or could impair EVgo’s ability to obtain capital through an offering of equity securities in the future. Alternatively, EVgo may be required to undertake a future public or private offering of Class A common stock and use the net proceeds from such offering to purchase an equal number of EVgo OpCo Units from EVgo Holdings.

EVgo cannot predict the size of any redemptions of EVgo OpCo Units or other future issuances of Class A common stock or securities convertible into Class A common stock or the effect, if any, that future issuances or sales of shares of Class A common stock will have on the market price of Class A common stock. Sales of substantial amounts of Class A common stock, or the perception that such sales could occur, may adversely affect prevailing market prices of Class A common stock.

Because EVgo has no current plans to pay cash dividends on Class A common stock for the foreseeable future, you may not receive any return on investment unless you sell Class A common stock for a price greater than that which you paid for it.

EVgo may retain future earnings, if any, for future operations, expansion and debt repayment and have no current plans to pay any cash dividends for the foreseeable future. Any decision to declare and pay dividends as a public company in the future will be made at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on, among other things, EVgo’s results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors that the Board of Directors may deem relevant. In addition, EVgo’s ability to pay dividends may be limited by covenants of any existing and future outstanding indebtedness EVgo or EVgo’s subsidiaries incur. As a result, you may not receive any return on an investment in Class A common stock unless you sell Class A common stock for a price greater than that which you paid for it.

Warrants are exercisable for EVgo’s Class A common stock, which would increase the number of shares eligible for future resale in the public market and result in dilution to EVgo’s stockholders.

As of December 31, 2021, there were approximately 18,097,378 warrants outstanding, consisting of 14,948,809 Public Warrants originally sold as part of the units issued in the Company’s Initial Public Offering and 3,148,569 Private Placement Warrants originally sold to the Sponsor in a private sale prior to the Initial Public Offering. Each of these

warrants is exercisable for one share of EVgo’s Class A common stock, in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement governing such warrants. Any shares of EVgo’s Class A common stock issued upon exercise of the warrants will result in dilution to the then existing holders of Class A common stock and increase the number of shares eligible for resale in the public market. Sales of substantial numbers of such shares in the public market could adversely affect the market price of EVgo’s Class A common stock.

The warrants are being accounted for as a warrant liability and are being recorded at fair value upon issuance with changes in fair value each period reported in earnings, which may have an adverse effect on the market price of the Class A common stock.

As described in EVgo’s consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus, EVgo is accounting for the Company’s issued and outstanding warrants as a warrant liability and are recording that liability at fair value upon issuance and are recording any subsequent changes in fair value as of the end of each period for which earnings are reported. The impact of changes in fair value on earnings may have an adverse effect on EVgo’s balance sheet and statement of operations and/or the market price of the Class A common stock.

If securities or industry analysts cease publishing research or reports about the Company, EVgo’s business, or EVgo’s market, or if they change their recommendations regarding EVgo’s securities adversely, the price and trading volume of EVgo’s securities could decline.

The trading market for EVgo’s securities will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts may publish about the Company, EVgo’s business, market or competitors. While securities and industry analysts do currently publish research on the Company, there is no guarantee that they will continue to do so. If securities or industry analysts stop covering the Company or change their recommendations in a manner adverse to the Company, EVgo’s share price and trading volume may be negatively impacted.

EVgo may redeem your unexpired warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to you, thereby making your warrants worthless.

EVgo has the ability to redeem outstanding warrants at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.01 per warrant, provided that the last reported sales price of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustment to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant as described under the heading “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Warrants — Anti-Dilution Adjustments”) for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading-day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which EVgo gives proper notice of such redemption and provided certain other conditions are met. If and when the warrants become redeemable by EVgo, it may exercise its redemption right even if it is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws. Redemption of the outstanding warrants could force you (i) to exercise your warrants and pay the exercise price therefor at a time when it may be disadvantageous for you to do so, (ii) to sell your warrants at the then-current market price when you might otherwise wish to hold your warrants or (iii) to accept the nominal redemption price which, at the time the outstanding warrants are called for redemption, is likely to be substantially less than the market value of your warrants.

In addition, EVgo has the ability to redeem the outstanding Public Warrants at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.10 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption provided that the closing price of EVgo’s Class A common stock equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant as described under the heading “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Warrants — Anti-Dilution Adjustments”) for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading-day period ending on the third trading day prior to proper notice of such redemption and provided that certain other conditions are met, including that holders will be able to exercise their warrants prior to redemption for a number of shares of Class A common stock determined based on the redemption date and the fair market value of shares of Class A common stock. Please see “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Warrants — Redemption of warrants when the price per share of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $10.00.” The value received upon exercise of the warrants (1) may be less than the value the holders would have received if they had exercised their warrants at a later time where the underlying share price is higher and (2) may not compensate the holders

for the value of the warrants, including because the number of shares received is capped at 0.361 shares of Class A common stock per whole warrant (subject to adjustment) irrespective of the remaining life of the warrants.

None of the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by EVgo (except as set forth under “Description of Securities — Redeemable Warrants — Public Warrants — Redemption of warrants when the price per share of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $10.00”) so long as they are held by EVgo’s sponsor or its permitted transferees.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

All of the Class A common stock and warrants offered by the Selling Stockholders pursuant to this prospectus will be sold by the Selling Stockholders for their respective accounts. EVgo will not receive any of the proceeds from these sales.

EVgo will receive up to an aggregate of approximately $208.1 million from the exercise of the warrants, assuming the exercise in full of all of the warrants for cash. EVgo expects to use the net proceeds from the exercise of the warrants for general corporate purposes. EVgo will have broad discretion over the use of proceeds from the exercise of the warrants. There is no assurance that the holders of the warrants will elect to exercise any or all of such warrants. To the extent that the warrants are exercised on a “cashless basis,” the amount of cash EVgo would receive from the exercise of the warrants will decrease.

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DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

The offering price of the shares of Class A common stock underlying the Private Placement Warrants offered hereby is determined by reference to the exercise price of the warrants of $11.50 per share. The Public Warrants are listed on the Nasdaq under the symbol “EVGOW.”

EVgo cannot currently determine the price or prices at which shares of its Class A common stock or warrants may be sold by the Selling Stockholders under this prospectus.

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MARKET INFORMATION FOR CLASS A COMMON STOCK AND DIVIDEND POLICY

Market Information

EVgo’s Class A common stock and Public Warrants are currently listed on the Nasdaq under the symbols “EVGO” and “EVGOW,” respectively. Prior to the consummation of the CRIS Business Combination, EVgo’s Class A common stock and Public Warrants were listed on the NYSE under the symbols “CLII” and “CLII WS,” respectively. As of March 15, 2022, there were 66 holders of record of EVgo’s Class A common stock and seven holders of record of EVgo’s warrants. In addition to holders of record of EVgo’s Class A common stock and warrants, EVgo believes there is a substantially greater number of “street name” holders or beneficial holders whose Class A common stock and warrants are held of record by banks, brokers and other financial institutions. There is no public market for EVgo’s Class B common stock and one holder of record of EVgo’s Class B common stock.

Dividend Policy

EVgo has not paid any cash dividends on EVgo’s Class A common stock to date. The payment of cash dividends is subject to the discretion of EVgo’s Board of Directors and may be affected by various factors, including EVgo’s future earnings, financial condition, capital requirements, share repurchase activity, current and future planned strategic growth initiatives, levels of indebtedness, and other considerations EVgo’s Board of Directors deem relevant.

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

In connection with the CRIS Business Combination, EVgo’s stockholders approved the EVgo Inc. 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”), which reserved 33,918,000 shares of Class A common stock for issuance.

The following table provides information with respect to the shares of EVgo’s Class A common stock that may be issued under EVgo’s existing equity compensation plan as of December 31, 2021.

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¹ Represents shares issuable with respect to awards of restricted stock units granted under the Incentive Plan (as defined below).

² All outstanding awards represent restricted stock units, which do not have an exercise price.

EVgo intends to file one or more registration statements on Form S-8 under the Securities Act to register the shares of Class A common stock issued or issuable under the Incentive Plan. Any such Form S-8 registration statement will become effective automatically upon filing. EVgo expects that the initial registration statement on Form S-8 will cover shares of Class A common stock underlying the Incentive Plan. Once these shares are registered, they can be sold in the public market upon issuance, subject to applicable restrictions.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with EVgo’s consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, in each case, included elsewhere in this prospectus. In addition to historical information, this discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that could cause EVgo’s 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” appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. Factors which could cause such differences are discussed therein. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this section to “EVgo” for any period on or before January 15, 2020 refer to “EVgo Services” as the predecessor company and its consolidated subsidiaries, for the periods after January 15, 2020 through the closing of the CRIS Business Combination refer to “EVgo Holdco” as the successor company and its consolidated subsidiaries and for any period after the closing of the CRIS Business Combination, refer to EVgo Inc. as the successor company and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Overview

EVgo owns and operates the United States’ largest public DC fast charging network and the first to be powered by 100% renewable electricity. Founded in 2010 and a pioneer in fast charging, EVgo’s network of charging stations provides EV charging infrastructure to consumers and businesses. With a rapid rise in electrification expected over the next two decades, EVgo offers the essential infrastructure technology and services required to help the world transition to a cleaner, more sustainable future.

EVgo has a flexible business model that derives value through multiple revenue streams. The foundation of the Company’s business is the development and operation of EV charging sites through which it dispenses electricity to EVs driven by individuals, commercial drivers, and fleet operators. EVgo’s principal revenue stream is from the provision of charging services for EVs of all types on EVgo’s network. In addition, a variety of business-to-business commercial relationships provide EVgo with revenue or cash payments based on commitments to build new infrastructure, provide guaranteed access to charging, and offer marketing, data and software-driven services. EVgo also earns revenue from the sale of regulatory credits generated through sales of electricity and its operation and ownership of its DCFC network. This combination of revenue streams can drive long-term margin expansion and customer retention.

Specifically, revenue is earned through the following streams:

In addition to offering access to its public network, EVgo offers dedicated charging solutions to fleets. As part of this offering, EVgo typically builds, owns, and operates charging infrastructure for the exclusive use of a dedicated customer and is currently offering flexible ownership models, such as its charging as a service (“ChaaS”) offering. EVgo’s dedicated and ChaaS offerings provide a value proposition for fleets who might otherwise feel compelled to procure, install and manage their own EVSE. EVgo offers a variety of pricing models for its dedicated charging solutions, including a mix of volumetric commitments and variable and fixed payments to EVgo for provision of its services. ChaaS and dedicated charging allow for tailored fleet charging solutions without requiring fleets to directly incur capital expenditures or operating and management costs related to charging EVs. Together, EVgo’s dedicated charging solutions and public fleet charging services provide fleets with a more robust and flexible charging solution.

Recent Developments

COVID-19 Outbreak

The global outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in significant volatility in the global and domestic economies, changes in consumer and business behavior, market downturns and restrictions on business and individual activities, which has led to overall reduced economic activity. After decreased GWh throughput in 2020, as economic activity has resumed and new EV sales have increased in 2021, resulting in charging revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2021 being higher than the last pre-COVID quarter, the three months ended December 31, 2019, by 53%.

The COVID-19 pandemic also impacted EVgo’s operations through construction delays and supply chain and shipping constraints. EVgo also experienced delays in its Site Host negotiations as they devoted more time to day-to-day operations and employee health and safety. Finally, for some contractual commitments, EVgo is required to adhere to a construction schedule over specific timeframes. Those timelines were impacted due to delays associated with COVID-19, and it is possible that the ongoing pandemic could continue to impact these timelines in the future.

As part of the modified business practices in response to COVID-19, the incremental costs encompassed mainly the purchase of personal protective equipment, a subscription to Go Evo, a COVID-19 employee screening app, and COVID-19 testing expenses, which in total were not material.

How COVID-19 will affect EVgo’s future business results is unclear. While the disruption is expected to be temporary, there is considerable uncertainty around the duration and magnitude of this disruption. Development and commissioning lead times may be extended as a result of the measures taken by the state and local governments to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The extent of the financial impact and duration cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

CRIS Business Combination

On January 21, 2021, EVgo, Thunder Sub and the EVgo Parties entered into the Business Combination Agreement. On the CRIS Close Date, the Company consummated the CRIS Business Combination with CRIS, Thunder Sub, EVgo Holdings, EVgo Holdco and EVgo OpCo pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement. 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, which, in turn, holds only EVgo OpCo Units.

In connection with the CRIS Business Combination, the members of EVgo OpCo entered into the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement. The EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement, among other things, admitted Thunder Sub as the sole managing member of EVgo OpCo. In accordance with the terms of the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement, the holders of EVgo OpCo Units generally have the right, subject to certain limitations, to redeem one EVgo OpCo Unit, together with one share of Class B common stock, 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 and in accordance with the terms of the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement. To the extent EVgo OpCo has available cash and subject to the terms of any current or future debt instruments, the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement requires EVgo OpCo to make pro rata cash distributions to all holders of EVgo OpCo Units, including Thunder Sub, in an amount sufficient to allow Thunder Sub and EVgo Inc. to pay their taxes and to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. In addition, the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement requires EVgo OpCo to make non-pro rata payments to Thunder Sub to reimburse it for its corporate and other overhead expenses, which payments are not treated as distributions under the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement. See the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.8 to this prospectus.

On the CRIS Close Date, CRIS, Thunder Sub, EVgo Holdings and LS Power Equity Advisors, LLC, as agent, entered into the Tax Receivable Agreement. The Tax Receivable Agreement generally provides for the payment by the Company Group to EVgo Holdings (along with their permitted assigns, 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 Group actually realizes (or is deemed to realize in certain circumstances) in periods after the CRIS Business Combination 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 such holder’s EVgo OpCo Units pursuant to the CRIS Business Combination or the exercise of the redemption or Call Rights set forth in the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement and (ii) imputed interest deemed to be paid by the Company Group as a result of, and additional tax basis arising from, any payments the Company Group makes under the Tax Receivable Agreement. The Company Group will retain the benefit any remaining net cash savings. See the Tax Receivable Agreement incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.8 to this Annual Report.  

CRIS PIPE ONE, LLC purchased 500,000 shares of Class A common stock in the PIPE for a total purchase price of $5,000,000. Ms. Comstock, a member of the Board of Directors, is an investor in CRIS PIPE ONE, LLC. In addition, funds associated with PIMCO or their affiliates purchased 5,000,000 shares of Class A common stock in the PIPE for a total purchase price of $50,000,000. The PIPE financing was consummated concurrently with the closing of the CRIS Business Combination. The purpose of the PIPE is to raise additional capital for use by EVgo following the closing of the CRIS Business Combination.

The shares of Class B common stock of CRIS automatically converted into shares of Class A common stock at the time of the CRIS Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment. In the case that additional shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities were issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts offered in the Initial Public Offering and related to the closing of an initial business combination, the ratio at which shares of Class B common stock of CRIS converted into shares of Class A common stock were adjusted so that the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of all shares of Class B common stock of CRIS equaled, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the sum of (i) the total number of all shares of common stock outstanding upon completion of the Initial Public Offering, plus (ii) all shares of Class A common stock and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with the CRIS Business Combination (excluding any shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the CRIS Business Combination, and any private placement equivalent warrants issued to the Sponsor or its affiliates upon conversion of loans made to the Company).

Following the CRIS Business Combination, CRIS was renamed “EVgo Inc.” The CRIS Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization. EVgo OpCo was deemed the accounting predecessor and the combined entity was the successor registrant of the CRIS Business Combination, meaning that EVgo OpCo’s financial statements for previous periods will be disclosed in the registrant’s future periodic reports filed with the SEC. Under this method of accounting, CRIS was treated as the acquired company for financial statement reporting purposes. See Note 3 to the audited consolidated financial statements of EVgo included elsewhere in this prospectus for more information.

Government EV Initiatives

In order to encourage the use of EVs, the Federal government as well as state and local governments offer a variety of incentives and rebates. In November 2021, Congress passed and the President signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Among other provisions, this legislation included up to $7.5 billion in funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure through the Department of Transportation. The U.S. Federal government offers a tax credit for qualified plug-in EVs; the minimum credit is $2,500, and the maximum credit is $7,500, depending on vehicle weight and battery capacity. These credits will begin to phase out when the vehicle manufacturer reaches certain production levels, and such credit has already been completely phased out for EVs manufactured by GM and Tesla, but legislation under consideration in Congress, if enacted as currently proposed, would alleviate the manufacturer cap and expand the credit both for used and new electric vehicles. States including California, Colorado, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York also offer various rebates, grants and tax credits to incentivize both EV and EVSE purchases. EVs are also gaining momentum in the Midwest, and soon states like Illinois will also begin to offer vehicle and EVSE incentives.

Demand for EVs has also been encouraged by regulatory developments and changes in consumer habits. Several states — including California, Oregon, New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Massachusetts — have adopted or proposed mandates for EVs with the goal of more than 8 million EVs on the road by 2030. In September 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order, announcing a target for all in-state sales of new passenger cars and trucks to be zero-emission by 2035. Additionally, California has enacted its Clean Miles Standard and Incentive Program (the “Clean Miles Standard”) aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from TNCs, such as rideshare vehicles, through electrification and other means. In 2021, California also approved the ACT rule, a regulation that requires an increasing

percentage of medium- and heavy-duty trucks sold in the state to be zero emissions. Washington, New York, New Jersey, and Oregon have also adopted the ACT rule.

EVgo believes these regulations, combined with a shift toward car-sharing and mobility as a service offering as well as broader fleet sustainability trends, will rapidly accelerate EV adoption by fleets in the coming years.

Recargo Acquisition

On July 9, 2021, a subsidiary of EVgo acquired Recargo from an affiliate of innogy SE, a European electric utility company based in Germany, for $25.0 million in cash, including repayment of $3.0 million of indebtedness, pursuant to the Recargo Agreement, dated July 9, 2021, by and among innogy e-Mobility US LLC, innogy SE solely in its capacity as guarantor, and EVgo Recargo HoldCo LLC. Recargo is an EV cloud-based data solution provider formed in 2009 and focused on EV app development, market research, data licensing, reporting and advertising. On December 29, 2021, Recargo converted from a California corporation to a California limited liability company.

Key Components of Results of Operations

Revenue

EVgo’s revenues are generated across various business lines. The majority of EVgo’s revenue is generated from the sale of charging services, which are comprised of retail, OEM and commercial business lines. In addition, EVgo generates ancillary revenues through the sale of data services, consumer retail services and the development and project management of third-party owned charging sites. EVgo also offers network services to OEM customers, including memberships and marketing. Finally, as a result of owning and operating the EV charging stations, EVgo earns regulatory credits such as California LCFS credits which are sold to generate additional revenue.

Revenue From Related Parties

Historical revenue from related parties consists primarily of revenue received from the Nissan Agreement (as defined below) for the period in which Nissan was a minority owner of EVgo. EVgo provided, and continues to provide, several service offerings under the Nissan contracts, including charging and ancillary services. As of January 16, 2020, the date LS Power completed its acquisition of EVgo, Nissan is no longer a related party. In addition, during 2020 and 2021, EVgo entered into various agreements with an affiliate of LS Power for the purchase and sale of California LCFS credits at prevailing market prices.

Cost of Sales

Cost of Revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

Cost of revenue consists primarily of energy usage fees, site operating and maintenance expenses, warranty and repair services, and site lease and rent expense associated with charging equipment.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization consist of depreciation related to EVgo’s property and equipment associated with charging equipment and installation and amortization of EVgo’s capital build liabilities.

Gross Profit (Loss) and Gross Margin

Gross profit (loss) consists of EVgo’s revenue less its cost of revenue and depreciation and amortization. Gross margin is gross profit (loss) as a percentage of revenue.

