Greener Living
Manhattan’s EV-Charging Sites Now Outnumber Gas Stations 10 to 1
As electric-car adoption picks up across the US, more cities can expect to see ‘gas station deforestation.’
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Charging an electric car in Manhattan takes a little work — but it’s already much easier than finding a gas station.
The borough has about 320 publicly accessible charging locations, according to data from the US Department of Energy, compared with just 29 remaining gas stations, according to the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. In other words, Manhattan’s EV-charging sites now outnumber its gas stations more than 10 to one. Gas stations still dominate citywide — 697 across all five boroughs, versus about 520 charging sites — but there, too, the chargers are catching up.