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The 5 Greatest and 5 Worst Locations for Electrical Automobiles

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The vehicle search engine iSeeCars.com recently published a study on the availability of electric vehicle charging stations in US cities and states. Analysis of data through the end of 2022 looks at publicly available DC fast chargers that can deliver a charge directly to the car battery, as well as the Tesla network of chargers.

EV owners often charge at home. However, according to iSeeCars, many drivers, including those living in apartments and condominiums, use the approximately 146,000 public electric vehicle charging stations in the United States.

In the following slides we show the US metro areas with the fewest inhabitants per public charging station. Next you will find the metros with the most EV charging stations per person. The city that iSeeCars calls the best equipped for EV drivers is at the bottom of our list.

5. Cleveland-Akron, Ohio

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Number of inhabitants in this metropolitan area per charging station for electric vehicles: 5,217

Total number of electric vehicle charging stations in this metropolitan area: 635

According to ISeeCars, Cleveland’s low number of chargers per capita ranks it among the cities with the “worst EV charging support for EV owners wanting to plug into public chargers.” But in Cleveland’s defense, the survey doesn’t say how many EVs in the city are vying for use of these chargers.

Cars are bread-and-butter in Ohio. At the peak of industry in the state in 1990, Ohio had 144,000 automotive jobs, according to Cleveland.com. Today, Ohio’s automotive workforce — 91,600 assembly and parts workers — remains the second-largest in the United States

Ford, GM, Honda and LG Chem are now spending billions to reconfigure manufacturing, including at Ohio plants in Avon Lake, Toledo, Lordstown and elsewhere in the rush to rebuild factories and compete in the electric vehicle world state.

4. Saint Anthony

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Number of inhabitants in this metropolitan area per charging station for electric vehicles: 5,386

Total number of electric vehicle charging stations in this metropolitan area: 464

CPS Energy in San Antonio is offering rebates to residential customers if they agree to change their EV charging habits at home. The rebates are given as utility bill credits for customers who agree to charge off-peak or accept slower charging speeds during periods of high demand.

3. Indianapolis

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Number of inhabitants in this metropolitan area per charging station for electric vehicles: 5,422

Total number of electric vehicle charging stations in this metropolitan area: 491

Only 0.1% of registered vehicles in Indiana are electric, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation’s Summer 2022 Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plan.

Its May 2022 data shows that 6,990 light electric vehicles were registered in the state, including hybrids, battery electric and plug-in vehicles.

2.Birmingham, Alabama

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Number of inhabitants in this metropolitan area per charging station for electric vehicles: 5,691

Total number of electric vehicle charging stations in this metropolitan area: 296

Alabama, a major auto manufacturing center, may be poised to become an electric vehicle manufacturing hub, supporters say.

According to EV publication Elektrek, the state has several major automakers transitioning to electric, including Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, Toyota and Honda.

1. St Louis

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Number of inhabitants in this metropolitan area per charging station for electric vehicles: 5,787

Total number of electric vehicle charging stations in this metropolitan area: 473

Some Republican leaders in Missouri are pushing to repeal local ordinances that require EV charging stations to be added in parking lots if they make certain changes, such as making changes to parking lots. B. remodel or expand a lot. According to the Missouri Independent, St. Louis city and county governments are currently requiring the charger to be added.

Opponents claim building codes should not be used to advance what they see as a political agenda.

The best places for electric vehicles

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ISeeCars also cites the “most EV-friendly metropolitan areas,” ranking cities by the total number of public EV charging stations, including charging stations on Tesla’s mostly private network.

According to Axios, Tesla has about 17,500 Supercharger plugs and thousands of other slower chargers nationwide. A Tesla pilot program opened up the company’s chargers to some non-Tesla drivers, but, according to Axios, “it turns out that only eight of Tesla’s 1,400 supercharger stations are open to non-Tesla drivers so far.”

Following are iSeeCars’ five best subways for electric vehicles, starting with #5.

5. Fresno-Visalia, California

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Number of inhabitants in this metropolitan area per charging station for electric vehicles: 1,024

Total number of electric vehicle charging stations in this metropolitan area: 1,692

Fresno’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Project is offering a rebate for drivers transitioning from a gas-powered car to an electric car.

Discounts range from $1,000 to $4,500 for purchasing or leasing an electric vehicle.

EV car buyers whose income qualifies may be eligible for an additional $2,500.

4. Denver

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Number of inhabitants in this metropolitan area per charging station for electric vehicles: 992

Total number of electric vehicle charging stations in this metropolitan area: 4,128

Denver is lagging behind on its greenhouse gas emission reduction goals, according to The Denver Gazette.

The city predicts that plug-in electric vehicles could account for 10% of all light commercial vehicles by 2030. But that’s only a third of Denver’s original goal of 30%.

3.Los Angeles

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Number of inhabitants in this metropolitan area per charging station for electric vehicles: 852

Total number of electric vehicle charging stations in this metropolitan area: 18,287

Building a nationwide charging network for electric vehicles is a complex undertaking. The Los Angeles Times, reporting on a Stanford University study, says plans to expand EV charging in the western US are increasing the demands on the region’s electric grid.

One solution: Encourage more drivers to charge their cars during the day.

2.San Diego

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Number of inhabitants in this metropolitan area per charging station for electric vehicles: 824

Total number of electric vehicle charging stations in this metropolitan area: 3,450

California’s large number of public EV charging stations – 44,287 – puts the state at the top of the iSeeCars chart (Vermont is the #1 state).

But California also has a large number of electric vehicles on its roads: 425,300 according to a study by Electrek.

And so, in San Diego, you might be waiting to use a charger more often than, say, in a city in Alabama, where there are fewer chargers but also fewer EVs competing for use.

1. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, California

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Number of inhabitants in this metropolitan area per charging station for electric vehicles: 465

Total number of electric vehicle charging stations in this metropolitan area: 14,083

South San Francisco recently became the site of the first “electrified” Taco Bell franchise, according to the San Francisco Examiner. You can charge your electric vehicle there while you have dinner.

This particular Taco Bell is just the first of 298 that franchisee Diversified Restaurant Group is planning solar-powered EV charging stations for.

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