American Electric Power and Chevron Technology Ventures were among the existing investors that helped the EV charging service boost its overall funding to $667m.

ChargePoint, the US-based operator of an electric vehicle (EV) charging network, raised $127m yesterday, from investors including oil and gas supplier Chevron and energy utility American Electric Power (AEP), according to Forbes.

The company did not disclose the investors in the round, but Forbes and TechCrunch revealed the participation of AEP, Chevron subsidiary Chevron Technology Ventures, venture capital firm Clearvision Ventures and private equity firm Quantum Energy Partners.

Formerly known as Coulomb Technologies, ChargePoint offers subscription-based charging services for EVs…

Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.