State of Charge: The US Added 1,000 New EV Stations Since Summer

The vastness of rural America has long been a challenge for electric vehicles, but the country’s electron deserts are disappearing quickly.

US drivers welcomed almost 1,100 new public, fast-charging stations in the second half of 2023, a 16% increase, according to a Bloomberg Green analysis of federal data. Put another way: There is now one quick-turn EV station for every 16 or so gas stations in the country (though many convenience stores now sell both kinds of go-juice).

“This is just a very exciting moment,” said Katherine Garcia, director of Clean Transportation for All at the Sierra Club. ...