Current Infrastructure Backlog of $107MM as of March 31, 2023, Pipeline Momentum and Recent Progress with Automotive OEMs Support CEOs Confidence in Attaining Milestone

NEW YORK / Apr 28, 2023 / Business Wire / Charge Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRGE) (“Charge” or the “Company”), today provided an update on its progress towards the previously publicly announced target of working with 1,000 retail dealership locations to provide EV charging infrastructure solutions by the end of 2025. Based on current backlog, pipeline data, and current industry pricing, the Company believes the initial installation projects at these 1,000 locations would represent approximately $365MM in potential revenue upon completion of all phases of the projects.

“Our momentum within our EV infrastructure division, Charge Infrastructure (“CI”), has been astounding, and today’s announcement illustrates our confidence in achieving our milestone of 1,000 retail dealerships by the end of 2025,” said Andrew Fox, CEO of Charge. “With extensive automotive leadership experience and our dedicated client centric approach, we continue to gain recognition and build trust throughout our client portfolio as we provide nationwide infrastructure solutions to enable the growth of EV adoption,” added Fox.

"While our initial strategy is heavily focused on the automotive industry with retail dealerships and fleet as first movers, this is a catalyst to drive growth in the entire addressable market to solutionize bespoke seamless EV charging infrastructure implementation,” said Mark LaNeve, President of Charge. “When we started CI, we made sure to focus our strategy around retail dealerships, as we believe their role is essential to the nationwide transition to EVs. This has proven a successful foundation to drive organic growth and organic referrals into commercial, multifamily housing, mixed use and office real estate use cases that CI is also developing as we look to expand our service offerings to a variety of industries,” concluded LaNeve.

About Charge Enterprises, Inc.

Charge Enterprises, Inc. is an electrical, broadband and EV charging infrastructure company that provides clients with end-to-end project management services. We operate in two segments: Infrastructure, which has a primary focus on EV charging, broadband and wireless, and electrical contracting services; and Telecommunications, which provides connection of voice calls, Short Message Services (SMS) and data to global carriers. Our vision is to be a leader in enabling the next wave of transportation and connectivity. By building, designing, and operating seamless infrastructure for electric vehicles, we aim to create a future where transportation is clean, efficient, and connected and to empower individuals, communities, and businesses to thrive in a more sustainable world. Our plan is to cultivate repeat customers and recurring revenue by deploying a multi-phased strategy, initially where investment in the EV charging revolution is taking place, the nation’s approximately 18,000 franchised auto dealers.

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