EVgo is cheaper. Electrify America is faster and improving quicker. Neither is broadly “better” — they win on different measured dimensions, and which one you should use depends on whether price or speed matters more for how you charge. Here’s the data, network by network.
Head-to-head on measured numbers
| Dimension | EVgo | Electrify America |
|---|---|---|
| Juice Score (composite) | 82/100 | 84/100 |
| Measured uptime | 95.4% | 96.0% |
| 90-day reliability trend | +0.4 (stable) | +3.1 (fastest-improving network we track) |
| Delivered speed (measured avg) | 198 kW | 263 kW |
| % of stalls hitting rated speed | 57% | 61% |
| Standard price | $0.28–$0.32/kWh | $0.48/kWh |
| Membership price | Lowest of any network ($6.99/mo) | ~$0.36/kWh ($7.99/mo Pass+) |
| Stalls per site | 4–6 | 4–10 |
| Session-start reliability | Good | Fair — most common EA failure mode |
Full methodology for every figure is in our scoring methodology and the seven-network comparison table.
Where EVgo wins
Price, decisively. EVgo’s standard rate undercuts EA by 30-40%, and its membership drops that further to the lowest per-kWh rate of any major network. If you charge frequently and price is your primary constraint, EVgo wins without much debate. It’s also more consistent — a stable, modest improvement trend rather than EA’s steeper but less even curve, meaning EVgo’s experience varies less from site to site.
Where Electrify America wins
Raw speed and momentum. EA’s 350 kW hardware delivers a measured 263 kW average — the fastest of any network besides Tesla and Ionity — which matters if you drive an 800V vehicle capable of using it (Ioniq 5/6, EV6, GV60, Lucid, Taycan). EA is also the fastest-improving network in our data: +3.1 trend score over 90 days, driven by an active fleet-refresh program replacing failure-prone early hardware. The full turnaround story is in has Electrify America gotten better.
The honest tiebreaker
If you drive a 400V EV, EA’s speed advantage mostly disappears — you’re capped by your own onboard charger regardless of the cabinet’s rating, and EVgo’s lower price wins outright with no real tradeoff. If you drive an 800V vehicle and do meaningful highway mileage, EA’s speed is real money saved in charging-stop time, and the Pass+ membership math (breaks even around 65 kWh/month) often makes it cheaper than the “expensive” reputation suggests — see why is EA so expensive.
Public promotions worth knowing about, not affiliated with either network: EVgo periodically runs referral and promotional charging-credit codes through its app and partner programs — check EVgo’s own promotions page for current offers, since they rotate and we don’t track them as a paid placement.
For the full seven-network picture including Tesla, ChargePoint, Blink, Shell Recharge, and Ionity, see our best EV charging network roundup and the complete comparison table.