Operating Expenses

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses primarily consist of payroll and related personnel expenses, IT and office services, customer service and network charges, office rent expense and professional services. EVgo expects its general and administrative expenses to increase in absolute dollars as it continues to grow its business but to decrease over time as a percentage of revenue. EVgo incurs additional expenses as a result of operating as a public company, including expenses necessary to comply with the rules and regulations applicable to companies listed on a national securities exchange and related to compliance and reporting obligations pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, as well as higher expenses for general and director and officer insurance, investor relations and other professional services.

Transaction Bonus

Transaction bonus consists of expenses related to the contingent transaction bonus awarded to certain eligible employees in connection with LS Power’s acquisition of EVgo on January 16, 2020 (the “LS Power Acquisition Date”).

Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion

Depreciation, amortization and accretion consists of depreciation related to EVgo’s property, equipment and software not associated with charging equipment, and, therefore, not included in the depreciation and amortization expenses recorded in cost of sales. This also includes amortization of EVgo’s intangible assets and accretion related to EVgo’s asset retirement obligations.

Operating Profit (Loss) and Operating Margin

Operating profit (loss) consists of EVgo’s gross profit or loss less general and administrative expenses, transaction bonus expense, and depreciation, amortization, and accretion in operating expenses. Operating margin is operating loss as a percentage of revenue.

Interest Expense, Related Party

Interest expense, related party consists primarily of interest due under the Secured Grid Demand Promissory Note, dated January 16, 2020, by and between EVgo Services and EVgo Holdings (the “LS Power Note”). Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, the LS Power Note was cancelled immediately prior to the CRIS Close Date and deemed to be an equity contribution to the Company, immediately followed by a contribution of such equity interest by EVgo Holdings to EVgo Holdco.

Other Income, Net (Including Related Parties)

Other income, related parties, consisted of income received under agreements with NRG and Nissan. On June 16, 2017, EVgo entered into a master EV services agreement with NRG to install and operate a network of EV charging stations on behalf of NRG. NRG compensated EVgo for costs incurred for operating the charging network. In addition, on March 29, 2016, EVgo entered into the Nissan Agreement, which required EVgo to install and operate a number of chargers on behalf of Nissan. Nissan compensated EVgo for costs incurred for operating the charging network. Under both agreements, the cost of the chargers was included in property and equipment and the related capital build liability for each agreement is included as a long-term liability on the balance sheet. Subsequent to the LS Power Acquisition Date, income received under the NRG and Nissan agreements are disclosed as other income, net.

Other income, net, consists primarily of income received under the agreements with NRG and Nissan subsequent to the LS Power Acquisition Date as well as unrealized gains on marketable securities.

Change in Fair Values of Warrant and Earnout Liabilities

The change in the fair values of the warrant and earnout liabilities represents the gain (loss) on the adjustments to mark the warrant and earnout liabilities to fair value for each reporting period.

Income Taxes

EVgo’s provision for income taxes consists primarily of income taxes related to Federal and state jurisdictions where business is conducted related to the Company’s ownership in EVgo OpCo. For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, EVgo’s provision for income taxes and effective tax rates were deemed to be de minimis. As of December 31, 2021, EVgo maintained a full valuation allowance on EVgo’s net deferred tax assets. There were no unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions, nor any amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of December 31, 2021.

Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

Net earnings (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest represents the share of net earnings or loss that is attributable to the holder of EVgo’s Class B common stock.

Key Performance Indicators

EVgo management uses several performance metrics to manage the business and evaluate financial and operating performance. EVgo considers the following indicators to be of critical importance:

Network Throughput

Network throughput represents the total amount of kWh that was consumed by EVs using chargers and charging stations on EVgo’s network. EVgo typically monitors kWh sales by business line, customer, and customer class. EVgo believes monitoring of component trends and contributions is the appropriate way to monitor and measure business-related health.

Number of DC Stalls on EVgo’s Network

Number of DC stalls represents the total number of DC stalls that EVgo has operational on its network. One stall can charge one vehicle at a time. There are certain configurations of EVgo 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 EVgo 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 represented network throughput and number of DC stalls on EVgo’s network:

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Factors Affecting EVgo’s Operating Results

EVgo believes its performance and future success depend on several factors, including those discussed below and in “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”

EV Sales

The EV charging market is heavily dependent on the general market for EVs and therefore, EVgo’s revenue growth is directly tied to the adoption and continued acceptance and usage of passenger and commercial EVs. 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 and cost of EV charging; volatility in the price of gasoline and diesel; EV supply chain disruptions including, but not limited to, availability of certain components (e.g. semiconductors), ability of EV OEMs to ramp-up EV production, availability of batteries, and battery materials; availability, cost and desirability of other alternative fuel vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and high fuel-economy gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles; and increases in fuel efficiency. In addition, macroeconomic factors could impact demand for EVs, particularly since EVs can be more expensive than traditional gasoline-powered vehicles. If the market for EVs does not develop as expected or if there is any slowdown or delay in overall adoption of EVs, EVgo’s operating results may be adversely affected.

Electrification of Fleets

EVgo faces competition in the fleet segment, including from certain fleet customers who may opt to install and own the charging equipment on their property, but believes its unique set of offerings to fleets and existing charging network position EVgo advantageously to win business from fleets. Fleet owners are generally more sensitive to the total cost of ownership (“TCO”) of a vehicle than private-vehicle owners. As such, electrification of vehicle 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 legacy ICE vehicles. EVgo’s, and other competitors’, ability to offer competitive charging services and value-added ancillary services may impact the cadence at which fleets electrify and may impact EVgo’s 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 EVgo’s business opportunity. EVgo’s management is currently monitoring several key rules that may encourage fleet electrification including California’s ACT rule and the implementation of California’s Clean Miles Standard as well as similar proposals in other zero emission vehicle states.

Competition

The EV charging industry is increasingly competitive. The principal competitive factors in the industry include charger count, locations and accessibility; charger connectivity to EVs and ability to charge all standards; speed of charging relative to expected vehicle dwell times at the location; DCFC network reliability, scale and local density; software-enabled services offering and overall customer experience; operator brand, track record and reputation; and access to equipment vendors, service providers and 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 EVgo’s market share decreases due to increased competition, its revenue and ability to generate profits in the future may be impacted.

Government Mandates, Incentives and Programs.

The U.S. Federal government, some state and local governments, and certain utilities provide incentives to end users and purchasers of EVs and EV charging stations in the form of rebates, tax credits, grants and other financial incentives. The EV market relies on these governmental rebates, tax credits, and other financial incentives to significantly lower the effective price of EVs and EV charging stations. For example, EVgo has historically benefitted from the availability of Federal tax credits under Section 30C of the Code. The credits under Section 30C of the Code expired on December 31,

2021, and thus, are not available going forward for EV charging stations placed in service after such date unless such credits are extended retroactively. Current legislation proposals include an extension of the credits under Section 30C of the Code as of and after December 31, 2021. In addition, in November 2021, Congress passed and the President signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which included up to $7.5 billion in funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure through the Department of Transportation. The U.S. Federal government offers a tax credit for qualified plug-in EVs; the minimum credit is $2,500 and the maximum credit is $7,500, depending on vehicle weight and battery capacity. These credits will begin to phase out when the vehicle manufacturer reaches certain production levels, and such credit has already been completely phased out for EVs manufactured by GM and Tesla, but legislation under consideration in Congress, if enacted as currently proposed, would alleviate the manufacturer cap and expand the credit both for used and new electric vehicles. States also offer various rebates, grants and tax credits to incentivize both EV and EVSE purchases and have adopted or proposed mandates for EVs as well as mandates that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through electrification such as California’s Clean Miles Standard and the ACT rule.

There can be no assurance that any of these programs will have sufficient availability or be extended, or if extended, that such extension will be effective retroactively or that these programs will not be otherwise reduced. Any reduction in rebates, tax credits, grants or other financial incentives could negatively affect the EV market and adversely impact EVgo’s business operations and expansion potential. In addition, there is no assurance EVgo will have the necessary tax attributes to utilize any such credits and may not be able to monetize them given the nascent state of the market for such credits or be able to monetize such credits on favorable terms. New tariffs and policies that could incentivize overbuilding of infrastructure may also have a negative impact on the economics of EVgo’s stations. Furthermore, future tariffs and policy incentives may favor equipment manufactured or assembled at American factories, which may put EVgo’s fast charging equipment vendors at a competitive disadvantage, including by increasing the cost or delaying the availability of charging equipment, by challenging or eliminating EVgo’s ability to apply or qualify for grants and other government incentives, or by disqualifying EVgo from the ability to compete for certain charging infrastructure buildout solicitations and programs, including those initiated by Federal government agencies.

Technology Risks

EVgo relies on numerous internally developed and externally sourced hardware and software technologies to operate its network and generate earnings. EVgo engages a variety of third-party vendors for non-proprietary hardware and software components. The ability of EVgo to continue to integrate its technology stack with technological advances in the wider EV ecosystem including EV model characteristics, charging standards, charging hardware, software and battery chemistries will determine EVgo’s sustained competitiveness in offering charging services. There is a risk that some or all of the components of the EV technology ecosystem become obsolete and EVgo will be required to make significant investment to continue to effectively operate its business. EVgo’s management believes EVgo’s business model is well-positioned to enable EVgo 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.

Sale of Regulatory Credits

EVgo derives revenue from selling regulatory credits earned for participating in low carbon fuel standard programs, or other similar carbon or emissions trading schemes, in various states and jurisdictions in the United States. EVgo currently sells these credits at market prices. These credits are exposed to various market and supply and demand dynamics which can drive price volatility and are difficult to predict. Price fluctuations in credits may have a material effect on future earnings. The availability of such credits depends on continued governmental support for these programs. If these programs are modified, reduced or eliminated, EVgo’s ability to generate this revenue in the future would be adversely impacted. In addition to current programs, EVgo’s management is currently monitoring proposed programs in Colorado, New York, Massachusetts, Washington, New Mexico and several other states, along with a potential Federal program, as potential future revenue streams.

Results of Operations

EVgo accounted for its acquisition by LS Power as a business combination under ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). Pursuant to ASC 805, EVgo elected to apply push-down accounting. Under this method, the purchase price is allocated to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. Any excess of the amount paid over the estimated fair values of the identifiable net assets acquired is allocated to goodwill. Refer to Note 3 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus, for additional information. As a result of the acquisition, EVgo’s consolidated financial statements for the period from and after January 16, 2020 are presented on a different basis than that for the periods before January 16, 2020 due to the application of purchase accounting as of the acquisition date and, therefore, are not comparable.

The acquisition resulted in the following principal impacts for the period subsequent to the acquisition date:

Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared With Year Ended December 31, 2020

EVgo believes reviewing its operating results for the year ended December 31, 2020 by combining results of the 2020 predecessor period and 2020 successor period is more useful in discussing overall operating performance when compared

to the 2021 successor period. Results presented separately for the predecessor period and successor period are included within the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

The table below presents EVgo’s results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

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The table below presents EVgo’s revenues for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

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Total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021 increased $7.6 million, or 52%, to $22.2 million compared to $14.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. As further discussed below, the increase in revenue during 2021 was

primarily due to an 88% increase in retail charging revenue as well as an 84% increase in ancillary revenue, partially offset by the 42% decrease in OEM charging revenue.

Charging Revenue, Retail

Charging revenue, retail, for the year ended December 31, 2021 increased $5.2 million, or 88%, to $11.0 million compared to $5.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Year-over-year growth was due to an overall increase in usage and subscription fees driven primarily by a growing number of customers and increased charging volume, as well as the ongoing recovery from COVID-19.

Charging Revenue, OEM

Charging revenue, OEM, for the year ended December 31, 2021 decreased $0.6 million, or 42%, to $0.8 million compared to $1.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The decrease was primarily due to the sunset of the Nissan Agreement, in which EVgo partnered with Nissan to provide charging services for Nissan EVs.

Charging Revenue, Commercial

Charging revenue, commercial, for the year ended December 31, 2021 increased $0.8 million, or 46%, to $2.4 million compared to $1.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was attributable to new fleet contracts that became effective during 2021, increased charging volume by EVgo’s public fleet customers as well as the ongoing recovery from COVID-19.

Network Revenue, OEM

Network revenue, OEM, for the year ended December 31, 2021 increased $0.9 million, or 169%, to $1.5 million compared to $0.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 due to increased revenue under an OEM agreement related to marketing activities, membership fees and the breakage of prepaid charging credits.

Ancillary Revenue

Ancillary revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021 increased by $1.6 million, or 84%, to $3.4 million compared to $1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was primarily due to the acquisition of Recargo and subsequent inclusion of Recargo’s revenues.

Regulatory Credit Sales

Regulatory credit sales for the year ended December 31, 2021 decreased $0.2 million, or 7%, to $3.0 million compared to $3.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The decrease was primarily due to the lower average sale price per credit.

Cost of Sales

Cost of Revenue (Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization Shown Separately Below)

Cost of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021 increased $3.0 million, or 21%, to $17.1 million compared to $14.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase in cost of sales during 2021 was primarily due to a $1.9 million, or 31%, increase in usage related costs as a result of the overall increase in throughput, as well as the increase in maintenance and other site-related costs resulting from the increased site and stall counts. Partially offsetting those cost increases were decreases year-over-year in ancillary costs driven by lower engineering, procurement, and construction costs.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization for the year ended December 31, 2021 increased $2.5 million, or 26%, to $12.0 million compared to $9.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 due to the DC stall count growing from 1,422 to 1,676 for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Gross Loss and Gross Margin

Gross loss for the year ended December 31, 2021 improved $2.2 million, or 24%, to $6.8 million compared to $9.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Gross margin for the year ended December 31, 2021 improved to negative 30.7% compared to negative 62.1% for the year ended December 31, 2020 due to the improved operating leverage, as well as an improved ancillary margin including the contribution from Recargo.

Operating Expenses

General and Administrative

General and administrative costs for the year ended December 31, 2021 increased $35.8 million, or 101%, to $71.1 million compared to $35.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The difference was driven by $17.4 million increase in payroll expenses driven by higher headcount and higher share-based compensation, a $6.3 million increase in professional services and legal fees, a $6.0 million increase in project development costs driven by increased number of site surveys and non-operational site rent expense and a $3.0 million increase in insurance expenses as a result of the CRIS Business Combination, as well as other expenses undertaken by EVgo in order to drive ongoing growth year-over-year and in future years to ensure that EVgo can function as a public company.

Transaction Bonus

Transaction bonus expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $5.3 million due to a contingent transaction bonus awarded to certain eligible employees in conjunction with the LS Power acquisition of EVgo. There were no such expenses recorded in 2021.

Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion

Depreciation, amortization and accretion expenses for the year ended December 31, 2021 increased $2.4 million, or 25%, to $11.9 million compared to $9.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was primarily due to purchase accounting related to EVgo’s acquisition of Recargo, which resulted in a higher amount of intangible assets that were amortized in 2021 compared to the prior year.

Operating Loss and Operating Margin

During the year ended December 31, 2021, EVgo had an operating loss of $89.8 million, an increase of $30.6 million, or 52%, compared to $59.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase year-over-year was primarily due to the increased general and administrative expenses, as well as depreciation, amortization and accretion expenses due to an increased number of chargers in EVgo’s network and the Recargo acquisition. Operating margin for the year ended December 31, 2021 improved to negative 404.4% compared to negative 406.2% for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Interest Expense, Related Party

Interest expense, related party, for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $1.9 million, an increase of $0.5 million, or 36% compared to $1.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 due to the additional proceeds received from the LS Power Note during 2021.

Other Income, Net

Other income, net, for the year ended December 31, 2021 decreased to $0.6 million compared to $12.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The decrease was primarily due to decrease in income from one of the capital build programs that ended during 2020 and the release of a contingent liability during 2020.

Changes in Fair Values of Warrant and Earnout Liabilities

The change in the fair values of the warrant and earnout liabilities were due to the liabilities that were assumed in connection with the CRIS Business Combination. For the year ended December 31, 2021, there was a $33.3 million gain primarily due to the change in the fair values of the liabilities from the CRIS Close Date through December 31, 2021.

Net Loss

Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $57.8 million, a $9.6 million, or 20%, increase compared to $48.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increased loss was primarily due to the increased general and administrative expenses incurred to support growth; the depreciation, amortization and accretion expenses incurred due to an increased number of chargers in EVgo’s network and the Recargo acquisition; and as well as the reduction of other income, net, partially offset by a $33.3 million change in the fair value of the warrant and earnout liabilities.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This prospectus includes the non-GAAP financial measures: “Adjusted Cost of Sales,” “Adjusted Gross Profit (Loss),” “Adjusted Gross Margin,” “EBITDA,” “Adjusted EBITDA” and “Receipts.” EVgo believes these measures are useful to investors in evaluating EVgo’s financial performance. In addition, EVgo uses these measures internally to establish forecasts, budgets, and operational goals to manage and monitor its business. Further, due to the nature of certain OEM contracts, there is a significant timing difference between cash receipt and revenue recognition, therefore, EVgo believes Receipts (defined below) provides valuable insight to the ongoing performance and liquidity of the business. EVgo believes that these non-GAAP financial measures help to depict a more realistic representation of the performance of the underlying business, enabling EVgo to evaluate and plan more effectively for the future. EVgo believes that investors should have access to the same set of tools that its management uses in analyzing operating results.

Adjusted Cost of Sales (defined below), Adjusted Gross Profit (Loss) (defined below), Adjusted Gross Margin (defined below), EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA (defined below) and Receipts are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. These measures should not be considered as measures of financial performance under GAAP, and the items excluded from or included in these metrics are significant components in understanding and assessing EVgo’s financial performance. These metrics should not be considered as alternatives to net income (loss) or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP.

Adjusted Cost of Sales, Adjusted Gross Profit (Loss), Adjusted Gross Margin, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. EVgo defines Adjusted Cost of Sales as cost of sales before: (i) depreciation and amortization, (ii) share-based compensation, and (iii) O&M reimbursement. Adjusted Gross Profit (Loss) is defined as revenues less Adjusted Cost of Sales. Adjusted Gross Margin is defined as Adjusted Gross Profit (Loss) as a percentage of revenues. EVgo defines EBITDA as net income (loss) before (i) interest expense, (ii) income taxes and (iii) depreciation and amortization. EVgo defines Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA plus (i) stock-based compensation expense, (ii) loss on disposal of assets and (iii) other unusual or nonrecurring income (expenses) such as bad debt expense.

During the third quarter of 2021, the Company changed its presentation of certain costs that were included as a component of cost of sales in previous periods. The Company now presents these costs as a component of general and administrative expenses. The following is a reconciliation of the previous and current presentation of cost of sales to adjusted cost of sales:

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The following table presents the reconciliation of gross loss, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to adjusted gross profit for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

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The following table presents the reconciliation of net loss, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

Receipts. EVgo defines Receipts, a non-GAAP financial measure, as total revenue plus change in deferred revenue over the same period. Pursuant to the term of certain OEM contracts, EVgo is paid well in advance of when revenue can be recognized according to ASC 606; usually, the payment is tied to the number of stalls that commence operations under the applicable contract arrangement. EVgo believes that Receipts provide investors insight into cash generated from EVgo’s customers and EVgo’s periodic performance and liquidity. EVgo uses Receipts to monitor and measure EVgo’s commercial performance, liquidity and growth as EVgo’s OEM customers pay EVgo in advance for placing stalls in operation, and then EVgo recognizes a portion of the related revenue over time.

