Here’s how many EV chargers the US has – and how many it needs

[DadzBoyz]

So, electrek posted this article, and it is interesting.

https://electrek.co/2023/01/09/heres-how-many-ev-chargers-the-us-has-and-how-many-it-needs/

I like this paragraph:

S&P Global Mobility estimates that there are presently around 16,822 Tesla Superchargers and Tesla destination chargers in the United States, along with 126,500 Level 2 and 20,431 Level 3 charging ports.”

20,431 Level 3 charging ports…

I believe, at current functional rates, that means about 73 functional Level 3 charging ports at any given time.

HA! LOL!
I kill me….

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[Peaceowl]

Yes, we have a long way to accomplish the needs of ecar owners…the only relief is we can charge at home. thanks for the link, interesting.

 

[timbop]

Electrek's take is bang on; that S&P article not so much. As electrek points out public L2 chargers are only useful if you can leave your car plugged in for 5+ hours, so L2 chargers are needed at your home, tourist destinations, or hotel where you're going to be leaving the car for that long. Hotels can each put in the L2's without being part of a federal infrastructure plan. Apartments without dedicated parking are a problem, but if you do have your own dedicated parking getting your own L2 charger needs to be part of the process of buying an EV. IMHO it's similar to having a pool installed: part of the expense and process is putting in a fence - while that means a lot of fences get sold it doesn't mean a federal plan is needed to do it. Every year in the US 40 milion TV's are sold and getting one to watch the Superbowl doesn't seem to be a problem or require congressional oversight.

As for the rest of that article, the author either doesn't understand or at least didn't communicate the distinction in use cases for DCFC. Nor did they seem to grasp the reason DCFC tends to be in urban areas: for now apartment dwellers who park their cars in random spots on the street need to use DCFC like gas stations, and the other major use case is longer distance travel and cities tend to be located on major travel corridors. Rural and suburban dwellings (even apartments) tend to have their own parking areas and can thus put in their own L2 chargers without government planning.

Also, the assertion that only 35 states have signed up for infrastructure money is also confusing as all 50 states have submitted plans to USDOT: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/nevi/ev_deployment_plans

Overall the S&P article was badly written and poorly researched

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