The Brooklyn-based electric vehicle charging infrastructure startup launched its first fast charging station in San Francisco on Monday, kicking off plans to expand the Bay Area over the next year.
“For years, Rebel has been operating the largest, fastest, and most reliable fast charging network in New York City,” Frank Reig, co-founder and CEO of Rebel, said in a statement. “Now we are bringing models to North America’s number one EV market.”
The Bay Area has the highest EV ownership rate in the country. In 2024, electricity accounted for more than 35% of new vehicle sales in San Francisco, compared with the national average of around 8%.
Revel’s first West Coast charging station is located in the city’s mission district and features 12 chargers with a capacity of 320 kW, built by EV charging company Kempower. Like New York City’s level stations, these are available 24/7 to all EV makers and models.
The company said it plans to add more than 125 chargers to urban areas in San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and Southern Francisco over the next year.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, who cut the ribbon at the level opening on Monday, said the new charger would make it easier for residents to switch to EVs.
The Level San Francisco launch is within the airport’s employment vehicle holdlot, a week after the startup opened 24 new chargers at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.
Last month, Revel more than tripled its city’s fast charging network from New York’s clean energy investment fund NY Green Bank. The company said it hopes to expand to 300 New York chargers by the end of this year.
“Our mission at level is to provide reliable and fast charging in dense urban areas where EVs can have the biggest impact on quality of life, but it’s the hardest to get a charge.”