The calculation of Receipts is set forth in the table below for the following periods:

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

EVgo has a history of operating losses and negative operating cash flows. As of December 31, 2021, EVgo had a cash balance of $485.2 million and working capital of $459.5 million. As of December 31, 2020, EVgo had a cash balance of $7.9 million and a working capital deficit of $43.6 million. The Company’s net cash inflow for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $477.3 million. EVgo believes its cash on hand as of December 31, 2021 is sufficient to meet EVgo’s current working capital and capital expenditure requirements for a period of at least twelve months from the filing date of this prospectus.

To date, EVgo’s primary sources of liquidity have been cash flows from the CRIS Business Combination, government grants, strategic relationships with OEMs and loans and equity contributions from its previous owners. EVgo’s primary cash requirements include operating expenses, satisfaction of commitments to various counterparties and suppliers, and capital expenditures (including property and equipment). EVgo’s principal uses of cash in recent periods have been funding its operations and investing in capital expenditures.

Following the consummation of the CRIS Business Combination, the Company Group is obligated to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. 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 EVgo Inc. 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. EVgo Inc. generally expects 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, EVgo Inc. generally expects 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 EVgo’s ability to consummate a change of control or the proceeds received by EVgo’s 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 EVgo’s liquidity or financial condition.

Cash Flows

Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared With Year Ended December 31, 2020

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Operating Activities. Cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $29.6 million compared to cash used in operating activities of $20.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2020. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to an increase in net cash loss of $23.0 million. In addition, there were increased cash outflows year-over-year of $6.7 million and $2.1 million related to prepaid expenses and other current and noncurrent assets and accounts payable, respectively. Offsetting these decreases were $22.6 million in cash inflows from deferred revenue and $2.9 million from increased accrued expenses year-over-year.

Investing Activities. Cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $87.8 million, relating to purchases of property and equipment. Of the $87.8 million, $65.0 million was mainly comprised of purchases for construction in process and charging equipment and the remaining amount was related to the Recargo acquisition. During the year ended December 31, 2020, purchases of property and equipment were $19.5 million, comprised of charging equipment and construction in process.

Financing Activities. Cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $594.6 million, primarily comprised of proceeds from the CRIS Business Combination, related party note payable and capital-build funding. Cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $47.1 million, consisting of proceeds from the related party note payable, capital-build funding and contributions.

Working Capital. EVgo’s working capital as of December 31, 2021 was $459.5 million, compared to a deficit of $43.6 million as of December 31, 2020. During the year ended December 31, 2021, EVgo’s cash balance increased by $477.3 million, accounts receivable, capital build, increased by $6.4 million and prepaid expenses increased by $1.8 million. The increase in assets were partially offset by the decrease in the related party note payable of $39.2 million, an increase in the accrued expenses balance of $16.1 million and an increase in the customer deposits balance of $3.9 million.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments. As of December 31, 2021, EVgo had $28.7 million in outstanding purchase order commitments to EVgo’s contract manufacturers and component suppliers for charging equipment. In certain instances, EVgo is permitted to cancel, reschedule or adjust these orders. EVgo also enters into leases as a lessee in the form of ground leases of land for certain properties, and as part of EVgo’s corporate operations, for office, warehouse and laboratory leases. Currently, EVgo’s operating leases do not have residual value guarantees or other restrictions or covenants. EVgo expects to fund these obligations through existing financing or cash flows from operations. As of December 31, 2021, EVgo’s future contractual obligations as a lessee included operating lease obligations of $2.3 million during 2022 and $13.7 million thereafter.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The discussion and analysis of EVgo’s financial condition and results of operations is based upon EVgo’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of EVgo’s 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. 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. See Note 2 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus for additional description of the significant accounting policies that have been followed in preparing EVgo’s consolidated financial statements.

The accounting policies described below are those EVgo considers to be the most critical to an understanding of its financial condition and results of operations and that require the most complex and subjective management judgment. EVgo considers its critical accounting estimates to be those related to its asset retirement obligations, business combinations, and warrant liability, which are described below.

Revenue Recognition

EVgo recognizes revenues in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Recording revenues requires 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 standalone selling prices (“SSP”). Some customers receive certain contract elements over time. Changes to the elements in an arrangement or, in EVgo’s determination, to the relative SSP for these elements, could materially affect the amount of earned and unearned revenues reflected in its consolidated financial statements.

Understanding the complex terms of some of EVgo’s agreements and determining the appropriate time, amount and method under which the Company should recognize revenue for the related transactions requires significant judgment. 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 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 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 obligations under these contracts include providing charging services and maintenance services which will be recognized over the next one to four years. Any element of variable consideration is 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 has 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.

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. EVgo determines SSP using observable pricing when available, which takes into consideration market conditions and customer specific factors.

At contract inception, EVgo determines whether EVgo satisfies the performance obligation over time or at a point in time. Revenues from charging – OEM and ancillary revenue 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 at a point in time upon the delivery of the charging services.

Asset Retirement Obligations

EVgo has determined that EVgo is obligated by contractual or regulatory requirements to remove facilities or perform other remediation upon retirement of certain assets. Determination of the amounts to be recognized in EVgo’s consolidated financial statements is based upon numerous estimates and assumptions, including expected settlement dates, future retirement costs, future inflation rates and the credit-adjusted risk-free interest rates. These estimates and assumptions are very subjective. In addition, there are other external factors, which could significantly affect the ultimate settlement costs or timing for these obligations, including changes in environmental regulations and other statutory requirements and fluctuations in industry costs. As a result, EVgo’s estimates of asset retirement obligations are subject to revision due to the factors described above. Changes in estimates prior to settlement result in adjustments to both the liability and related asset values.

Goodwill

EVgo completes an impairment test of goodwill at least annually or more frequently if facts or circumstances indicate that goodwill might be impaired. Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level. EVgo first performs a qualitative assessment of certain of EVgo’s 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, 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.

Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets, including finite-lived intangible assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. If EVgo identifies events or changes in circumstances that could impact recoverability, EVgo compares the carrying value of the assets 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 carrying values and the present value of estimated net cash flows or comparable market values, giving consideration to recent operating performance and pricing trends. EVgo did not recognize any impairment losses for any periods presented.

Business Combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, and accordingly, the assets and liabilities of the acquired business are recorded at their respective fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value is recorded as goodwill. Assigning fair market values to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of an acquisition requires knowledge of current market values and the values of assets in use, and often requires the application of judgment regarding estimates and assumptions. While the ultimate responsibility resides with management, for certain acquisitions EVgo retains the services of certified valuation specialists to assist with assigning estimated values to certain acquired assets and assumed liabilities, including intangible assets and tangible long-lived assets. Acquired intangible assets, excluding goodwill, are valued using various methodologies including discounted cash flows, relief from royalty and multiperiod excess earnings depending on the type of intangible asset purchased. These methodologies incorporate various estimates and assumptions, such as projected revenue growth rates, profit margins and forecasted cash flows based on discount rates and terminal growth rates.

Warrant Liability

EVgo accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities From Equity” (“ASC 480”) and ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to EVgo’s common stock and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of EVgo’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.

For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as liabilities at their initial fair value on the date of issuance and remeasured to fair value at each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized in “changes in fair value of warrant liability” in the consolidated statements of operations. The fair value of the Private Placement Warrants on the date of issuance and on each measurement date is estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation methodology, which 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 model are subjective and require significant judgment.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For a discussion of EVgo’s new or recently adopted accounting pronouncements, see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements of EVgo, as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, included elsewhere in this prospectus.

JOBS Act

On April 5, 2012, the JOBS Act was signed into law. The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. Following the CRIS Business Combination, EVgo is an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act and is allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. EVgo elected to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, EVgo may not comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. As a result, EVgo’s financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.

As an “emerging growth company,” EVgo is not required to, among other things, (a) provide an auditor’s attestation report on EVgo’s system of internal control over financial reporting, (b) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies, (c) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis) and (d) disclose comparisons of the chief executive officer’s compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of the Initial Public Offering or until EVgo otherwise no longer qualifies as an “emerging growth company.”

Following the CRIS Business Combination, EVgo was and currently is a “smaller reporting company” as defined under the Exchange Act. EVgo may continue to be a smaller reporting company so long as either (i) the market value of shares of its common stock held by non-affiliates is less than $250 million or (ii) its annual revenue was less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and the market value of shares of its common stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700 million. If EVgo is a smaller reporting company at the time it ceases to be an emerging growth company, EVgo may continue to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are available to smaller reporting companies. Specifically, as a smaller reporting company, EVgo may choose to present only the two most recent

fiscal years of audited financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K and have reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation, and, similar to emerging growth companies, if EVgo is a smaller reporting company under the requirements of (ii) above, EVgo would not be required to obtain an attestation report on internal control over financial reporting issued by its independent registered public accounting firm.

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BUSINESS

Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, all references to “EVgo” and the “Company,” refer to EVgo Inc. and all of its subsidiaries.

Overview

EVgo owns and operates the United States’ largest public DC fast charging network by number of locations and the first to be powered by 100% renewable electricity through the use of RECs. Founded in 2010 and a pioneer in fast charging, EVgo’s network of charging stations provides EV charging infrastructure to consumers and businesses. With a rapid rise in electrification expected over the next two decades, EVgo offers essential infrastructure technology and services required to help the world transition to a cleaner, more sustainable future.

EVgo has been a leader and innovator in the EV charging space and is well positioned to continue to capitalize on its sustainable first mover and first learner advantages as EV adoption accelerates. More than 130 million people in the U.S. live within a 10 mile drive of one of EVgo’s fast charging stations, and the Company’s network is capable of charging all EV models and charging standards currently available in the U.S. The Company partners with automotive OEMs, national and regional chains of grocery stores, hotels, shopping centers, gas stations, parking lot operators, local governments and independent property owners in order to locate and deploy its EV charging infrastructure.

EVgo has a flexible business model that derives value through multiple revenue streams. The foundation of the Company’s business is the development and operation of EV charging sites through which it dispenses electricity to EVs driven by individuals, commercial drivers, and fleet operators. EVgo is prioritizing the build out of ultra-fast chargers, a key market segment that is expected to grow faster than the overall EV charging market. See “— Suppliers and Service Providers — Electricity.” To take advantage of the expected rapid growth in the number of EVs on the road in the United States, the Company is rapidly expanding its network of charging stations, focusing on development of locations with favorable traffic, utilization, and financial return characteristics. The Company’s proprietary technology and analytical tools, along with its extensive commercial partnerships with OEMs, fleets, and governments, provide a strong competitive edge as it selects, designs and develops new charging stations. Furthermore, EVgo’s robust underwriting standards require each station in its portfolio to meet or exceed pre-defined internal rate of return and multiple on invested capital criteria before project approval, which are expected to improve overall results further as EV adoption increases.

EVgo’s partnerships and collaboration with a wide range of automotive OEMs, rideshare operators, and other channel partners incentivize and accelerate EV adoption across the U.S. EVgo’s joint efforts with renowned brands across automotive, rideshare, retail, fleet and other industries have powered more than 300 million electric miles on the EVgo network. Total miles delivered is equal to the number of kWh EVgo has dispensed multiplied by the number of miles the average EV receives from a single kWh (“vehicle efficiency”). The weighted average vehicle efficiency from all vehicles compatible with the EVgo network in operation at the end of each year is based on data from Experian and the U.S. Department of Energy. The weighted average vehicle efficiency is applied to the EVgo kWh dispensed in the associated period.

EVgo also serves the rapidly growing EV fleet segment. The Company develops and deploys fleet-charging solutions for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty EV fleets, which represent high volume, repeat customers. Reliable and flexible charging is essential to fleet electrification. EVgo is developing, building, operating and servicing charging assets for fleets at their own depot locations, at off-site charging hubs that EVgo has secured, or via EVgo’s expansive public network. In addition, EVgo may integrate proprietary EVgo Optima^TM software to connect to a fleet’s logistics platform. To date, fleet contracts have often included guaranteed payment streams in exchange for guaranteed network access, which benefits both EVgo and a fleet operator. Whether EVgo retains ownership of the charging infrastructure itself will depend on the terms and conditions of the commercial arrangement with the particular fleet.

To rapidly expand its network, EVgo also offers a white label solution – EVgo eXtend^TM – that helps partners invest in and build EV charging stations for their customers. Through EVgo eXtend^TM, EVgo leverages its decade-plus track record of operational experience and site design, helping businesses develop charging assets that are serviced through

EVgo’s national network. EVgo eXtend^TM generates revenue from the site development, engineering and construction of the stations, as well as ongoing revenue through operations, networking, and maintenance of those sites.

In addition to the provision of EV charging infrastructure, EVgo is continuing to develop and deploy innovative software-based, value-added services to drivers and partners. These offerings enhance the customer experience across EVgo’s business segments by layering proprietary technology functionality on top of its leading charging network, with the intention of  widening EVgo’s competitive moat and providing accretive revenue streams. In 2021, EVgo developed and deployed regional time-of-use per kilowatt-hour pricing across its California public network, expanded the EVgo reservations offering to more metropolitan markets across the U.S., integrated reservations into the newest subscription pricing plan, EVgo Plus, in California, and extended its EVgo Rewards^TM driver loyalty program. In December 2021, EVgo launched a new, customizable mobile app to make charging simple for EV drivers, delivering a user experience that makes switching to an EV more inviting.  

Further strengthening its software capability, in 2021 EVgo acquired PlugShare^® through its acquisition of Recargo. PlugShare^® is the leading global platform for EV drivers to locate and provide information relating to charging stations and provide feedback on their charging experiences, while leveraging tools like Pay With PlugShare^® and EV Trip Planner. Beyond its services to EV drivers, PlugShare^® delivers data to automakers and other customers through the PlugShare® API and manages the world’s largest EV driver research panel through PlugInsights. EVgo grew its advertising reach through PlugShare^®, serving 28 million advertising impressions globally in 2021.  

Company History

EVgo Services was formed in October 2010 as NRG EV Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary NRG, an integrated power company based in Houston, Texas. EVgo began operations in 2011 as a subsidiary of NRG. On June 17, 2016, NRG sold a majority interest in EVgo to Vision Ridge Partners. On January 16, 2020, a subsidiary of LS Power, a private equity investment vehicle focused on power and energy infrastructure, completed its acquisition of EVgo.

The Company was incorporated in Delaware on August 4, 2020 under the name “Climate Change Crisis Real Impact I Acquisition Corporation”. The Company was formed for the purposes of entering into a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.

On the CRIS Close Date, EVgo Holdco consummated the CRIS Business Combination, with CRIS, Thunder Sub, and the EVgo Parties pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement. 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, which, in turn, holds only EVgo OpCo Units. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations — Overview — CRIS Business Combination” and Note 3 to the audited consolidated financial statements of EVgo included elsewhere in this prospectus for more information.

On the Recargo Acquisition Date, the Company entered into the Recargo Agreement to acquire 100% of the outstanding common stock of Recargo, Inc. On December 29, 2021, Recargo, Inc. converted to Recargo. Recargo operates as a cloud-based data solutions provider in the electric vehicle sector and generates revenue through a variety of services that leverage its user base and its generated data. The Company believes that the acquisition of Recargo will allow it to expand its revenue base and will result in certain synergies within its operations.

Market Overview

The EV charging market is inextricably linked to the general market for EVs, which has experienced significant recent growth. In 2021, new EV registrations were approximately 475,000, an increase of 93% over 2020, according to the International Energy Agency. Market growth is driven by tailwinds such as increased EV model availability and performance, lower upfront prices for EVs, lower TCO as compared to ICE vehicles, increased range and availability of chargers, and Federal, state and local incentives and regulations. In response to the growing electrification trend, nearly all major automobile manufacturers have committed to the increased production of EV models, with approximately 40 EV

models anticipated to be available in 2022 from nearly 20 manufacturers. Additionally, major automobile manufacturers have set aggressive targets for EV sales, with GM announcing aims to phase out ICE vehicle sales by 2035, Ford planning on 40%-50% of its global vehicle volume to be all-electric by 2030, Mercedes-Benz committing to be all electric by 2030, and Volvo committing to be all electric by 2030. According to forecasts from the United States Department of Transportation and Bloomberg New Energy Finance (“BNEF”), approximately 5.8 million EVs are expected to be on American roads by 2025, 25 million EVs by 2030 and 114 million by 2040, which would represent over 40% of all automobiles in the United States.

Automobile and battery manufacturers have substantially increased their efforts to offer EVs at a wide range of price points and to develop batteries with higher efficiencies and lower costs. According to Reuters, $515 billion has been invested or committed to EV investment in the next five to ten years by global automobile OEMs. Their investments will expand and put EVs and their associated technologies into mass production, which will underpin optimization of the global EV supply chain. Efforts to date by OEMs have already lowered the upfront costs of EVs, and with further price reductions expected over the next several model years. As measured in terms of TCO, certain classes of EVs are already at or below parity with their ICE counterparts. As overall EV costs decline, more makes and models will reach TCO parity with their ICE equivalents, and the TCO advantage for other types of EVs will expand.

In addition to price and TCO declines, widespread adoption of EVs will require consumer confidence in vehicle range, charger availability, and increased model choice. Recent EV models, including the Chevrolet Bolt, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Nissan LEAF S Plus, Polestar 2, Hyundai Kona Electric, VW ID.4, Porsche Taycan 4S, Audi E-Tron, Volvo XC40, and Tesla Models 3/Y/S/X, have eclipsed the 200-mile range per battery, a significant improvement on earlier EV models. Researchers and automotive engineers expect that EV ranges will continue to improve as battery technologies advance and costs decline. Beyond increases in range, broadly expanded EV offerings in the sport utility vehicle (“SUV”), crossover utility vehicle, and pickup truck segments over the next three to five years will greatly expand the market appeal and reach of EVs and further accelerate adoption of EVs.

These advances are further bolstered by incentives and rebates offered by Federal, state, and local governments to encourage the use of EVs. In November 2021, Congress passed and the President signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Among other provisions, this legislation included up to $7.5 billion in funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure through the Department of Transportation. The U.S. Federal government offers a tax credit for qualified plug-in EVs; the minimum credit is $2,500 and the maximum credit is $7,500, depending on vehicle weight and battery capacity. As currently configured in law, these credits begin to phase out when a vehicle manufacturer reaches certain production levels, and such credit has already been completely phased out for EVs manufactured by GM and Tesla. However, legislation under consideration in Congress, if enacted as currently proposed, would eliminate the manufacturer cap and expand the credit both for used and new electric vehicles. States including California, Colorado, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York also offer various rebates, grants and tax credits to incentivize both EV and EVSE purchases. EVs are also gaining momentum in the Midwest, and soon states like Illinois will also begin to offer vehicle and EVSE incentives.

Demand for EVs has also been encouraged by regulatory developments and changes in consumer habits. Several states — including California, Oregon, New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Massachusetts — have adopted or proposed mandates for EVs with an aggregate goal of reaching more than eight million EVs on the road by 2030. Additionally, California has enacted its Clean Miles Standard aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from TNCs, such as rideshare vehicles, through electrification and other means. In 2021, California also approved the Advanced Clean Truck (“ACT”) rule, a regulation that requires an increasing percentage of medium- and heavy-duty trucks sold in the state to be zero emissions. Washington, New York, New Jersey, and Oregon have also adopted the ACT rule. These regulations, combined with a shift toward car-sharing and mobility as a service offering, will rapidly accelerate EV adoption by fleets in the coming years.

EV charging demand is a direct result of the number of EVs operating during a given period, miles traveled by such EVs, and vehicle efficiency of such EVs. The market for fulfilling charging demand is bifurcated between high-powered DC fast and ultra-fast charging and lower powered Level 1 (defined below) and Level 2 (defined below) charging. The demand for different charging types is a function of the EV mix, owner demographics, locational factors, charger availability, pricing and EV use cases (e.g., private ownership, rideshare, delivery and municipally owned fleets, etc.).

