Finding gaps in the national electric vehicle charging station coverage of the United States
Abstract The United States federal government has invested $7.5 billion into charging infrastructure, including the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program, to build fast charging stations along designated highways for long-distance car travel. We develop a consecutive coverage metric to co...
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| author | Lily Hanig Catherine Ledna Destenie Nock Corey D. Harper Arthur Yip Eric Wood C. Anna Spurlock |
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| description | Abstract The United States federal government has invested $7.5 billion into charging infrastructure, including the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program, to build fast charging stations along designated highways for long-distance car travel. We develop a consecutive coverage metric to compute the percent of United States roads (traffic-weighted) that are consecutively accessible within 500 miles of each county. We answer (1) what the state of consecutive coverage is in each county and (2) what the increase in coverage is when designated highways receive fast chargers. In 2023, 10% of counties had at least 75% minimum viable coverage. We find that if all designated highways receive fast-charging stations, 94% of United States counties will reach at least 75% fast charger coverage. However, the remaining counties are rural. This demonstrates that federal funding for fast chargers will help connect most—but not all—counties to the national network of continuously accessible charging stations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-72b76ed201de4364aaa3cd093c9ae05c2025-02-02T12:32:56ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-01-0116111310.1038/s41467-024-55696-8Finding gaps in the national electric vehicle charging station coverage of the United StatesLily Hanig0Catherine Ledna1Destenie Nock2Corey D. Harper3Arthur Yip4Eric Wood5C. Anna Spurlock6Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon UniversityNational Renewable Energy LaboratoryEngineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon UniversityCivil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon UniversityNational Renewable Energy LaboratoryNational Renewable Energy LaboratoryLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryAbstract The United States federal government has invested $7.5 billion into charging infrastructure, including the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program, to build fast charging stations along designated highways for long-distance car travel. We develop a consecutive coverage metric to compute the percent of United States roads (traffic-weighted) that are consecutively accessible within 500 miles of each county. We answer (1) what the state of consecutive coverage is in each county and (2) what the increase in coverage is when designated highways receive fast chargers. In 2023, 10% of counties had at least 75% minimum viable coverage. We find that if all designated highways receive fast-charging stations, 94% of United States counties will reach at least 75% fast charger coverage. However, the remaining counties are rural. This demonstrates that federal funding for fast chargers will help connect most—but not all—counties to the national network of continuously accessible charging stations.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55696-8 |
| spellingShingle | Lily Hanig Catherine Ledna Destenie Nock Corey D. Harper Arthur Yip Eric Wood C. Anna Spurlock Finding gaps in the national electric vehicle charging station coverage of the United States Nature Communications |
| title | Finding gaps in the national electric vehicle charging station coverage of the United States |
| title_full | Finding gaps in the national electric vehicle charging station coverage of the United States |
| title_fullStr | Finding gaps in the national electric vehicle charging station coverage of the United States |
| title_full_unstemmed | Finding gaps in the national electric vehicle charging station coverage of the United States |
| title_short | Finding gaps in the national electric vehicle charging station coverage of the United States |
| title_sort | finding gaps in the national electric vehicle charging station coverage of the united states |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55696-8 |
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