US EV Charging Network Statistics Through March 31, 2019 
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In part 1 of this series, What Is The “Minimum Acceptable” Ratio Of EVs to Charging Stations?, I asked and explored the question: How many EV charging stations are needed in a market to achieve a reasonable equilibrium between the number of EVs and available public charging stations?

In part 2, 8 Factors That Will Affect the Number, Type and Location of Charging Stations Needed to Support Electric Vehicles, I explore eight factors – including autonomous vehicles, ride sharing, super fast charging rates, BEV/PHEV mix, housing mix and more – that will affect what will eventually become the “ideal” ratio of EVs to charging stations in a regional market.

8 Factors That Will Affect the Number, Type and Location of Charging Stations Needed to Support Electric Vehicles



As of March 31, 2019 there were 63,003 public combined Level 2 and DC fast charger connections in the US, according to our analysis of data from the Alternative Fuels Data Center. In this post, US EV Charging Network Statistics Through March 31, 2019, I share 7 charts that rank the US charging networks on the number of Level 2 and DC fast charging locations, connections and connections per location - along with one on the overall US numbers.

US EV Charging Network Statistics Through March 31, 2019 




Recent EVAdoption Articles/Updated Content

• All-Time Top-Selling EV Models and Brands in the US – Model 3 and Tesla Dominate (April 14)
• California’s Share of US EV Sales is Declining – And That’s a Good Thing (April 11)
• What Is The “Minimum Acceptable” Ratio Of EVs to Charging Stations? (April 8)
• US EV Sales Percentages of Total Vehicle Sales By Brand (updated table)

1.  Concerned that government is rigged in favor of the rich? End this tax credit. - Opinion: George Will, Washington Post, April 17 - George Will, the Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative journalist and commentator pens a political diatribe against the Federal EV tax credit. And while I believe the credit has many flaws, Mr. Will missed the most important rationale for the credit, to push American automakers to build EVs so they will not be crushed by the coming influx of Chinese and German electric vehicles.
2. Daimler Leads $170M Investment in Sila Nano’s Next-Generation Battery Tech - GreenTech Media, April 17 - The Northern California-based startup suggests that its materials can increase the capacity of a lithium-ion battery by 20 percent to 40 percent.
3. Battery shortage forces Audi Brussels to slow down - New Mobility News, April 16 - Batteries for the Audi etron SUV come from LG, which is reportedly raising prices and The VW Group, which includes Audi, is having trouble competing with BMW and Mercedes-Benz to get batteries from LG.
4. A $255 Billion EV Debate Is Raging Among the World’s Biggest Automakers - Bloomberg, April 16 - This article primarily focuses on recent comments from Toyota, which continues to take a very measured attitude toward EVs.
5. Open Forum: Dude, where’s my charge? - San Francisco Chronicle, April 17 - The director of Environment California shares a blow-by-blow poor charging experience he had on a recent road trip and suggests what’s needed to improve the charging experience.