Lower-powered Level 1 and Level 2 charging is primarily used by EV owners with access to home or workplace charging and currently accounts for the majority of personal EV charging. Level 2 charging is also used by certain fleets that have the ability to charge overnight, have a low daily mileage requirement and return to a centralized location daily. Current DCFC customers are primarily those drivers who need to charge away from home in central business districts, those drivers who do not have access to home or workplace charging, or high-mileage fleets that seek to minimize downtime and maximize miles traveled.

Broadening demographics of EV owners, larger battery sizes, larger EVs with higher kilowatt-hour (“kWh”) usage per mile, increased EV penetration in medium- and heavy-duty vehicle applications, and the proliferation of autonomous vehicle fleets will increase demand for DCFC faster than demand for overall EV charging. According to forecasts from BNEF, fast charging is expected to constitute more than 22% of all public EV charging demand by 2030 as compared to less than 10% in 2021.

While EVs are more readily available and may benefit from first-mover, supply chain and infrastructure availability advantages relative to other non-ICE vehicles, several alternative vehicle types are also being developed which rely on hydrogen, biodiesel or hybrid powertrains for alternatives to fossil fuels. Sales of such vehicles may reduce the number of drivers requiring EV charging infrastructure.

EV Chargers and Standards

Working with the charger manufacturing industry, EVgo has specified and deployed a next generation DC fast charging station architecture whereby modular power units are placed under software management and control, allowing power output to be shared dynamically between vehicles that are simultaneously connected to a charger. EVgo has successfully deployed this architecture and demonstrated that this dynamic power sharing technology reduces upfront capital and ongoing operating costs, maximizing return on investment, while increasing operational flexibility and lowering operating risk. This advanced architecture allows EVgo to meet increasing charging requirements of the future, including higher charging speeds, higher power provisioning, dynamic energy and demand management, access prioritization, queuing management and scheduling across different EV models, customer types and use cases. This modular software-defined design maximizes charger throughput, asset utilization and ease of future power augmentation while eliminating single points of failure risks and improving charger reliability and availability. It also maximizes the number of standardized equipment components, helping to accelerate the learning rate benefits and associated cost reductions of charging hardware over time, and improving the ability to offer higher value-added service offerings in the future.

As EVs proliferate in the transportation ecosystem, the industry is experiencing an ongoing shift toward the standardization of chargers and the introduction of new industry protocols for interoperability.

EV chargers do not come with a “one size fits all” dispenser. EV chargers are typically categorized by their ability to deliver instantaneous amounts of power — as measured in kilowatts (“kW”) — and their charging standards. Current designations based on power level include:

In addition to supporting different charging capabilities, EVs in the United States use different charging standards and connector types. These standards are neither interchangeable nor interoperable (without specialized adaptors) and each utilizes a unique connector. Presently, all EV charging standards deliver energy through cables that connect the EV charging station directly to the vehicle using a port located on the exterior of the vehicle. There are currently three standards in use in the United States — CCS, CHAdeMO and Tesla.

Notwithstanding the variety of standards, EVgo’s chargers support all of the above fast charging options. EVgo’s charging stations typically contain both CCS and CHAdeMO cables. Additionally, certain EVgo charging sites offer integrated Tesla charging allowing Tesla drivers to charge without needing a separate adaptor. EVgo plans to expand the number of stations utilizing Tesla Connectors through both retrofits and new development in the near future. Continuing to develop access to seamless, integrated charging for all EV drivers is a core commitment of EVgo.

Products and Services

Retail Charging

The Company 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 as members (with monthly fees and reduced per minute or kWh pricing), through a subscription service, or as non-members. Drivers locate the chargers through EVgo’s mobile application, their vehicle’s in-dash navigation system, or third-party databases that license charger-location information from EVgo. EVgo’s chargers are installed in parking spaces owned or leased by commercial or public-entity property owners, landlords and/or tenants (collectively, the “Site Hosts”) that desire to provide charging services at their respective locations. Commercial Site Hosts include retail and grocery stores, offices, medical complexes, airports and convenience stores. EVgo’s offerings are well aligned with the goals of Site Hosts, as many commercial businesses increasingly view charging capabilities as essential to attract tenants, employees, customers and visitors, and achieve sustainability goals. Site Hosts are generally able to obtain these benefits at no cost when partnering with EVgo through the Company’s owner and/or operator model, in which EVgo is responsible for the installation and operation of chargers located on Site Hosts’ properties. In many cases, Site Hosts will earn revenue from license payments in the form of parking

space rental fees that EVgo pays in exchange for use of the site. EVgo also offers a white label solution – EVgo eXtend^TM – that enables Site Hosts to invest in EV charging stations for their customers, that are operated and maintained by EVgo.

OEM Charging and Related Services

EVgo is a pioneer in OEM charging programs with revenue models to meet a wide variety of OEM objectives related to the availability of charging infrastructure and the provision of charging services for EV drivers. EVgo contracts directly with OEMs to provide charging services to drivers who have purchased or leased such OEMs’ EVs and who access EVgo’s public charger network. Other related services EVgo currently provides to OEMs include co-marketing, data services and digital application services. EVgo’s OEM relationships are a core customer-acquisition channel.

Commercial Charging

Fleet and Rideshare Public Charging

High volume fleet customers, such as TNCs or delivery services, can access charging infrastructure through EVgo’s vast 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 chargers. Access to the EVgo public network allows fleet and rideshare operators to support mass adoption of transportation electrification and achieve sustainability goals without needing to directly invest capital in charging infrastructure or incur operating costs associated with charging equipment.

ChaaS and Fleet Dedicated Charging

In addition to offering access to its public network, EVgo offers dedicated charging solutions to fleets. Given the diverse nature of the fleet segment, with a wide range of vehicle types, duty cycles, geographic footprints, fleet sizes, and capitalization of the fleet operators, EVgo’s ChaaS and dedicated charging solutions are tailored to meet each fleet’s needs without requiring a fleet to directly incur capital expenditures or operating and management costs related to charging EVs. EVgo most typically builds, owns, and operates charging infrastructure for the exclusive use of a specific fleet customer and is currently offering flexible ownership models, including ChaaS. EVgo’s dedicated and ChaaS offerings provide a value proposition for fleets who lack the expertise and the capital to procure, install and manage charging infrastructure. EVgo offers a variety of pricing models for dedicated charging solutions, including a mix of volumetric commitments and variable and fixed payments for provision of charging services. Together, EVgo’s dedicated charging solutions and public fleet charging services provide fleets with charging infrastructure options that are robust and flexible as the transition to electrified transportation accelerates.

Ancillary Service Offerings

In addition to charging services, EVgo offers a variety of software-driven digital, development, and operations services to customers. These offerings currently include customization of digital applications, charging data integration, loyalty programs, access to chargers behind parking lot, or garage, pay gates and pilots microtargeted advertising, and charging reservations. Through eXtend^TM, EVgo also offers maintenance services and development and project management services, including EVSE installation, networking and operations. EVgo continues to evaluate and engage in opportunities to use its foundational expertise in charging infrastructure to provide value-added services to the rapidly growing EV ecosystem while delivering shareholder returns.

Market Opportunity & Strategy

The United States EV market has experienced significant recent growth as the market share of EVs more than doubled in 2021. As adoption accelerates and the market continues to scale, the availability of appropriate charging infrastructure will be critical to enabling consumer and commercial adoption of EVs. Larger (and thus heavier) EV models, such as SUVs and trucks, being made widely available in the coming years, coupled with an increased number of EV fleets, will require a greater number of easily accessible charging outlets. Further, DC charging is expected to grow faster than the overall charging market as EV range increases, battery density grows, and as driver demographics and EV use cases

expand. Access to convenient and affordable charging is key to accelerating EV adoption, and EVgo’s mix of public and dedicated high-powered DCFC and low-powered Level 2 offerings positions the company to take advantage of broadening electrification trends.

EVgo is differentiated as an operator of charging infrastructure focused on high traffic, high density urban, suburban and exurban areas. The Company has an extensive track record in optimized site selection, site development, planning, engineering, construction and operation. In addition, EVgo’s robust underwriting standards and strong balance sheet underpin disciplined capital allocation. Experience as an asset owner and operator also provides the essential ingredients for being a partner of first resort in provision of white label services, creating increased optionality to provide charging services to emerging segments.

The EVgo team has developed expertise and business processes for developing and operating a comprehensive, highly reliable charging network and in selecting and developing quality sites for chargers; managing multi-pronged build projects through engineering, permitting, construction, and commissioning; and operating and maintaining a distributed network of DCFCs across the country.

The core elements of this ongoing strategy include:

Competition

The charging infrastructure sector is evolving as the EV market grows and expands to serve new drivers – and it is likely to become increasingly competitive.   Key parts of the charging value chain include charging equipment manufacture and sales, charging network operation and ownership, and charging software development.  The EV charging companies currently operating in the U.S. – like Blink, ChargePoint, Electrify America, Shell Recharge Solutions (formerly Greenlots), Volta, Tritium, IoTecha, Rhombus, and a few electric utilities -- are involved with various parts of this value chain. But given the relatively early stage of electrification as a sector, the business models being pursued by each company are evolving.  In general, charging sector incumbents may expand their product offerings and sales strategies, and new competitors may enter the market.

As the charging sector continues to evolve, there are a number of players that are or could emerge as EVgo’s competition. As a leading builder, owner and operator of a public fast charging network, EVgo’s competitors include Electrify America, Blink, Volta, and ChargePoint, as well as the limited number of utilities granted permission by their regulators to own charging assets. As a provider of integrated fleet solutions, EVgo’s competitors include Shell Recharge Solutions, InCharge and ChargePoint, but utilities could emerge as a competitive force in the future, as well as other pure play charging companies aiming to capitalize on the fleet electrification trend.

The principal competitive factors in the industry include charger count, locations and accessibility; DCFC network availability and reliability, scale and local density; charger connectivity to EVs and ability to charge all standards; speed of charging relative to expected vehicle dwell times at the location; software-enabled services and overall customer experience; operator brand, track record and reputation; access to equipment vendors and service providers; access to public policy support, and pricing.

Barriers to entry in the EV charging market may erode as a result of government intervention and various support programs, leading to more competitors with a variety of profitability objectives.

EVgo has a competitive advantage in delivering charging services driven by network scale, network design, experience developing and operating DCFC infrastructure, OEM partnerships, fleet and rideshare partnerships, brand equity, longstanding reputation in the industry, differentiated station design and software enabled service offerings, and network effects driven by higher utilization on the EVgo network as compared to competitors.

It should be noted that competition arising from use of other types of alternative fuel vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and high fuel economy gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles could inhibit growth in the EV sector.

Suppliers and Service Providers

Charging Equipment and Related Services

EVgo relies on third-party vendors for design, testing and manufacturing of charging equipment. At this stage of the industry, equipment is unique to each supplier with respect to components and aftermarket maintenance and warranty services. As such, equipment and services are currently singularly sourced from each supplier. For the year ended December 31, 2021, Delta and Marubeni provided 37.3% of EVgo’s total charging equipment and services. For the year ended December 31, 2020, ABB, BTC Power, Marubeni and Nationwide provided 84.0% of EVgo’s total charging equipment and services.

EVgo has invested in and maintains long-term relationships with suppliers and service providers. EVgo designs stations and specifies EV chargers in-house and outsources production to an assortment of manufacturers.  Based on a rigorous qualification and testing process, the Company has established commercial relationships with multiple EV charger manufacturers including Signet, Delta, BTC, ABB, IoTecha, and LiteOn. EVgo typically appoints and manages specialized electrical contractors to perform station construction and perform maintenance activities. Additionally, EVgo’s charging management software platform was developed and is operated by Driivz.

Electricity

For approximately 55% of EVgo’s charging sites, electricity is purchased for charging stations directly from local utilities as a commercial and industrial customer, with these sites representing approximately 63% of total GWh throughput. Each site qualifies for a certain utility tariff based primarily on maximum instantaneous electric usage measured over a historic period. A typical electricity tariff for a site consists of (i) a fixed charge, generally based on the number of meters on site, (ii) an energy charge based on kWh used, which may vary depending on time of use (including seasons and peak hours), (iii) a demand charge, or cost charged per kW during applicable calculation period, which is often monthly, but which may also vary depending on time of use, and (iv) any applicable state and utility taxes. The remainder of EVgo’s charging sites obtain electricity through the Site Host. EVgo reimburses the Site Host for the cost of the electricity at a negotiated rate, subject to the terms of each Site Host agreement. The negotiated rate varies based on the Site Host’s electricity tariff, the size of the charging site and other financial incentives provided to the Site Host.

Customers, Partnerships and Strategic Relationships

EVgo has established partnerships and strategic relationships with key OEMs, Site Hosts and fleet operators, including GM and Nissan which are discussed further below. These relationships allow EVgo to access new customers and build brand awareness through co-marketing. EVgo may also benefit from promotional programs sponsored by OEMs. In some cases, OEM partners have agreed to provide one-time or ongoing payments related to the build out of EVgo’s charger network. For example, GM has agreed to provide quarterly payments to EVgo as additional fast chargers are added to the network pursuant to a contractual arrangement between GM and EVgo. In all cases, EVgo retains 100% ownership of the chargers built under these OEM programs.

EVgo has established, invested in and maintained long-term relationships with Site Hosts with national and regional multi-site portfolios of commercial and retail properties. EVgo’s Site Hosts span a wide array of industries and locations, including airports, automobile dealers, healthcare/medical facilities, hotels, mixed-use facilities, municipal locations, parks and recreation areas, parking lots, restaurants, retailers, schools and universities, stadiums, supermarkets, transportation hubs and workplace locations. EVgo executes numerous master agreements with Site Hosts that enable the conversion of prospect sites into develop-able locations by standardizing terms and conditions for site control. EVgo’s ownership model is attractive to Site Host partners as it allows them to offer an EV charging amenity to their customers without needing to incur upfront capital expenditures or ongoing operating costs while generating rent revenue from EVgo. The benefits offered to Site Hosts through EVgo’s business model continue to provide EVgo access to the highest quality property owners, grocery store chains, parking garages, airports and convenience stores.

The Company had accounts receivable with two customers that comprised 32.4% and 66.0% of the Company’s total accounts receivable as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020,

one customer represented 10.5% and two customers represented 23.8% of total revenue. As EVgo and the EV industry continue to grow, EVgo expects revenues will be generated from a larger and an increasingly diverse group of customers and commercial partners. In the ordinary course of business, EVgo engages in active discussions and renegotiations with EVgo’s commercial partners in respect to the solutions it provides and the terms of its agreements, including fees. Most of EVgo’s contracts with EVgo’s commercial partners have multi-year terms, and some have rights to terminate prior to the end of the term. The loss of any of EVgo’s largest commercial partners or the renegotiation of any of EVgo’s largest contracts with its commercial partners could adversely affect EVgo’s results of operations.

General Motors

On July 20, 2020, EVgo entered into a five-year contract with GM (the “GM Agreement”) to build 2,750 fast chargers that EVgo will own and operate as part of the Company’s public network. On November 2, 2021, EVgo entered into an amendment agreement with GM in order to adjust stall installation targets and expand the overall number of chargers to be installed to 3,250 fast chargers. EVgo believes this agreement will serve to accelerate the Company’s development plans and enhance customer acquisition and brand equity among retail drivers. Pursuant to the GM Agreement, EVgo is required to meet certain quarterly milestones measured by the number of charger stalls installed, and GM is required to make certain payments based on chargers installed. Under the GM Agreement, EVgo is required to install a total of 3,250 chargers by December 31, 2025, 72% of which are required to be installed by December 31, 2023. Meeting these milestones will require additional funds beyond the amounts committed by GM, and EVgo may face delays in construction, commission or aspects of installation of the chargers the Company is obligated to develop. EVgo is also required to maintain network availability (i.e., the percentage of time a charger is operational and available on the network) of at least 93%. In addition to the capital build program, EVgo committed to providing a certain number of new GM EV cars with an EVgo charging credit and limited time access to other EVgo services at a discounted rate.

The GM Agreement is subject to early termination in certain circumstances, including in the event EVgo fails to meet the quarterly charger-installation milestones or maintain the specified level of network availability. If GM opts to terminate the agreement, EVgo may not be entitled to receive continued payments from GM and instead may be required to pay liquidated damages to GM. In the event EVgo fails to meet a charger-installation milestone or maintain the required network availability in a calendar quarter, GM has the right to provide EVgo with a notice of such deficiency within 30 days of the end of the quarter. If the same deficiency still exists at the end of the quarter immediately following the quarter for which a deficiency notification was delivered, GM may immediately terminate the agreement and seek pre-agreed liquidated damages of up to $15.0 million.

As of March 15, 2022, there were approximately 2,500 stalls that had been approved by GM of which approximately 2,000 stalls that were already in the active engineering and construction development pipeline. As of March 15, 2022, EVgo had 85 stalls left to install in order to meet its charger-installation milestone for the quarter ending March 31, 2022. EVgo may not meet the charger-installation milestones under the GM Agreement in the future, particularly as a consequence of delays in permitting, commissioning, and utility interconnection resulting from COVID-19 and supply chain disruptions in business operations across the utility, engineering and permitting chain, as well as industry and regulatory adaptation to the requirements of high-powered charger installation, including slower than expected third-party approvals between utilities and landowners of sites where charger stations will be located.

Nissan

EVgo has executed two program services agreements with Nissan. These agreements provide for a capital build program, joint marketing activities and charging credit programs for purchasers or lessees of Nissan EVs. Under the joint-marketing activities provisions of the first agreement (the “Nissan Agreement”), EVgo was to spend a specified amount annually on joint-marketing activities that were mutually agreed-upon with Nissan. Credits for charging were allocated annually to purchasers or lessees of Nissan EVs and allowed each participant to charge their vehicle for 12 to 24 months at no charge to the participant, up to the amount of the charging credit allocated to such participant. In the event a participant did not use the entire amount of its charging credit within 12 or 24 months, a portion of the remaining dollar value of such credit rolled over to subsequent periods and a portion was retained by the Company.

Under the terms of the Nissan Agreement, purchasers or lessees of Nissan LEAF electric vehicles in certain markets could receive charging services at the Company’s station or a participating third-party charging station. Pursuant to the

Nissan Agreement, EVgo was required to support, maintain and make available at least 850 chargers through July 7, 2021. The Company fulfilled all build, support and maintenance obligations under the Nissan Agreement.

On June 13, 2019, EVgo entered into a second agreement with Nissan (the “Nissan 2.0 Agreement”). The Nissan 2.0 Agreement includes a capital-build program requiring the Company to install, operate and maintain public, high-power dual-standard chargers in specified markets pursuant to a schedule that outlines the build timelines for the chargers to be constructed (the “Build Schedule”). Under the terms of the Nissan 2.0 Agreement, the Build Schedule is negotiated at the beginning of each year. All chargers for each program year must be installed by August 31. In 2021, EVgo worked with Nissan to revise the annual Build Schedule to extend the milestone dates. Furthermore, Nissan waived penalties for installation delays in program year one.

EVgo’s ability to meet Build Schedule obligations may be impacted by delays in permitting, slower than expected third party approvals of certain site acquisitions, delays in utility interconnection resulting from industry adaptation to the requirements of high-powered charger installation, as well as supply chain issues. Going forward EVgo is uncertain if these, or other potential issues in the procurement, installation, or energization of DCFC, will be resolved in a timely fashion. At this time, EVgo’s ability to meet future Build Schedule obligations may continue to be impacted by circumstances similar to those experienced during the first half of 2021, or other potential issues including, but not limited to, equipment design and procurement, timing of third-party funding agreements, and the siting, permitting, construction, energizing of DCFC or delays in releasing public grant funding.

