Retailers Helped Fuel an EV Charging Station Blitz
A record number of stations came online last quarter in a bid to serve drivers who can’t charge at home.
In the crowd of EV stations switched on in the fourth quarter, 19 are in Alabama, 33 are in Ohio, 25 are in Oklahoma and 74 are in Texas.
Photographer: Megan Varner/BloombergUS electric vehicles got a record 766 new high-speed charging stations to plug into in the fourth quarter. The uptick is being driven by retailers rushing to cash in on a growing wave of drivers who are less likely to juice up in a private driveway or garage.
The infrastructure blitz represents an 8% increase from the prior quarter in places to quickly fuel an EV, according to a Bloomberg Green analysis of Department of Energy data. The total number of US charging stations now sits around 10,200; that’s roughly one electron depot for every 12 gas stations in the country.