Retailers Helped Fuel an EV Charging Station Blitz

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U.S. 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 U.S. charging stations now sits around 10,200; that’s roughly one electron depot for every 12 gas stations in the country.

“The installation is continuing on an upward trajectory similar to EV sales,” said Katherine Garcia, director of the Clean Transportation For All campaign at the Sierra Club. “And it’s clear that the businesses that are…