Nissan has the right to terminate the Nissan 2.0 Agreement, without penalty or obligation of any kind, upon 30 days’ written notice if it is unable to secure funding to make payments required under the Nissan 2.0 Agreement. Nissan receives budget approvals annually from Nissan Motor Company Limited. As of December 31, 2021, Nissan has fulfilled its annual payment obligations under the Nissan 2.0 Agreement. If Nissan terminates the Nissan 2.0 Agreement due to a lack of funding, EVgo will still be required to perform the following: (i) meet charger installation milestones through the date of termination; (ii) provide an aggregate of $1.6 million in joint marketing activities and (iii) provide $4.8 million worth of charging credits that shall continue to be administered.

Pursuant to the Nissan 2.0 Agreement, as modified by the aforementioned extension and other amendments, EVgo is required to install an aggregate of 210 chargers by February 29, 2024 at a number of sites to be mutually agreed upon during each Build Schedule. Pursuant to the current Build Schedule, EVgo is required to install 58 chargers by August 31, 2022. If the Company fails to meet future Build Schedule obligations, Nissan may invoke a penalty of up to $35,000 per delayed site beyond a designated cure period, up to 61 sites, which would result in adjustment to the consideration received for EVgo’s performance obligations under the Nissan 2.0 Agreement.

Intellectual Property

EVgo protects intellectual property and proprietary rights through patent, trademark, copyrights, trade secret and unfair competition laws, augmented by confidentiality protocols. EVgo undertakes actions as necessary to ensure that its proprietary rights are protected, while at the same time respecting the intellectual property rights of other persons.

As of December 31, 2021, EVgo held 16 patents and had 14 additional patent applications both in the United States and abroad. EVgo continues to regularly assess opportunities for seeking patent protection for those aspects of EVgo’s technology, designs and methodologies that provide a meaningful competitive advantage to the Company.

Governmental Regulation

State, regional and local regulations for installing EV charging stations vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and may include permitting requirements, inspection requirements, licensing of contractors and certifications.

On December 16, 2019, California adopted amendments to the state’s EVSE specifications that prohibit, or will prohibit, public-charging operators from billing customers by the minute within the state. The prohibition on per-minute billing currently applies to all new Level 2 chargers installed or replaced on or after January 1, 2021 and will apply to new DCFCs installed or replaced on or after January 1, 2023. Chargers installed before 2021 can continue time-based billing

until 2031 (for Level 2 chargers) or 2033 (for DCFCs). In 2021, EVgo transitioned to kWh-based pricing at its California DCFCs.

California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, Washington and the District of Columbia have determined that companies that sell EV charging services to the public will not be regulated as utilities. While these individual state determinations are not binding on any other regulator or jurisdiction, they demonstrate a trend in the way states view the nascent EV charging industry. Other jurisdictions are in the process of adopting such reforms. The determination not to regulate the Company as a utility generally provides the Company with greater flexibility to set rates and frees the Company from being subject to more burdensome regulatory requirements.

Grants and Incentives

EVgo continuously pursues public grants, subsidies and incentives to reduce capital expenditures. EVgo has dedicated, and plans to continue to dedicate, a variety of internal and external resources to monitor, submit for, and utilize available grant, subsidy and incentive funding for the development of DCFCs on a state, local and national level. EVgo generally informs network expansion and local build plans based on expected timing for and availability of funding of this type. EVgo has received grants from the California Energy Commission, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Colorado Energy Office, Maryland Energy Administration, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. As an example of these grants, on August 9, 2018, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality selected EVgo as the recipient of an approximately $14.0 million award to develop a statewide public charging network. Under the terms of the award, the Virginia network will be developed over three one-year investment cycles, with options to extend. As of December 31, 2021, EVgo had approximately 70 DC fast chargers left to be installed under the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality award. EVgo exercised the option to extend the investment cycle by two years.

EVgo intends to continue to vigorously seek additional grants, rebates, subsidies and incentives as an effective avenue to reduce its capital investment in the promotion, purchase and installation of charging stations where applicable.

Government Regulations to Enhance EV Adoption

The regulations mandated by the NHTSA’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy (“CAFE”) standards set the average new vehicle fuel economy, as weighted by sales, that a manufacturer’s fleet must achieve. These standards have been established through Model Year 2026 for light-duty vehicles; however, in September 2021, the Biden Administration proposed to significantly increase these standards for model years 2024-2026, and EVgo expects the administration to set standards for future model years as well. Although EVgo is not a car manufacturer, and thus not directly subject to the CAFE standards, such standards may still indirectly affect EVgo’s business. The adoption of more stringent Federal standards may create further incentives for vehicle manufacturers to increase their EV offerings, which would likely result in increased demand for charging services. Additionally, several states, such as California, Massachusetts, and New York, have adopted or are considering adopting bans on the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles by 2035.

Waste Handling and Disposal

EVgo is subject to laws and regulations regarding the handling and disposal of hazardous substances and solid wastes, including electronic wastes and batteries. These laws generally regulate the generation, storage, treatment, transportation, and disposal of solid and hazardous waste and may impose strict, joint and several liability for the investigation and remediation of areas where hazardous substances may have been released or disposed. For instance, the CERCLA, also known as the superfund law, in the United States and comparable state laws impose liability, without regard to fault or the legality of the original conduct, on certain classes of persons that contributed to the release of a hazardous substance into the environment. These persons include current and prior owners or operators of the site where the release occurred as well as companies that disposed or arranged for the disposal of hazardous substances found at the site. Under CERCLA, these persons may be subject to joint and several strict liability for the costs of cleaning up the hazardous substances that have been released into the environment, for damages to natural resources and for the costs of certain health studies.

CERCLA also authorizes the EPA and, in some instances, third parties to act in response to threats to the public health or the environment and to seek to recover from the responsible classes of persons the costs they incur.

The Company may also generate or dispose of solid wastes, which may include hazardous wastes that are subject to the requirements of the RCRA, and comparable state statutes. While RCRA regulates both solid and hazardous wastes, it imposes strict requirements on the generation, storage, treatment, transportation and disposal of hazardous wastes. Certain components of EVgo’s charging stations may be excluded from RCRA’s hazardous waste regulations, provided certain requirements are met. However, if these components do not meet all of the established requirements for the exclusion, or if the requirements for the exclusion change, the Company may be required to treat such products as hazardous waste, which are subject to more rigorous and costly disposal requirements. Any such changes in the laws and regulations, or in EVgo’s ability to qualify the materials the Company uses for exclusions under such laws and regulations, could adversely affect EVgo’s operating expenses.

Renewable Energy Markets

As part of EVgo’s business strategy, the Company markets the electricity provided from EVgo’s charging stations as 100% renewable. Any claims EVgo makes to consumers about EVgo’s use of renewable energy are subject to regulation by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”). The FTC Green Guides require all non-renewable energy use to be matched with RECs in order to make renewable energy claims and may also require certain statements regarding the sources of renewable energy and related RECs. Failure to comply with such regulations can result in substantial monetary penalties or otherwise impact EVgo’s results of operations. Therefore, the Company purchases certified RECs in order to qualify the electricity the Company distributes through charging stations as renewable energy and will continue to purchase certified RECs in the future to substantiate claims that EVgo’s charging stations are powered by 100% renewable energy.

Additionally, as part of EVgo’s business model, the Company projects the number of RECs needed and purchase such RECs to meet this projection. Failure to accurately project EVgo’s REC needs may result in the purchasing of RECs on the spot market in order to maintain compliance with applicable regulations. If material, this may adversely affect EVgo’s business and financial condition.

LCFS Credits

The Company derives a portion of EVgo’s revenue from selling regulatory credits earned for participating in Low Carbon Fuel Standard (“LCFS”) programs in markets where such programs are active — currently in California and Oregon. EVgo earns credits for the sale of energy and, in certain cases, the installation of DCFC infrastructure under California’s Fast Charging Infrastructure (“FCI”) program. EVgo sells credits earned through these programs to entities obligated to purchase the credits for compliance or through exchanges. EVgo actively seeks to maximize the number of credits generated per kWh of energy sold by sourcing renewable electricity. EVgo’s management is actively monitoring proposed LCFS programs in other states, such as Massachusetts, New York, Colorado, Washington and New Mexico as potential future revenue streams. The availability of such credits depends on continued governmental support for these programs and regulatory frameworks that make it possible for EVgo to participate in these credit markets.

ESG Matters

The Company views ESG as integral to EVgo’s business strategy. EVgo strives to protect the environment and help tackle climate change, accelerating the transition to clean energy. EVgo is also committed to the promotion of sustainable communities and the promotion of equal access. Excellence in ESG provides a benefit to EVgo’s stakeholders and the communities in which EVgo operates.

Employees

As of March 15, 2022, EVgo had 225 employees, including 219 regular full-time employees. None of EVgo’s employees are represented by a labor union or covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The Company has never experienced a work stoppage and believe in maintaining positive relationships with EVgo’s employees.

MANAGEMENT

Management and Board of Directors

EVgo’s directors and executive officers and their ages as of March 24, 2022 are as follows:

Executive Officers

Cathy Zoi. Cathy Zoi has served as EVgo’s Chief Executive Officer and as a director since July 2021. Prior to the closing of the CRIS Business Combination, she served as the Chief Executive Officer of EVgo Holdco, beginning in November 2017, and as a member of the board of EVgo Holdings, beginning in January 2020. Ms. Zoi has led EVgo’s growth and its establishment as the preeminent public fast charging network in the U.S. Ms. Zoi came to EVgo as a distinguished executive with decades of experience in the clean energy, investing and policy communities.

She has held numerous Chief Executive Officer and senior executive positions in the energy industry, government, academia and non-profit sectors. She is a co-founder of Odyssey Energy, a distributed generation software company, and served as its President from June 2016 to November 2017. Ms. Zoi continues to serve as the Chairman of Odyssey Energy, a position she has held since November 2017. She was founding Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Power, a rural electrification company incubated by SunEdison, and served in that position from June 2015 to June 2016. Prior to that, Ms. Zoi was an energy investor at Silver Lake from 2011 to 2013 and Bayard Capital from 2003 to 2006. She has also served on the board of directors of Ice Energy, SES and Pacific Solar, and was a management consultant at ICF and Next Energy. She served in the Obama Administration as Assistant Secretary and Acting Under Secretary at the Department of Energy, where she oversaw more than $30 billion in energy investments. Ms. Zoi was also the founding Chief Executive Officer of both the Alliance for Climate Protection, established and chaired by U.S. Vice President Al Gore, and the Sustainable Energy Development Authority, a $50 million fund to commercialize clean energy technologies in Australia. In the early 1990s, Ms. Zoi was Chief of Staff for Environmental Policy in the Clinton White House, and she pioneered the Energy Star program while at the EPA. Ms. Zoi was also an adjunct professor and Precourt Energy Scholar at Stanford University, where she taught and did research between 2012 and 2017. Ms. Zoi has a B.S. in Geology from Duke University and an M.S. in Engineering from Dartmouth.

EVgo believes that Ms. Zoi is qualified to serve as a director because of her operational and historical expertise gained from serving as EVgo’s Chief Executive Officer and her extensive professional and educational experience in the energy industry.

Ivo Steklac. Ivo Steklac has served as EVgo’s Chief Operating and Technology Officer since July 2021 and prior to that, Mr. Steklac served as the Chief Operating and Technology Officer of EVgo Holdco from August 2018 until the closing of the CRIS Business Combination. Mr. Steklac is responsible for the design, development and day to day operations of EVgo’s products and systems. With more than three decades of experience in the energy sector, Mr. Steklac joined EVgo in August 2018, coming most recently from True North Venture Partners, where he served as an Operating Partner and Chief Executive Officer of AquaHyrdrex, Inc., an electrolysis technology company, from November 2016 to January 2018. Prior roles include General Manager of SunPower Corporation from August 2013 to November 2016, Chief Customer Officer at C3 Energy, an energy conservation products company, from February 2013 to July 2013 and Chief Operating Officer of Tendril Networks, Inc., an energy management software company, from February 2010 to January 2013. Mr. Steklac holds degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.

Olga Shevorenkova. Olga Shevorenkova has served as EVgo’s Chief Financial Officer since July 2021 and prior to that, she served as the Chief Financial Officer of EVgo Holdco from July 2019 until the closing of the CRIS Business Combination. Ms. Shevorenkova joined EVgo in August 2018. Prior to serving as EVgo’s Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Shevorenkova served as Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy from August 2018 to July 2019. Ms. Shevorenkova is responsible for finance, accounting, purchasing, analytics, HR and billing operations. Ms. Shevorenkova’s prior experience includes eight years of investment and transaction advisory services in sustainable infrastructure, including serving as Vice President of Greentech Capital Advisors, an investment bank solely focused on sustainable infrastructure, from May 2011 to July 2018. Ms. Shevorenkova has a MSc Degree in Management, Technology and Economics from ETH Zurich and a BSc Degree in Applied Mathematics and Informatics from Moscow State University.

Jonathan Levy. Jonathan Levy has served as EVgo’s Chief Commercial Officer since July 2021 and prior to that, he served as the Chief Commercial Officer of EVgo Holdco from December 2020 until the closing of the CRIS Business Combination. Mr. Levy manages the EVgo team responsible for revenue generation and strategic partnerships, network development, marketing and communications, planning and public funding, and advancing transportation electrification market development. Mr. Levy has held multiple roles at EVgo, including Vice President, Strategic Initiatives from May 2018 to February 2020, Senior Vice President, Business Development from February 2020 to December 2020, and his current role, Chief Commercial Officer, which he has held since December 2020. Prior to joining EVgo in May 2018, Levy was the Director of Policy and Strategy at Vision Ridge Partners, an investment firm focused on sustainable real assets based in Boulder, Colorado, from July 2015 to May 2018. Mr. Levy started his career on Capitol Hill as a policy advisor to then-Congressman Rahm Emanuel and served in the Obama Administration in a variety of positions at the U.S. Department of Energy and the White House, concluding his federal service as Deputy Chief of Staff to U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz. Over the course of his career, Mr. Levy has consistently tackled issues at the intersection of policy, politics and execution. Mr. Levy also serves on the board of directors of Veloz, a non-profit organization focused on increasing awareness and adoption of EVs, and EDTA, the Electric Drive Transportation Association. Mr. Levy graduated magna cum laude from Emory University with a B.A. in Political Science.

Francine Sullivan. Francine Sullivan has served as EVgo’s Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel since July 2021 and prior to that, she served as General Counsel of EVgo Holdco from May 2021 until the closing of the CRIS Business Combination. Ms. Sullivan leads EVgo’s legal and compliance team. Ms. Sullivan has spent the past 16 years in the clean energy sector. Prior to joining EVgo in May 2021, Ms. Sullivan served as Vice President, Business Development for REC Silicon ASA (“REC”), a publicly listed Norwegian solar and advanced materials company. Based out of the Houston, Texas office, she was focused on developing opportunities and partnerships in the advanced lithium ion battery industry. Ms. Sullivan first joined REC in 2010 when it was the world’s largest integrated solar company and held various executive positions including Chief Legal Officer and US General Counsel. Ms. Sullivan has had an extensive international legal career, advising leading investment banks and private equity firms, serving in the energy and finance groups of some of the world’s leading law firms including Milbank LLP in Los Angeles and New York, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Asia and in Europe and King & Wood Mallesons in Australia. Ms. Sullivan received her Bachelor of Laws (Honors) and

Bachelor of Commerce (Economics & Finance) from the University of Melbourne and is licensed to practice law in both California and New York.

Dennis Kish. Dennis Kish has served as EVgo’s Chief Operating Officer since January 1, 2022. Mr. Kish brings more than 30 years of experience in the technology and infrastructure industries. Mr. Kish most recently served as Chief Operating Officer of Taoglas USA, Inc. (“Taoglas”), a provider of Internet of Things (IOT) solutions, from February 2020 to May 2021, and as its President from February 2019 to February 2020. Prior to this, Mr. Kish held executive positions at Google Fiber, serving as President from April 2016 to July 2017, and as Vice President from July 2014 to April 2016. After Google Fiber, Mr. Kish evaluated other opportunities before joining Taoglas in February 2019. Mr. Kish holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University.

Directors

David Nanus. David Nanus has served on the Board of Directors as Chair since July 2021. Previously, Mr. Nanus served on the board of EVgo Holdings, LLC, a position he has held since LS Power’s acquisition of EVgo in January 2020. Mr. Nanus also currently serves as a member of the Management Committee and Investment Committee and as Co-Head of the Private Equity business at LS Power, a role he has held since 2017. Prior to his appointment as Co-Head of Private Equity, Mr. Nanus served as Senior Managing Director in the Private Equity business. Mr. Nanus joined LS Power in 2005. Prior to joining LS Power, Mr. Nanus was a Vice President in Lazard Freres’ Power and Energy practice, where he advised power and utility companies on mergers and acquisitions and restructuring transactions. Prior to that, Mr. Nanus was an Associate at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, where he was a member of both the Financial Sponsors and Global Energy practices. Mr. Nanus began his career with Arthur Andersen, where as a member of the Transaction Advisory Services and Audit Groups he was an auditor, and performed due diligence and provided accounting advice related to private equity transactions. Mr. Nanus is President of the Board of Trustees of Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County, and is a past member of the Board of Trustees of Success Academy NYC Charter Schools and of the Cornell University Dyson School of Business Undergraduate Program Advisory Council. Mr. Nanus received a B.S. in Applied Economics from Cornell University and an M.B.A. with honors from Columbia Business School. EVgo believes that Mr. Nanus’s experience in the power and energy industries, in finance and accounting, as well as his knowledge of the EVgo business makes him well suited to serve on the Board of Directors.

Elizabeth Comstock. Elizabeth Comstock has served on the Board of Directors since July 2021. Previously, Ms. Comstock served as CRIS’s Chief Commercial Officer since August 2020. Ms. Comstock served as Chief Commercial Officer of Climate Change Real Impact Solutions II Acquisition Corporation since December 2020. From 1990 to 2017, Ms. Comstock served as the Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer at General Electric. Prior to General Electric, Ms. Comstock served as President of Integrated Media at NBC Universal, overseeing television advertising revenue and CRIS’s digital efforts, including early development of hulu.com. She has also been a visiting scholar at Columbia University’s Center for Science and society and frequently advises start up founders and corporate business leaders on commercial strategy, innovation and culture change. Ms. Comstock serves on the board of directors of Nike, Inc. and is a trustee of The National Geographic Society. Ms. Comstock holds a B.S. in biology from the College of William and Mary.

Joseph Esteves. Joseph Esteves has served on the Board of Directors since July 2021. Previously, Mr. Esteves served on the board of EVgo Holdings, LLC, a position he held since LS Power’s acquisition of EVgo in January 2020. Mr. Esteves currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of LS Power, a position he has held since 2008. Mr. Esteves is also the Co-Head of LS Power’s Private Equity business. In addition, he is also a member of LS Power’s Management Committee and Investment Committee and is responsible for LS Power’s financing activity, which includes over $46 billion in debt and equity capital raised since 2005. Mr. Esteves joined LS Power in 2004. Prior to joining LS Power, Mr. Esteves served as Executive Vice President at Comverge, Inc., a power technology firm serving electric utilities, from 2001 to 2004. Previously, he spent fifteen years with major investment banking firms focused on the Energy and Power industries. Those roles included Managing Director and Region Head Project Finance at UBS; Vice President, Structured Finance at Goldman Sachs & Co. and Vice President, Corporate Finance at Salomon Brothers Inc. Mr. Esteves received an M.B.A. from the Wharton School and a B.EE from the Cooper Union. EVgo believes Mr. Esteves’s financial expertise and experience in the electric power and finance industries make him well suited to serve on the Board of Directors.

