The Save Mart Cos. has expanded a marketing program with electric vehicle (EV) charging partner EVgo Inc. to more of its stores.

Called EVgo Advantage, the platform allows drivers to use promotions delivered from EVgo once a charging session is initiated at a participating store. Los Angeles-based EVgo said yesterday that it will now add seven more Lucky California and Save Mart supermarkets to the program, on top of the five Lucky/Lucky California locations that have been running the EV station promos since EVgo Advantage began in 2019.

“Many of our customers are transitioning to electric vehicles, and the expansion of the EVgo Advantage program is a natural next step for The Save Mart Cos.,” Hal Levitt, senior vice president of retail operations and supply chain at Modesto, Calif.-based Save Mart, said in a statement. “Over the last three years, our customers have charged more than 5 million minutes on EVgo chargers at our stores, and we look forward to adding these additional convenient charging stations to drive greater benefits for our customers and continue our ongoing commitments to sustainability initiatives.”

More Save Mart stores join EV charging station promo program