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| EVgo's network throughput continues to accelerate in the fourth quarter, growing faster than EV VIO growth over the same time period |
| We can clearly see that EV sales grew year-over-year, particularly for non-Tesla vehicles |
| So it is a very encompassing number and a pretty robust number when we say that, it is positive |
| Each of our partners have benefited from technology offerings that improve our relationship with them |
| The increase in daily throughput per stall you saw on the prior slide was primarily behind the adjusted gross margin expansion from 18.3% in the fourth quarter last year to 26.5% in the fourth quarter of this year |
| On each of these dimensions, EVgo has made great progress over the course of 2023 |
| And so I'm also very pleased to say that we came in above the top end of that raised guidance at negative $58.8 million |
| Our strategy to focus on owning and operating DC fast charging, we think, is clearly working, and with a very strong throughput and utilization that is now far outpacing the growth in EVs and our own stall growth and we've passed a key inflection point where our installed base is now profitable on a standalone basis |
| For over a decade, EVgo has built a growth engine that is benefiting from this megatrend towards electric vehicles and has delivered a near trebling of throughput and revenue for each of the past two years and is adding NPV at scale annually |
| As you heard, EVgo had a great fourth quarter and full year beating the top end of our guidance |
| EVgo continues to realize operating leverage on its path to profitability |
| EVgo posted yet another great quarter and set of results in the full year |
| It's truly an exciting time at EVgo to be leading the company in the next phase of profitable growth |
| We had a great fourth quarter in 2023 and for the full year, we delivered record levels of throughput and revenue, near trebling year-over-year |
| On our Q3 call, we raised revenue guidance, and I'm very pleased to say we came in above the top end of that raised guidance at $161 million in revenue |
| Operationally, we had another strong year of customer account growth and growth in our network in both stalls and throughput |
| EVgo's path to profitability comes from strong top-line revenue growth, but also from operating leverage driving gross margin expansion |
| And I think that's a good thing for EV adoption and, obviously, for our business |
| From customer capture, through design development and construction, to products and services that build customer loyalty, we have a growth engine that leverages key partner and OEM relationships across this entire cycle and is hard to replicate |
| As we said in our preliminary results in mid January, we plan to focus our growth efforts in the near-term on our core owned and operated business given that this business is most leveraged to EV adoption, is experiencing strong revenue and throughput growth and is expected to generate the highest returns |
| On our Q3 call, we also provided improved adjusted EBITDA guidance for the full year |
| And so if we see growing utilization, growing throughput per stall, which you've seen a very significant increase over the last year, I'd expect us to see that operating leverage show through in expanding gross margin |
| These models are not only becoming more affordable, but they are increasingly addressing all vehicle segments and their technology is improving |
| Commercial charging revenue grew from $1.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 to $6.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, exhibiting a 378% year-over-year increase |
| Foundational to this growth engine are the many years' experience we have in securing our supply chain, marquee site host relationships, excellent relationships and advocacy efforts with governments and utilities, an innovative tech platform and our sizable OEM partnerships |
| So January sales from what I've seen for battery electric vehicles continue to go higher year-over-year and I think that's also a positive for us |
| This customer centric model combined with our disciplined investment in building a world-class fast charging network is why I am so excited about our electric future |
| And across the U.S., we see strong consumer preferences for EVs today, which we expect to gain momentum as the average price of battery electric vehicles becomes closer and eventually becomes cheaper than ICE vehicles with more new models being brought out every few months |
| Battery electric vehicle sales continue to grow year-over-year and sales of non-Tesla vehicles, which are the majority of vehicles charging on EVgo's network, grew by 66% year-over-year and now represent approximately half of all 2023 battery electric vehicle sales, up from about a third in 2022 |
| Retail charging revenue grew from $5.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 to $16.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, exhibiting a 186% year-over-year increase |
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| Finally, we know that a key frustration for customers during the charging process is payment |
| Adjusted G&A as percent of revenue decreased from 92% to 54% over the same time period |
| And so as this business continues to scale, we should expect to see margins coming from those operational stalls well in excess of the fixed costs certainly by 2030 |
| And what was the last question you asked after that, Bill, if you don't mind repeating it? Bill Peterson Well, I think you gave us, you do expect network to grow quarter-on-quarter, but I think what's missing and what's difficult for everybody is how to think about eXtend |
| Today, that number has shrunk to 16% |
| I mean, I think we think this, the same as we have for quite some time, which is that, Tesla opening up their network, will contribute to lowering anxiety for customers in the purchase decision-making process for individual customers |
| I know, again, longer dated, but just curious |
| There's rental companies reducing the size of their fleets and a bunch of announcements that sort of suggest that might have gone the other way |
| It's unclear yet if we're going to be trading once a year, those credits twice a year or maybe once transaction costs come down and, industry, the overall, so to see trades and tax industry matures, we maybe will be trading every quarter, but there will still be a delay |
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