Darpan Kapadia. Darpan Kapadia has served on the Board of Directors since July 2021. Mr. Kapadia currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of LS Power, a position he has held since May 2017, and is a member of the firm’s Management Committee and Investment Committee, overseeing one of the largest private power generation, transmission and energy infrastructure companies in the United States. Prior to his appointment as Chief Operating Officer of LS Power, Mr. Kapadia was Head of Strategy from December 2009 to May 2017. He is also a member of the investment committees of Edge Principal Advisors and Marmora Capital, two affiliated companies that invest across real estate and other alternative asset classes. Prior to joining LS Power in 2004, Mr. Kapadia was a Vice President at Goldman, Sachs & Co. where he managed assets for institutional and private clients. Prior to that, Mr. Kapadia was a Senior Consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he provided strategic and financial advisory services to corporations. Mr. Kapadia received a B.A. in Economics with Phi Beta Kappa honors from the College of William and Mary and an M.B.A. with highest distinction from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He is a member of the William and Mary Foundation Board of Trustees, the William and Mary Public Policy Advisory Board and Kellogg’s Alumni Council. EVgo believes Mr. Kapadia’s experience in the power generation, transmission and energy infrastructure sectors makes him well suited to serve on the Board of Directors.

John King. John King has served on the Board of Directors since July 2021. Mr. King currently serves as Executive Vice President and on the Investment Committee at LS Power. In his current capacity Mr. King oversees LS Power’s Western business activities and battery energy storage business efforts. Mr. King joined LS Power in March 2006. Upon joining LS Power, he established LS Power’s solar power business, developing some of the earliest utility scale solar projects completed in the U.S. He also previously held oversight responsibility for LS Power’s portfolio of operating power plants from January 2013 to October 2017. Prior to joining LS Power, he worked at Calpine Corporation from 1994 to 2005 in various positions, including as a Senior Vice President with responsibilities for Calpine’s business development in the Western United States and International business activities. Mr. King previously served as a board member of the Calpine Power Income Fund, an unincorporated open ended, limited purpose trust. Mr. King received a B.S.C. from Santa Clara University and an M.B.A. from California State University, Hayward. EVgo believes Mr. King’s extensive experience in the power generation and renewable energy sectors makes him well suited to serve on the Board of Directors.

Kate Brandt. Kate Brandt has served on the Board of Directors since July 2021. Ms. Brandt serves as Google’s Sustainability Officer, a position which she has held since May 2018, and leads sustainability across Google’s worldwide operations, products and supply chain. In this role, she coordinates with Google’s data centers, real estate, supply chain, and product teams to ensure Google is capitalizing on opportunities to strategically advance sustainability. Before serving as Sustainability Officer, she worked as the Lead for Sustainability at Google from July 2015 to May 2018. Previously Ms. Brandt served as the United States’ first Federal Chief Sustainability Officer from May 2014 to July 2015. In that capacity, she was responsible for promoting sustainability across Federal Government operations including 360,000 buildings, 650,000 vehicles, and $445 billion annually in purchased goods and services. Prior to that, Ms. Brandt held senior roles at the Departments of Energy and Defense. She received an A.B., with honors, from Brown University and an M.Phil. in International Relations from the University of Cambridge, where she was a Gates Cambridge Scholar. She serves on the boards of BSR, The Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, The Roosevelt Institute, and the Corporate Eco Forum. Ms. Brandt serves as a Strategic Advisor to LS Power and was being nominated to the Board of Directors in connection therewith. EVgo believes Ms. Brandt’s experience in sustainability initiatives in both the private and public sectors makes her well suited to serve on the Board of Directors.

Rodney Slater. Rodney Slater has served on the Board of Directors since July 2021. Secretary Slater currently serves as a Partner at Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, where he leads the firm’s transportation practice, and has served since 2001. Prior to that, he served as the 13th United States Secretary of Transportation under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001. In that capacity, Secretary Slater oversaw several significant legislative initiatives, including the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), which guaranteed $200 billion in surface transportation investment though 2003, and the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR-21), which provided $46 billion to improve the safety and security of the nation’s aviation system. Prior to that, Secretary Slater served as Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, and held a number of leadership positions in federal and state government related to transportation. He received a B.S. from Eastern Michigan University in 1977, a J.D. from the University of Arkansas in 1980 and completed additional studies through the Advanced Leadership Initiative program at Harvard University in 2011. Secretary Slater is a director of Verizon Communications Inc., chairman of the board of directors of the Squire Patton Boggs Foundation and served as a director of Kansas City Southern from 2001 to 2019 and Transurban Group from 2009

to 2018. Secretary Slater also served as a director of Northwest Airlines Corp from May 2007 until October 2008, when it completed its merger with Delta Air Lines, Inc. Following the merger, Secretary Slater served as a director of Delta Air Lines, Inc. from October 2008 until June 2011. EVgo believes Secretary Slater’s significant public and private sector experience related to the transportation industry makes him well suited to serve on the Board of Directors.

Patricia K. Collawn. Patricia K. Collawn has served on the Board of Directors since July 2021. Ms. Collawn has more than 25 years of leadership experience in the utility and power industry. She is currently Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of PNM Resources Inc. (“PNM Resources”). She has served as Chairman of PNM Resources since January 2012 and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since March 2010. She previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of PNM Resources from August 2008 to February 2010. Ms. Collawn joined PNM Resources in June 2007. Prior to joining PNM Resources, she was President and Chief Executive Officer of Public Service Company of Colorado, an Xcel Energy, Inc. subsidiary, from October 2005 to June 2007. She was President of Customer and Field Operations at Xcel Energy from July 2003 to October 2005. She also held an executive role at Arizona Public Service Company. Outside the energy industry, Ms. Collawn held management positions at PriceWaterhouse and Quaker Oats.

In April 2020, Ms. Collawn joined the board of directors of Equitrans Midstream Corporation, a NYSE-listed natural gas midstream services company providing infrastructure solutions for the energy industry, and serves on its management development and compensation committee and health, safety, security and environmental committee. Ms. Collawn also serves on the boards of directors of Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited, EEI, a national association of investor-owned electric companies, and EPRI, an independent, nonprofit center for public interest energy and environmental research, including sustainability and carbon reduction matters for the electric industry. From 2017 to 2018, Ms. Collawn served as the first female chairman of the board of directors of EEI, having previously served as the organization’s Vice Chairman since 2015. Ms. Collawn served in 2017 and 2019 as Chairman of EPRI.

Ms. Collawn received an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BA in Journalism, summa cum laude, from Drake University. EVgo believes Ms. Collawn’s knowledge of the energy industry and the complex regulatory structures of the industry along with her substantial experience as the Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of a publicly traded company make her well suited to serve on the Board of Directors.

On February 23, 2022, Ms. Collawn tendered her resignation to the Company and will resign from the Board of Directors effective March 31, 2022. Her resignation is the result of her continued employment at PNM Resources, and is not the result of any disagreement with the Company or any of its affiliates on any matter related to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Ms. Collawn will continue to attend meetings of the Board of Directors and its committees as a non-voting board observer following her resignation.

Board Composition

EVgo’s business affairs are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors consists of nine members.

EVgo’s Bylaws provide that the number of directors, which will be fixed at nine members, may be increased or decreased from time to time by a resolution of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors will be divided into three classes with only one class of directors being elected in each year and each class serving a three-year term. The directors will hold their office for a term of three years or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, subject to such director’s earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. The term of office of the first class of directors, consisting of Elizabeth Comstock, Joseph Esteves and John King, will expire at EVgo’s first annual meeting of stockholders following the special meeting. The term of office of the second class of directors, consisting of Darpan Kapadia, Rodney Slater and Kate Brandt, will expire at the second annual meeting of stockholders following the special meeting. The term of office of the third class of directors, consisting of Cathy Zoi, David Nanus and Patricia K. Collawn (and her successor), will expire at the third annual meeting of stockholders following the special meeting.

Director Independence

The Board of Directors determined that each of Elizabeth Comstock, Rodney Slater and Patricia K. Collawn qualify as independent directors, as defined under the listing rules of Nasdaq and applicable SEC rules. In addition, EVgo is subject to the rules of the SEC and Nasdaq relating to the membership, qualifications, and operations of the audit committee, as discussed below.

As of the date of this prospectus, EVgo Holdings controls a majority of the voting power of EVgo’s outstanding capital stock. As a result, EVgo is a “controlled company” under Nasdaq rules. As a controlled company, EVgo is exempt from certain Nasdaq corporate governance requirements, including those that would otherwise require the Board of Directors to have a majority of independent directors and require that EVgo either establishes compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees, each comprised entirely of independent directors, or otherwise ensure that the compensation of its executive officers and nominees for directors are determined or recommended to the Board of Directors by the independent members of the Board of Directors. EVgo intends to utilize some or all of these exemptions. As a result, EVgo may not have a majority of independent directors on the Board of Directors. In addition, EVgo is not required to establish a compensation committee or a nominating and governance committee, and to the extent such committees are established, they may not consist entirely of independent directors or be subject to annual performance evaluations. Accordingly, you may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all of Nasdaq’s corporate governance requirements.

In addition, EVgo’s corporate governance guidelines (“Corporate Governance Guidelines”) provided that when the position of chair of the Board of Directors (the “Chair”) is not held by an independent director, a lead independent director may be designated by the Board of Directors (the “Lead Independent Director”). Because Mr. Nanus serves as the Chair and is not considered independent under Nasdaq rules, the Board of Directors designated Patricia K. Collawn as the Lead Independent Director. The Lead Independent Director’s duties include presiding at executive sessions of independent directors and serving as a liaison between the Chair and the independent directors of the Board of Directors.

Committees of the Board of Directors

Because EVgo is a “controlled company” under Nasdaq rules, EVgo is not required to establish or maintain a compensation committee or a nominating and corporate governance committee. Although EVgo was not required to do so, the Board of Directors maintains a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee in addition to an audit committee. Members will serve on each committee until their resignation or until otherwise determined by the Board of Directors. Each committee operates under a charter approved by the Board of Directors. Copies of each charter were posted on the Corporate Governance section of EVgo’s website at www.evgo.com. EVgo’s website and the information contained on, or that can be accessed through, EVgo’s website is not deemed to be incorporated by reference in, and is not considered part of, this prospectus.

Audit Committee

As of March 24, 2022, the members of the audit committee are Patricia K. Collawn, Rodney Slater and Elizabeth Comstock, with Ms. Collawn serving as the chair of the audit committee. Under Nasdaq’s listing standards and applicable SEC rules, EVgo is required to have at least three members of the audit committee, all of whom must be independent. Each of Patricia K. Collawn, Rodney Slater and Elizabeth Comstock meet the independent director standard under Nasdaq’s listing standards and under Rule 10-A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act.

Each member of the audit committee is expected to be financially literate, and the Board of Directors determined that Patricia K. Collawn qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules and has accounting or related financial management expertise.

The amended audit committee charter details the principal functions of the audit committee, including:

Compensation Committee

As of March 24, 2022, the members of the compensation committee are Elizabeth Comstock, Rodney Slater, David Nanus and Patricia K. Collawn, with Ms. Comstock serving as the chair of the compensation committee. Because EVgo is a “controlled company” within the meaning of Nasdaq’s corporate governance standards, EVgo’s compensation committee is not required to be comprised solely of independent directors.

The amended compensation committee charter details the principal functions of the compensation committee, including:

The amended compensation committee charter provides that the compensation committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser and will be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of any such adviser. However, before engaging or receiving advice from a compensation consultant, external legal counsel or any other adviser, the compensation committee will consider the independence of each such adviser, including the factors required by the Nasdaq and the SEC.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

As of March 24, 2022, the members of the nomination and governance committee are Rodney Slater, Elizabeth Comstock, Kate Brandt and Patricia K. Collawn, with Mr. Slater serving as the chair of the nomination and corporate governance committee. Because EVgo is a “controlled company” within the meaning of Nasdaq’s corporate governance standards, EVgo is not required to have independent director oversight of director nominations or a nominating and corporate governance committee comprised solely of independent directors.

The amended nominating and corporate governance committee charter details the principal functions of the nominating and corporate governance committee, including:

The amended nominating and corporate governance committee charter will also provide that the nominating and corporate governance committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of, and terminate, any search firm to be used to identify director candidates, and will be directly responsible for approving the search firm’s fees and other retention terms.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

None of the members of the compensation committee is or has been at any time one of EVgo’s officers or employees. None of EVgo’s executive officers serves, or in the past fiscal year has served, as a member of the Board of Directors or compensation committee (or other Board of Directors committee performing equivalent functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the entire Board of Directors) of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving as a member of the Board of Directors or compensation committee.

Code of Conduct

EVgo adopted a code of conduct that will apply to all of its employees, officers and directors, including those officers responsible for financial reporting. To the extent required by law, any amendments to the code, or any waivers of its requirements, will be disclosed on EVgo’s website.

Limitation on Liability and Indemnification Matters

EVgo’s Charter that became effective immediately following the CRIS Business Combination contains provisions that limit the liability of its directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. Consequently, EVgo’s directors will not be personally liable to the Company or EVgo’s stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duties as directors, except liability for:

EVgo’s Charter that became effective immediately following the CRIS Business Combination and its Bylaws provide that the Company is required to indemnify its directors and officers, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. EVgo’s Bylaws also provide that it is obligated to advance expenses incurred by a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of any action or proceeding, and permit EVgo to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director, employee or other agent for any liability arising out of his or her actions in that capacity regardless of whether EVgo would otherwise be permitted to indemnify him or her under Delaware law. EVgo entered into agreements to indemnify its directors, executive officers and other employees as determined by the Board of Directors. With specified exceptions, these agreements provide for indemnification for related expenses including, among other things, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by any of these individuals in any action or proceeding. EVgo believes that these bylaw provisions and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers. EVgo also maintains directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in EVgo’s Charter and Bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against EVgo’s directors and officers for breach of their fiduciary duty. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against EVgo’s directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit EVgo and its stockholders. Further, a stockholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent that EVgo pays the costs of settlement and damage.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

EVgo is considered a smaller reporting company and an emerging growth company for purposes of the SEC’s executive compensation disclosure rules. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, EVgo’s named executive officers were:

•Cathy Zoi, Chief Executive Officer and Director;

•Ivo Steklac, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer; and

•Olga Shevorenkova, Chief Financial Officer.

EVgo’s compensation policies and philosophies are designed to align compensation with business objectives, while also enabling it to attract, motivate and retain individuals who contribute to its long-term success. Prior to the formation of EVgo’s compensation committee following the CRIS Business Combination, the Board of Directors, with input from EVgo’s chief executive officer, has historically determined the compensation of EVgo’s named executive officers. EVgo has historically linked annual performance bonuses to performance objectives. Following the closing of the CRIS Business Combination, EVgo’s compensation committee has approved and recommended the compensation to be paid to its named executive officers. The compensation committee engaged Pay Governance as its independent compensation consultant to provide advice with respect to such determinations. The compensation of EVgo’s named executive officers has primarily consisted of salary, equity-based incentive awards and an annual discretionary performance bonus.

Summary Compensation Table

The following table summarizes the compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to named executive officers for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2021.

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Narrative Disclosure to the Summary Compensation Table

Employment Agreements

Each of the named executive officers entered into an employment agreement with EVgo on January 15, 2020 (each, an “Employment Agreement,” and collectively, the “Employment Agreements”). The narrative below summarizes the payments and benefits that each named executive officer is currently eligible to receive on an annual basis.

Base Salary

Each named executive officer’s base salary is set at a level that is intended to reflect the executive’s duties, authorities, contributions, prior experience and performance. The Employment Agreements provide for annual salaries of $406,850, $309,000, and $300,000 for Ms. Zoi, Mr. Steklac and Ms. Shevorenkova, respectively. In connection with the closing of the CRIS Business Combination, the compensation committee, in accordance with advice provided by Pay Governance, increased each named executive officer’s annual base salary in order to provide compensation that is competitive with the compensation paid to similarly situated public company executives and to incentivize and retain EVgo’s named executive officers.

Bonus Compensation

Each named executive officer is entitled to participate in EVgo’s annual cash bonus plan that is applicable for the relevant fiscal year. The annual cash bonus plan provides for discretionary bonuses based on overall company, department and individual performance. Under the Employment Agreements, the annual target cash bonus opportunity for the named executive officers is set as a percentage of each named executive officer’s base salary. The target cash bonus opportunities are set as follows: 100% for Ms. Zoi, 50% for Mr. Steklac and 75% for Ms. Shevorenkova. Bonuses awarded for fiscal 2021 to Ms. Zoi, Mr. Steklac, and Ms. Shevorenkova are included in the “Bonus” column of the Summary Compensation Table.

Long Term Incentive Compensation

Each named executive officer is eligible to participate in the Incentive Plan. In connection with the Closing, the compensation committee recommended and the Board of Directors approved, awards of an aggregate of 299,043, 139,554 and 159,490 restricted stock units (“restricted stock units” or “RSUs”) to Ms. Zoi, Mr. Steklac and Ms. Shevorenkova, respectively. A portion of the RSU awards was attributable to a celebratory award intended to reward and retain the named executive officers following the Closing. Such celebratory awards represented 139,553, 79,745 and 99,681 of the total RSUs awarded to Ms. Zoi, Mr. Steklac and Ms. Shevorenkova, respectively. The remaining 159,490, and 59,809 restricted stock units awarded to Ms. Zoi and each of Mr. Steklac and Ms. Shevorenkova, respectively, represented the annual long term incentive compensation paid to each named executive officer. The amount of the annual long term incentive compensation for each named executive officer for 2021 was determined by the compensation committee at Closing. The grant date fair value attributable to the aggregate restricted stock unit awards granted to each named executive officer is reported in the “Stock Awards” column of the Summary Compensation Table. The terms of the restricted stock unit awards are described in more detail below under “Narrative Disclosure to Outstanding Equity Awards at 2021 Fiscal Year-End.”

Other Compensation Elements

Each named executive officer is entitled to vacation and paid time off in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plan or policy. Subject to the terms of any applicable plans, policies or programs, each named executive officer is entitled to receive such employee benefits, including any and all medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, short-term and long-term disability, and flexible spending plans available to senior executive employees generally, and such other benefits as EVgo may from time to time establish for the named executive officers. Each named executive officer is reimbursed by EVgo for all ordinary and reasonable expenses incurred in the course of the performance of employment services. EVgo currently maintains a retirement plan intended to provide benefits under section 401(k) of the Code in which employees, including EVgo’s named executive officers, are allowed to contribute portions of their base compensation to a tax-qualified retirement account.

Outstanding Equity Awards at 2021 Fiscal Year-End

The following table reflects information regarding outstanding equity-based awards held by the named executive officers as of December 31, 2021.

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named executive officers’ continued employment with EVgo through each such date. The terms of the RSU awards are described in more detail below.

Narrative Disclosure to Outstanding Equity Awards at 2021 Fiscal Year-End

During the 2021 fiscal year, each of the named executive officers received grants of restricted stock units under the Incentive Plan. Each restricted stock unit represents the right of the named executive officer to receive one share of EVgo’s Class A common stock after the vesting of the awards in settlement of the restricted stock units. The restricted stock unit awards vest in substantially equity installments on each of the first three anniversaries of January 31, 2021, provided the named executive officers remain continuously employed by EVgo through such vesting date. The actual value realized by the named executive officers with respect to the shares subject to the restricted stock unit awards will be dependent on the Company’s stock price on the relevant settlement date.

