Ford Backed Group Says Public EV Charger Distribution Uneven

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Ford Backed Group Says Public EV Charger Distribution Uneven

https://fordauthority.com/2024/04/ford-backed-group-says-public-ev-charger-distribution-uneven/

 

 

The topic of EV adoption – and how to speed up that process – has remained among the most hotly contested and controversial ones in the U.S. (and the entire globe, really) for some time now. Thus, it’s not terribly surprising that the Ford-backed lobby group Alliance for Automotive Innovation has been quick to speak out against proposed ICE bans, even though it also produces a lot of pertinent data related to EVs and what needs to happen for those types of vehicles to find a foothold in the marketplace. In its most recent Get Connected Electric Vehicle Report, the lobby group outlined why the existing public EV charger network is inadequate, and also, noted that the distribution of that same network is uneven, to boot.

 

With the distinct lack of EV charger infrastructure remaining a big barrier standing in the way of growth in that segment – and prompting Ford to team up with Tesla to give its EV owners access to the expansive Supercharger network – the Alliance for Automotive Innovation isn’t just pointing out the obvious here, which is that current infrastructure is lacking, but also, it notes that existing chargers are heavily concentrated in select areas as well.

 

In fact, out of the 3,100+ counties in the U.S., a whopping 983 – or 31 percent – had zero public charging ports at the conclusion of 2023, which is down slightly from 39 percent in 2022. A total of 90 counties just installed their first public charger last year, and one-third of all available such units in the U.S. are located within the top 25 counties right now.

 

 

Additionally, even though there were 33,023 new public EV charger locations installed in 2023, 12 percent of U.S. counties didn’t add a single one, and 40 percent added 10 or fewer. Meanwhile, a third of all those new charging ports were added in one percent of all U.S. counties, and 20 percent of those ports were installed in California alone.

Edited April 8 by ice-capades
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