A lack of electric vehicle charging options is one of the biggest factors keeping Americans from going electric. But that may be more of a perception problem. The U.S. is now home to over 250,000 public EV charging ports, according to the Department of Energy.
The department's Alternative Fuels Data Center now lists 250,406 individual charging hookups across 80,543 station locations, as first spotted by CleanTechnica. That includes over 180,000 Level 2 plugs, north of 73,000 DC fast chargers, and some Level 1 options as well.
Even as electric car sales in America have hit a rough patch due to softening demand and the collapse of pro-EV policies like emissions regulations, the charging industry is booming. America's EV refueling infrastructure continues to expand rapidly.
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