During the 2020 fiscal year, each of the named executive officers received a grant of incentive units in Management Holdings, a holding company formed for the purpose of holding equity-based awards, that provide named executive officers with the opportunity to earn appreciation consistent with that of a Class A and Class B unit of EVgo Holdings. The incentive unit awards each named executive officer has received in Management Holdings are designed as profits interest awards. A profits interest award has a $0 intrinsic value at the time of grant, providing the award holder with value only if and when the underlying security grows in value following the grant date of the award above the baseline or threshold value of the award and sufficient cash or property has been distributed to Class A and Class B unitholders. Incentive units awarded to EVgo’s named executive officers begin to receive distributions once the value of Class A and Class B units of EVgo Holdings appreciate above the incentive unit’s threshold value and cash or property is distributed in excess of such threshold by EVgo Holdings. The incentive units receive an increasing portion of cumulative distributions from EVgo Holdings (as distributed through Management Holdings) as cumulative per-share distributions to all EVgo Holdings’ unitholders increase above the threshold values assigned to an incentive unit on the grant date. The right of incentive unit holders to receive distributions increases ratably between the thresholds or baseline values at which the units are awarded. For example, if on the date of a distribution the cumulative distributions to Class A and Class B members of EVgo Holdings was $14 per unit, an incentive holder would have the right to receive distributions in respect of 100% of the units issued at a $10 per unit threshold and 40% of the units issued at a $20 per unit threshold as the $14 per unit value is 40% between the $10 and $20 thresholds. At and above the highest threshold, each incentive unit holder is entitled to receive 100% of distributions attributable to their incentive units. This provides compensation opportunities to EVgo’s named executive officers economically most similar to that of stock options or stock appreciation rights granted with exercise prices that range between one and three times the fair market value per share on the date of grant. Accordingly, for purposes of the SEC’s disclosure rules, EVgo has reflected incentive units granted to its named executive officers in the “option” column of the Outstanding Equity Awards at 2021 Fiscal Year-End table with the participation thresholds reflected as an “option exercise price” per incentive unit. By granting with increasing threshold values, the incentive units were designed to provide EVgo’s named executive officers with financial rewards only if the value of EVgo Holdings appreciated meaningfully above its value on the grant date. If EVgo Holdings makes periodic cash distributions or there is a liquidation or termination event, the incentive unit award holders are eligible to receive cash distributions in accordance with the terms of the Management Holdings’ limited liability company operating agreement. Each incentive unit presented in the Outstanding Equity Awards at 2021 Fiscal Year-End table above entitles the holder thereof to 0.000015% of the cumulative distributions from Management Holdings above the initial threshold.

The incentive units vest with respect to 65% of the total grant based on a named executive officer’s continued service with EVgo (the “Time-Vesting Units”), with 25% of the Time-Vesting Units vesting on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date, subject to a named executive officer’s continued employment with EVgo through the applicable vesting date. The incentive units vest with respect to 35% of the total grant in the event of a “Sale of the Company” (as defined in the incentive unit grant agreement), subject to a named executive officer’s continued employment with EVgo through the consummation of the Sale of the Company. In connection with the CRIS Business Combination. the definition of Sale of the Company was clarified to include a sale by EVgo Holdings of fifty percent or more of the interests it holds in the Company as of the CRIS Close Date. No portion of the incentive units vested upon the consummation of the CRIS Business Combination, and the CRIS Business Combination did not otherwise alter the vesting or payment schedule of existing, outstanding incentive units. In connection with the receipt of incentive units, each named

executive officer also agreed to confidential information, non-competition and non-solicitation covenants in favor of EVgo and Management Holdings.

In accordance with this vesting schedule, the first tranche of incentive units vested on January 16, 2021. For Ms. Zoi, 9,750 incentive units vested and for each Mr. Steklac and Ms. Shevorenkova, 4,875 incentive units vested.

Following the CRIS Close Date, no additional grants of equity-based incentive awards in Management Holdings pursuant to the Management Holdings’ limited liability company operating agreement will be made to EVgo’s named executive officers. From and following the CRIS Close Date, the Incentive Plan is the only program under which EVgo’s named executive officers are eligible to receive equity-based compensation awards.

Additional Narrative Disclosure

Retirement Benefits

EVgo currently maintains a retirement plan intended to provide benefits under section 401(k) of the Code where employees, including the named executive officers, are allowed to contribute portions of their base compensation to a tax-qualified retirement account. EVgo provides matching contributions in amounts determined annually by its management. The contributions made on behalf of the named executive officers for fiscal year 2020 are disclosed above in the notes to the Summary Compensation Table. EVgo did not provide matching contributions to its named executive officers during 2021.  

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

The following discussion describes the amounts and benefits that would have been owed to the named executive officers in the event of a termination of employment as of the end of fiscal year 2021 under the Employment Agreements and equity award agreements.

Payments upon Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason. Upon a termination without cause or a resignation for good reason, and in addition to any unpaid base salary and annual bonus earned through the date of termination, the Employment Agreements provide that the named executive officers will continue to receive a portion of base salary, paid over the 24 months following such termination of employment in accordance with EVgo’s regular payroll practices. Such amount is equal to 12 months’ base salary for Ms. Zoi and six months’ base salary for Mr. Steklac and Ms. Shevorenkova. If the named executive officers are terminated for any reason, any portion of the RSU awards or incentive unit awards that have not become vested as of the termination date will be immediately and automatically forfeited by the named executive officers.

For purposes of the Employment Agreements, “cause” is generally defined as one or more of the following: (i) the conviction of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude; (ii) the commission of any act or omission involving dishonesty, disloyalty or fraud, including with respect to the Company or any of its affiliates or any of their customers or suppliers; (iii) reporting to work under the impairment of alcohol or drugs, or the use of illegal drugs (whether or not at the workplace) or other conduct causing the Company or any of its affiliates substantial public disgrace or disrepute or substantial economic harm; (iv) failure to perform all material duties as reasonably directed by the named executive officer’s direct supervisor; (v) any act or omission aiding or abetting a competitor, supplier or customer of the Company or any of its affiliates whether or not resulting in a disadvantage or detriment to the Company and its affiliates; (vi) breach of any duty, gross negligence, or willful misconduct with respect to the Company or any of its affiliates; or (vii) any other material breach by the named executive officer of the incentive unit award agreement.

For purposes of the Employment Agreements, “good reason” is generally defined as the named executive officer’s resignation for one or more of the following reasons: (i) the Company reduces the amount of the named executive officer’s base salary without his or her consent other than as part of a reduction in the salaries of the Company’s executive team as a whole with such reduction being in the same proportion as the reductions applied to the other executive team members’ base salaries; or (ii) the Company materially diminishes the named executive’s duties or responsibilities; provided that written notice must be delivered to the Company within 30 days after the occurrence of any such good reason event, and the condition remains uncured by the Company for 60 days following such notice.

Payments upon Death or Disability of Executive. If a named executive officer’s employment terminates due to the named executive officer’s death or disability, the Employment Agreements provide that the named executive officer is entitled only to receive any unpaid base salary earned through the date of such termination and any earned, but unpaid, annual bonus. Any portion of the RSU awards or incentive unit awards that have not become vested as the date of a named executive officer’s termination due to death or disability will be immediately and automatically forfeited by the named executive officer.

For purposes of the Employment Agreements, “disability” is generally defined as the inability to perform the essential duties, responsibilities and functions of the named executive officer’s position with the Company and its subsidiaries for a period of 90 consecutive days or for a total of 180 days during any 12-month period as a result of any mental or physical illness, disability or incapacity, after accounting for reasonable accommodations or if providing such accommodations would be unreasonable, as determined by the Board of Directors in its reasonable good faith judgment.

Payments upon Change in Control. The named executive officers are not entitled to any benefits upon the occurrence of a change in control under the Employment Agreements or the award agreements governing the RSU awards. Under the terms of the award agreements governing the incentive units, in the event of a sale of the company, any unvested incentive will become vested, subject to the named executive officer’s continued employment through the consummation of the sale of the company. Provided, however, that if a named executive officer is terminated without cause within six months prior to a sale of the company, any unvested incentive units held by such named executive officer on the date of termination will not be forfeited but instead will become vested.

For purposes of the incentive unit awards, “cause” is generally defined in substantially the same manner as in the Employment Agreements.

For purposes of the incentive unit awards, “sale of the company” means the date on which the aggregate number of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock held by Management Holdings and its affiliates represents less than 50% of the aggregate number of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock held by Management Holdings and its affiliates as of the Closing, in each case adjusted for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations, reclassifications, combinations, exchanges of shares or other like changes or transactions.

Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, Confidentiality and Intellectual Property Agreement. Under the terms of the Employment Agreements, each named executive officer agrees not to compete with EVgo or to solicit any of EVgo’s customers or employees during the term of the named executive officer’s employment and continuing for a period of two years following any termination of employment. The named executive officers also agree not to disclose any confidential information regarding the Company at any time and that all work product developed by the executive during the term of the executive’s employment is the intellectual property of the Company.

Director Compensation

No members of the Board of Directors received compensation for their services to EVgo prior to the Closing. The table below sets forth the compensation received by each of EVgo’s non-employee directors from the Closing through December 31, 2021. Employee directors (including directors employed by LS Power) are not compensated for their additional service provided to the Board of Directors and thus are not included in the table below.

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financial statements included in EVgo’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. The RSUs granted to these non-employee directors will vest in full on July 31, 2022, subject to the director’s continued service on the Board of Directors. As of December 31, 2021, all outstanding RSU awards held by EVgo’s non-employee directors had not yet vested, and thus, each of Mr. Slater, Ms. Comstock, Ms. Collawn and Ms. Brandt held an aggregate of 11,962 outstanding RSU awards. EVgo’s other directors did not receive equity awards in connection with their service as directors.

In connection with and following the Closing of the CRIS Business Combination, EVgo adopted a comprehensive director compensation program in order to attract and retain qualified non-employee directors who are critical to the future success, growth and governance of the Company. The compensation package for EVgo’s non-employee directors requires a significant portion of the total compensation package to be equity-based to align the interest of EVgo’s directors with its stockholders. Directors who are also EVgo’s employees do not receive any additional compensation for their service on the Board of Directors. Under the director compensation program, EVgo’s non-employee directors are entitled to the following compensation:

Directors are not entitled to any fees related to meeting attendance. Each director is entitled to be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary travel and miscellaneous expenses incurred to attend meetings and activities of the Board of Directors or any of its committees. Each director is also indemnified by EVgo for actions associated with serving as a director to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law.

Further, to align the interests of EVgo’s directors with the interests of the Company’s other stockholders, EVgo’s directors must comply with stock ownership guidelines that EVgo established in connection with the Closing of the CRIS Business Combination. Within five years of joining the Board of Directors, each director is required to obtain, and must continue to hold during his or her tenure on the Board of Directors, equity with a value (which may be inclusive of the intrinsic value of equity awards (vested or unvested) granted as part of each director’s regular compensation) equal to at least five times such director’s annual cash retainer fees (based on the most recently completed year).

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

CRIS’ Related Party Transactions

Founder Shares

On August 10, 2020, the Sponsor purchased 5,750,000 shares of Class B common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. In September 2020, the Sponsor transferred 30,000 shares of Class B common stock to Ms. Powell, 25,000 shares of Class B common stock to Mr. Kauffman, 25,000 shares of Class B common stock to Ms. Alemayehou, 60,000 shares of Class B common stock to Ms. Frank-Shapiro and 35,500 shares of Class B common stock to certain consultants of CRIS.

The initial stockholders have agreed, subject to certain limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of the shares of Class B common stock until the earlier of (A) one year after the completion of an initial business combination and (B) subsequent to an initial business combination, (x) if the last reported sale price of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after an initial business combination, or (y) the date on which CRIS completes a liquidation, merger, stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of CRIS’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Class A common stock for cash, securities or other property.

Private Placement Warrants

On October 2, 2020, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 6,600,000 warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant ($6,600,000 in the aggregate) in a private placement. Each Private Placement Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. The Private Placement Warrants (including Class A common stock issuable upon exercise thereof) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the holder.

Participation in the IPO

The PIMCO private funds or one or more of their respective affiliates, purchased, 1,980,000 units in CRIS’s IPO at the public offering price.

Advance from Related Party

The Sponsor advanced CRIS an aggregate of $2,279 to pay for certain costs in connection with the IPO. The advances were non-interest bearing and due on demand. The outstanding advances were repaid at the closing of the IPO on October 2, 2020. As of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, there were no amounts outstanding in advances from the Sponsor.

Promissory Notes

On August 10, 2020, the Sponsor issued an unsecured promissory note to CRIS (the “IPO Promissory Note”), pursuant to which CRIS was entitled to borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $250,000. The IPO Promissory Note was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of March 31, 2021 or the consummation of the IPO. The outstanding balance under the IPO Promissory Note was repaid at the closing of the IPO on October 2, 2020. As of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, there were no amounts outstanding under the IPO Promissory Note.

On March 31, 2021, CRIS issued an unsecured promissory note to EVgo Holdings (the “EVgo Holdings Promissory Note”), pursuant to which CRIS borrowed $280,000 from EVgo Holdings in order to pay certain transaction expenses associated with the CRIS Business Combination. The EVgo Holdings Promissory Note bears interest at a rate of 0.12% compounded annually and is payable on the consummation of the CRIS Business Combination. The EVgo Holdings Promissory Note was repaid in full in connection with the CRIS Business Combination.

Related Party Loans

In order to finance transaction costs in connection with an initial business combination, the Sponsor, an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of CRIS’s officers and directors or their affiliates were entitled to, but were not obligated to, loan CRIS funds as may be required (“working capital loans”). Upon CRIS completing an initial business combination, if any, CRIS was required to repay the working capital loans out of the proceeds of a trust account released to CRIS. Otherwise, the working capital loans would have been repaid only out of funds held outside the trust account. In the event that the initial business combination did not close, CRIS was entitled to use a portion of proceeds held outside the trust account to repay the working capital loans but no proceeds held in the trust account could be used to repay the working capital loans. The working capital loans would either be repaid upon consummation of the initial business combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $2,000,000 of such working capital loans may be converted into warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant, of the post initial business combination entity. Such warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. As of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, no working capital loans were outstanding.

Investment in the PIPE

In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, CRIS entered into Subscription Agreements with a number of PIPE Investors, pursuant to which the PIPE Investors agreed to purchase, and CRIS agreed to sell to the PIPE Investors, an aggregate of 40,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $400,000,000, in a private placement. CRIS PIPE ONE, LLC purchased 500,000 shares of Class A common stock in the PIPE for a total purchase price of $5,000,000. Ms. Comstock, a member of the Board of Directors, is an investor in CRIS PIPE ONE, LLC. In addition, the PIMCO private funds or their affiliates purchased 5,000,000 shares of Class A common stock in the PIPE for a total purchase price of $50,000,000.

Payments to an Affiliate

Commencing as of March 2021, CRIS made payments of approximately $45,000 per month on an annualized basis to Climate Real Impact Solutions Services LLC, an entity owned by Messrs. Cavalier and Crane and managed by Ms. Frank-Shapiro, for consulting services rendered to CRIS. Messrs. Cavalier and Crane also receive health insurance benefits from Climate Real Impact Solutions Services LLC. Upon completion of the CRIS Business Combination, CRIS ceased to make any further payments.

EVgo’s Related Party Transactions

Transactions with LS Power

The Company recorded $1.4 million and $0.7 million for consulting and corporate development services rendered by LS Power Equity Advisors, LLC for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the period from January 16, 2020 through December 31, 2020, respectively.

The Company entered into various agreements to facilitate the purchase and sale of California’s LCFS Credits with a subsidiary of LS Power at prevailing market levels after the Merger Date (as defined below). For the year ended December 31, 2021 and the period from January 16, 2020 (the “Merger Date”) to December 31, 2020, approximately $0.6 million and $1.3 million, respectively, in LCFS credits was sold to third parties under this arrangement and amounts paid to LS Power’s subsidiary for these services totaled $3,570 and were exclusively for the reimbursement of fees paid by LS Power in performance of the services.

On January 16, 2020, EVgo entered into the LS Power Note with EVgo Holdings whereby EVgo Holdings funded EVgo’s operations with loans upon request at an interest rate of the Federal Reserve discount rate plus 7.0% (compounded annually) with a maturity date of January 16, 2027. The LS Power Note did not have a stated credit limit. The LS Power Note was redeemable by EVgo Holdings, and EVgo had the ability to prepay its obligations under the LS Power Note at any time without prepayment penalties. The amount outstanding under the LS Power Note was $57.0 million and $39.2 million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, which includes $0.9 million and $1.4 million of interest expense incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the period from January 16, 2020 through

December 31, 2020, respectively. The average interest rate on the borrowings outstanding under the LS Power Note was 7.25% for the three months ended March 31, 2021. EVgo received such loans at multiple dates through the year ended December 31, 2020 and the three months ended March 31, 2021. Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, immediately prior to the Closing, the LS Power Note was cancelled immediately and deemed to be an equity contribution to the Company, and EVgo had no ongoing liability or obligations with respect to the LS Power Note after such time.

On January 16, 2020, LS Power contributed $5.3 million to the Company for a transaction bonus awarded to certain employees of EVgo, including EVgo’s executive officers, in connection with LS Power’s acquisition of EVgo.

Indemnity Side Letter

In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, on January 21, 2021, CRIS entered into a letter agreement with EVgo Holdco and EVgo Holdings, pursuant to which, among other things, EVgo Holdings agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the Company from and against any and all losses incurred or arising out of litigation related to contingent consideration related to LS Power’s acquisition of EVgo, up to an aggregate amount of $7,000,000. As of December 31, 2021, EVgo had a $1.5 million receivable from EVgo Holdings related to this litigation. For more information on this litigation, see Note 14 to the audited consolidated financial statements of EVgo included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Agreements Related to the Business Combination

Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of OpCo

Following the Closing, EVgo operates its business through Thunder Sub and its subsidiaries, including EVgo OpCo. At the Closing, Thunder Sub and EVgo Holdings entered into the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement. The operations of EVgo OpCo, and the rights and obligations of the holders of EVgo OpCo Units, are set forth in the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement.

EVgo OpCo Unit Redemption Rights

Subject to conversion rate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassification and other similar transactions, pursuant to the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement, each holder of EVgo OpCo Units (other than the Company Group) has, subject to certain limitations, the right to cause OpCo to acquire all or a portion of its EVgo OpCo Units together with a corresponding number of shares of Class B common stock for, at EVgo OpCo’s election, (i) a corresponding number of shares of Class A common stock or (ii) an approximately equivalent amount of cash as determined pursuant to the terms of the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement. Alternatively, upon the request for a redemption by a holder of EVgo OpCo Units, the Company Group (instead of EVgo OpCo) has the right to acquire each tendered EVgo OpCo Unit and corresponding share of Class B common stock directly from the redeeming holder of EVgo OpCo Units for, at its election, (i) one share of Class A common stock, subject to such conversion rate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassification and other similar transactions, or (ii) an approximately equivalent amount of cash as determined pursuant to the terms of the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement. In addition, subject to certain exceptions, the Company Group has the right to effect the redemption of all of the EVgo OpCo Units held by (i) upon the acquisition by the Company Group of more than 90% of the EVgo OpCo Units, all other members of EVgo OpCo holding less than five percent of the then outstanding EVgo OpCo Units or (ii) upon a change of control of the Company, each member of EVgo OpCo (other than the Company Group). In connection with any redemption of EVgo OpCo Units, the corresponding number of shares of Class B common stock will be cancelled.

Distributions and Allocations

Under the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement, Thunder Sub has the right to determine when distributions will be made to the holders of EVgo OpCo Units and the amount of any such distributions, except EVgo OpCo will be required to make certain tax-related distributions and to make distributions in the event of dissolution. If Thunder Sub authorizes a

distribution, such distribution will be made to the holders of EVgo OpCo Units generally on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective percentage ownership of EVgo OpCo Units.

