The Rust Belt Is Becoming Ground Zero for the EV Charging Boom
The US is on pace to reach one car charger for every 10 gas stations this year, following a wave of infrastructure coming online from Michigan to Florida in the third quarter.
A driver unplugs their electric vehicle at a charging station in Atlanta, Georgia. Along with the Rust Belt, the Southeast is becoming a hotspot for new charging infrastructure.
Photographer: Megan Varner/BloombergAs electric car sales pick up pace far from the US coasts, a wave of new fast-charging stations are coming online from the Rust Belt down to the Deep South.
Roughly 600 quick-turn stations switched on in the third quarter across the US, a 7% increase from the end of June, according to a Bloomberg Green analysis of Department of Energy data. There are now nearly 9,000 public, fast-charging sites in the US, and their proliferation has only quickened.