The holders of EVgo OpCo Units, including Thunder Sub, will generally incur U.S. federal, state and local income taxes on their share of any net taxable income of EVgo OpCo. Net income and losses of EVgo OpCo generally will be allocated to the holders of EVgo OpCo Units on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective percentage ownership of EVgo OpCo Units, subject to requirements under U.S. federal income tax law that certain items of income, gain, loss or deduction be allocated disproportionately in certain circumstances. To the extent EVgo OpCo has available cash and subject to the terms of any current or future debt instruments, 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. In addition, the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement will require EVgo OpCo to make non-pro rata payments to Thunder Sub to reimburse it for its corporate and other overhead expenses, which payments are not treated as distributions under the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement.

Registration Rights Agreement

In connection with the Closing, the Company, the Sponsor and the other initial stockholders terminated the existing registration rights agreement and entered into the Registration Rights Agreement with EVgo Holdings (together with the Sponsor, the other initial stockholders and any person or entity who becomes a party to the Registration Rights Agreement, the “Holders”) that grant certain resale registration rights with respect to (a) the Private Placement Warrants (including any shares of Class A common stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any Private Placement Warrants), (b) shares of common stock issued or issuable upon conversion of any Founder Shares, (c) any outstanding shares of Class A common stock held by a Holder as of the date of the Registration Rights Agreement, (d) any shares of Class A common stock issued or issuable upon exchange of EVgo OpCo Units and shares of Class B common stock held by a Holder as of the date of the Registration Rights Agreement, and (e) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such shares of common stock by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization (collectively, the “Registrable Securities”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, EVgo agreed to file with the SEC within 15 business days after the Closing a registration statement registering the resale of the Registrable Securities permitted to be registered for resale from time to time pursuant to the applicable rules and regulations under the Securities Act. EVgo will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the registration statement to become effective and remain effective, in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement. Additionally, EVgo agreed that, as soon as reasonably practicable after it is eligible to register the Holders’ securities on a registration statement on Form S-3, it will file a new registration statement with the SEC (at its sole cost and expense), and it will use its reasonable best efforts to cause such new registration statement to become effective and remain effective, in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement. The Registration Rights Agreement also provides the Holders with certain customary demand and piggyback registration rights. The Registration Rights Agreement is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

Nomination Agreement

On the CRIS Close Date, EVgo, EVgo Holdings and each other principal stockholder named therein (collectively, the “Principal Stockholders”) entered into the Nomination Agreement, which was amended and restated on March 24, 2022. The Nomination Agreement provides that the Board of Directors will consist of nine directors, divided into three classes serving staggered three-year terms.

The A&R Nomination Agreement provides that: (i) for so long as the Principal Stockholders beneficially own a number of shares of common stock representing at least 50% of the number of shares of EVgo’s common stock outstanding at any time, the Principal Stockholders will have the right to nominate five (5) directors to the Board of Directors; (ii) for so long as the Principal Stockholders beneficially own a number of shares of common stock representing less than 50% of the number of shares of EVgo’s common stock outstanding at any time but at least 40% of the outstanding shares of common stock at any time, the Principal Stockholders will have the right to nominate four (4) directors to the Board of

Directors; (iii) for so long as the Principal Stockholders beneficially own a number of shares of common stock representing less than 40% of the number of shares of the common stock outstanding at any time but at least 30% of the outstanding shares of common stock at any time, the Principal Stockholders will have the right to nominate three (3) directors to the Board of Directors; for so long as the Principal Stockholders beneficially own a number of shares of common stock representing less than 30% of the number of shares of EVgo’s common stock outstanding at any time but at least 15% of the outstanding shares of common stock at any time, the Principal Stockholders will have the right to nominate two (2) directors to the Board of Directors; and (iv) for so long as the Principal Stockholders beneficially own a number of shares of common stock representing less than 15% of the number of shares of EVgo’s common stock outstanding at any time but at least 2.5% of the outstanding shares of common stock at any time, the Principal Stockholders will have the right to nominate one (1) director to the Board of Directors. At any time any of the foregoing provisions described in this paragraph are in effect, the Principal Stockholders may require that the chairperson of the Board of Directors be one of the Principal Stockholders’ nominees.

Tax Receivable Agreement

Holders of EVgo OpCo Units (other than Thunder Sub) may cause each EVgo OpCo Unit together with a corresponding share of Class B common stock to be redeemed for, at EVgo OpCo’s election, one share of Class A common stock or an approximately equivalent amount of cash as determined pursuant to the terms of the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement. EVgo OpCo intends to make for itself (and for each of its direct or indirect subsidiaries it controls that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) an election under Section 754 of the Code that will be effective for the taxable year of the CRIS Business Combination and each taxable year in which a redemption of EVgo OpCo Units pursuant to the EVgo OpCo Unit Redemption Right or the Call Right occurs. Pursuant to the Section 754 election, the acquisition (or deemed acquisition for U.S. federal income tax purposes) of EVgo OpCo Units by the Company Group pursuant to the EVgo OpCo Unit Redemption Right or the Call Right is expected to result in adjustments to the tax basis of the tangible and intangible assets of EVgo OpCo. These adjustments will be allocated to the Company Group. Further, certain transactions in connection with the CRIS Business Combination may result in adjustments to the tax basis of the tangible and intangible assets of EVgo OpCo that may be allocated, in part, to the Company Group. Such adjustments to the tax basis of the tangible and intangible assets of EVgo OpCo would not have been available to the Company Group absent its acquisition or deemed acquisition of EVgo OpCo Units pursuant to the CRIS Business Combination or the exercise of the EVgo OpCo Unit Redemption Right or the Call Right. The anticipated basis adjustments are expected to increase (for U.S. federal income tax purposes) the Company Group’s depreciation and amortization deductions and may also decrease the Company Group’s gains (or increase its losses) on future dispositions of certain assets to the extent the increase in tax basis is allocated to those assets. Such increased deductions and losses and reduced gains may reduce the amount of tax that the Company Group would otherwise be required to pay in the future.

The Company Group entered into the Tax Receivable Agreement with Holdings and LS Power Equity Advisors, LLC, as agent, at the closing of the CRIS Business Combination. The Tax Receivable Agreement generally provides for the payment by the Company Group to EVgo Holdings (or its permitted assignees) of 85% of the net cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income and franchise tax (computed using the estimated impact of state and local taxes) that the Company Group actually realizes (or is deemed to realize in certain circumstances) in periods after the business combination as a result of (i) increases in tax basis that occur as a result of (A) the business combination and (B) the Company Group’s acquisition (or deemed acquisition for U.S. federal income tax purposes) of all or a portion of such holder’s EVgo OpCo Units pursuant to an exercise of the EVgo OpCo Unit Redemption Right or the Call Right (including any increases in tax basis relating to prior transfers of EVgo OpCo Units that will be available to the Company Group as a result of a subsequent acquisition of EVgo OpCo Units), and (ii) imputed interest deemed to be paid by the Company Group as a result of, and additional tax basis arising from, any payments the Company Group makes under the Tax Receivable Agreement. Under the Tax Receivable Agreement, the Company Group retains the benefit of the remaining 15% of these net cash savings. In addition, certain of the rights of the holders of EVgo OpCo Units (including the right to receive payments) under the Tax Receivable Agreement are transferable in connection with transfers permitted under the EVgo OpCo A&R LLC Agreement of the corresponding EVgo OpCo Units or after the corresponding EVgo OpCo Units have been acquired pursuant to transactions undertaken in connection with the CRIS Business Combination, the EVgo OpCo Unit Redemption Right or Call Right.

The payment obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement are the Company Group’s obligations and not obligations of EVgo OpCo, and EVgo expects that the payments the Company Group will be required to make under the Tax Receivable Agreement will be substantial. Estimating the amount and timing of the Company Group’s realization of tax benefits subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement is by its nature imprecise. The actual increases in tax basis covered by the Tax Receivable Agreement, as well as the amount and timing of the Company Group’s ability to use any deductions (or decreases in gain or increases in loss) arising from such increases in tax basis, are dependent upon significant future events, including but not limited to the timing of the redemptions of EVgo OpCo Units, the price of Class A common stock at the time of each redemption, the extent to which such redemptions are taxable transactions, the amount of tax basis in the EVgo OpCo Units of the redeeming holder at the time of the relevant redemption, the depreciation and amortization periods that apply to the increase in tax basis, the amount, character, and timing of taxable income the Company Group generates in the future, the timing and amount of any earlier payments that the Company Group may have made under the Tax Receivable Agreement, the U.S. federal income tax rate then applicable, and the portion of the Company Group’s payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement that constitute imputed interest or give rise to depreciable or amortizable tax basis. Accordingly, estimating the amount and timing of payments that may become due under the Tax Receivable Agreement is also by its nature imprecise. For purposes of the Tax Receivable Agreement, net cash savings in tax generally will be calculated by comparing the Company Group’s actual tax liability (determined by using the actual applicable U.S. federal income tax rate and an assumed combined state and local income tax rate) to the amount it would have been required to pay had it not been able to utilize any of the tax benefits subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement. Thus, the amount and timing of any payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement are also dependent upon significant future events, including those noted above in respect of estimating the amount and timing of the Company Group’s realization of tax benefits.

A delay in the timing of redemptions of EVgo OpCo Units, holding other assumptions constant, would be expected to decrease the discounted value of the amounts payable under the Tax Receivable Agreement as the benefit of the depreciation and amortization deductions would be delayed and the estimated increase in tax basis could be reduced as a result of allocations of EVgo OpCo��s taxable income to the redeeming holder of EVgo OpCo Units prior to the redemption. Stock price increases or decreases at the time of each redemption of EVgo OpCo Units would be expected to result in a corresponding increase or decrease in the undiscounted amounts payable under the Tax Receivable Agreement in an amount equal to 85% of the tax-effected change in price. The amounts payable under the Tax Receivable Agreement are dependent upon the Company Group having sufficient future taxable income to utilize the tax benefits on which it is required to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. If the Company Group’s projected taxable income is significantly reduced, the expected payments would be reduced to the extent such tax benefits do not result in a reduction of the Company Group’s future income tax liabilities.

It is possible that future transactions or events could increase or decrease the actual tax benefits realized and the corresponding Tax Receivable Agreement payments. Moreover, there may be a negative impact on the liquidity if, as a result of timing discrepancies, acceleration upon a change of control or early termination, or otherwise, (i) the payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement exceed the actual benefits the Company Group realizes in respect of the tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement and/or (ii) distributions to Thunder Sub by EVgo OpCo are not sufficient to permit the Company Group to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement after it has paid its taxes and other obligations. See “Risk Factors — In certain cases, 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.” The payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement will not be conditioned upon a holder of rights under the Tax Receivable Agreement having an ownership interest in either EVgo OpCo or the Company Group.

In addition, although the Company Group is not aware of any issue that would cause the IRS or other relevant tax authorities to challenge potential tax basis increases or other tax benefits covered under the Tax Receivable Agreement, the applicable holders of EVgo OpCo Units will not reimburse the Company Group for any payments previously made under the Tax Receivable Agreement if such basis increases or other benefits are subsequently disallowed, except that excess payments made to any such holder will be netted against future payments otherwise required to be made, if any, to such holder after the Company Group’s determination of such excess (which determination may be made a number of years following the initial payment and after future payments have been made). As a result, in such circumstances, the Company

Group could make payments that are greater than its actual cash tax savings, if any, and may not be able to recoup those payments, which could adversely affect the Company Group’s liquidity.

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 (including upon a change of control). Payments will generally be made under the Tax Receivable Agreement as the Company Group realizes actual cash tax savings in periods after consummation of the business combination from the tax benefits covered by the Tax Receivable Agreement. However, if the Company Group experiences a change of control (as defined under the Tax Receivable Agreement, which includes certain mergers, asset sales and other forms of business combinations) or the Tax Receivable Agreement terminates early (at the Company Group’s election or as a result of the Company Group’s breach), the Company Group would be 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 (determined by applying a discount rate equal to one-year LIBOR (or an agreed successor rate, if applicable) plus 100 basis points) and such early termination payment is expected to be substantial. The calculation of anticipated future payments will be 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 Thunder Sub) outstanding on the termination date are deemed to be redeemed on the termination date. Any early termination payment may be made significantly in advance of, and may materially exceed, the actual realization, if any, of the future tax benefits to which the early termination payment relates.

The Tax Receivable Agreement provides that in the event that the Company Group breaches any of its material obligations thereunder, whether (i) as a result of its failure to make any payment when due (including 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, asset sales, or other forms of business combinations or changes of control or the Company Group has available cash but fails to make payments when due under circumstances where Company Group does not have the right to elect to defer the payment, as described below), (ii) as a result of the Company Group’s failure to honor any other material obligation thereunder, or (iii) by operation of law as a result of the rejection of the Tax Receivable Agreement in a case commenced under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, then the applicable holders of EVgo OpCo Units may elect to treat such breach as an early termination, which would cause all of the Company Group’s payment and other obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement to accelerate and become due and payable applying the same assumptions described above.

As a result of either an early termination or a change of control, the Company Group could be required to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement that exceed its actual cash tax savings under the Tax Receivable Agreement. In these situations, the Company Group’s obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement could have a substantial negative impact on the liquidity and could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing certain mergers, asset sales, or other forms of business combinations or changes of control that could be in the best interests of holders of Class A common stock or reducing the consideration paid in any such transaction to holders of Class A common stock. There can be no assurance that the Company Group will be able to meet its obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement.

Decisions EVgo makes in the course of running the business, such as with respect to mergers, asset sales, other forms of business combinations or other changes in control, may influence the timing and amount of payments that are received by the applicable holders of EVgo OpCo Units under the Tax Receivable Agreement. For example, the earlier disposition of assets following a redemption of EVgo OpCo Units may accelerate payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement and increase the present value of such payments, and the disposition of assets before a redemption of EVgo OpCo Units may increase the tax liability of applicable holders of EVgo OpCo Units without giving rise to any rights to receive payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. Such effects may result in differences or conflicts of interest between the interests of the applicable holders of EVgo OpCo Units and other stockholders.

Payments generally are due under the Tax Receivable Agreement within five business days following the finalization of the schedule with respect to which the payment obligation is calculated. However, interest on such payments will begin to accrue from the due date (without extensions) of the Company Group’s U.S. federal income tax return for the period to which such payments relate until such payment due date at a rate equal to one-year LIBOR (or an agreed successor rate,

if applicable) plus 100 basis points. Except in cases where the Company Group elects to terminate the Tax Receivable Agreement early or it is otherwise terminated as described above, generally the Company Group may elect to defer payments due under the Tax Receivable Agreement if the Company Group does not have available cash to satisfy its payment obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement or if the Company Group’s contractual obligations limit its ability to make these payments. Any such deferred payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement generally will accrue interest from the due date for such payment until the payment date at a rate of one-year LIBOR (or an agreed successor rate, if applicable) plus 550 basis points. However, interest will accrue from the due date for such payment until the payment date at a rate of one-year LIBOR (or an agreed successor rate, if applicable) plus 100 basis points if the Company Group is unable to make such payment as a result of limitations imposed by existing credit agreements. The Company Group has no present intention to defer payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement.

The Tax Receivable Agreement generally may be amended if approved in writing by the Company Group, the majority of holders of rights under the Tax Receivable Agreement and, for so long as LS Power holds an interest in the Tax Receivable Agreement, LS Power. To the extent an amendment would disproportionately affect payments made to certain holders of rights under the Tax Receivable Agreement, such amendment would require the written consent of such holders. Because each of Company and Thunder Sub is a holding company with no operations of its own, the Company Group’s ability to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement is dependent on the ability of EVgo OpCo to make distributions to Thunder Sub in an amount sufficient to cover the Company Group’s obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement. This ability, in turn, may depend on the ability of EVgo OpCo’s subsidiaries to make distributions to it. The ability of EVgo OpCo, its subsidiaries and other entities in which it directly or indirectly holds an equity interest to make such distributions will be subject to, among other things, the applicable provisions of Delaware law (or other applicable jurisdiction) that may limit the amount of funds available for distribution and restrictions in relevant debt instruments issued by EVgo OpCo or its subsidiaries and/other entities in which it directly or indirectly holds an equity interest. To the extent that the Company Group is unable to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement for any reason, such payments will be deferred and will accrue interest until paid.

Policies and Procedures for Related Person Transactions

A “Related Party Transaction” is a transaction, arrangement or relationship in which EVgo or any of its subsidiaries was, is or will be a participant, the amount of which involved exceeds $120,000, and in which any related person had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest. A “Related Person” means:

The Board of Directors adopted a written related party transactions policy upon the consummation of the CRIS Business Combination. Pursuant to this policy, EVgo’s audit committee reviewed all material facts of all Related Party Transactions and either approved or disapproved entry into the Related Party Transaction, subject to certain limited exceptions. In determining whether to approve or disapprove entry into a Related Party Transaction, EVgo’s audit committee shall take into account, among other factors, the following: (i) whether the Related Party Transaction is on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to an unaffiliated third-party under the same or similar circumstances and (ii) the extent of the Related Person’s interest in the transaction. Further, the policy requires that all Related Party Transactions required to be disclosed in EVgo’s filings with the SEC be so disclosed in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.

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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

The following table sets forth information known to the Company regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock as of March 15, 2022, by:

Beneficial ownership for the purposes of the following table is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. A person is a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares “voting power,” which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of the security, or “investment power”, which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of the security or has the right to acquire such powers within 60 days. The beneficial ownership percentages set forth in the table below are based on 264,539,480 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of March 15, 2022.

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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

This prospectus relates to the possible resale by the Selling Stockholders of up to 11,544,024 shares of EVgo’s Class A common stock and 3,148,569 Private Placement Warrants. The PIPE Investors acquired shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the Subscription Agreements. The Sponsor acquired shares of Class A common stock and Private Placement Warrants exercisable for shares of Class A common stock concurrently with the IPO (including shares converted from Founder Shares into Class A common stock in connection with the CRIS Business Combination). Mary Powell, Richard, L. Kauffman, Mimi Alemayehou, Anne Frank-Shapiro, Daniel Gross, Amir Mehr and Stephen Moch, EVgo’s former directors, each acquired Founder Shares in connection with the Company’s IPO, which shares converted into Class A common stock at the closing of the CRIS Business Combination.

A description of EVgo’s relationships with certain of the Selling Stockholders and their affiliates is set forth in “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.”

When EVgo refers to the “Selling Stockholders” in this prospectus, EVgo means the persons listed in the table below, and the pledgees, donees, or other transferees who later come to hold any of the Class A common stock or Private Placement Warrants other than through a public sale, including through a distribution by such Selling Stockholders to their members.

The following table is prepared based on information provided to EVgo by the Selling Stockholders. It sets forth the name and address of the Selling Stockholders, the aggregate number of shares of Class A common stock and Private Placement Warrants that the Selling Stockholders may offer pursuant to this prospectus, and the beneficial ownership of the Selling Stockholders both before and after the offering. EVgo has based percentage ownership prior to this offering on 264,539,480 shares of common stock and 3,148,569 Private Placement Warrants outstanding, in each case as of March 15, 2022. In calculating percentages of shares of Class A common stock owned by a particular Selling Stockholder, EVgo treated as outstanding the number of shares of EVgo’s Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of that particular Selling Stockholder’s Private Placement Warrants, if any, and did not assume the exercise of any other Selling Stockholder’s Private Placement Warrants.

EVgo cannot advise you as to whether the Selling Stockholders will in fact sell any or all of such Class A common stock or Private Placement Warrants. In addition, the Selling Stockholders may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, at any time and from time to time, the Class A common stock and Private Placement Warrants in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act after the date of this prospectus. For purposes of this table, EVgo has assumed that the Selling Stockholders will have sold all of the securities covered by this prospectus upon the completion of the offering.

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Unless otherwise indicated below, the address of each beneficial owner listed in the table below is 11835 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 900E, Los Angeles, CA 90064.