Key Takeaways
- A new report on the state of U.S. electric vehicle infrastructure showed that development of electric vehicles is growing, though disparities by region continue.
- The study by HERE Technologies and SBD gave Delaware the highest score among all states and the District of Columbia.
- More-rural states had lower scores than urban ones.
New research on electric vehicle infrastructure readiness found that while EV development has grown in the U.S., regional disparities remain.
The annual index by location and data technology platform HERE Technologies and automotive research firm SBD determined that Delaware rocketed up to the number one position of all the states from number 15 last year. The report noted that’s because Delaware had an exponential jump in EV sales, nearly twice as many chargers-per-road-length, and a doubling of average charger power.
Washington D.C. fell from the top spot to number two, followed by Massachusetts and Nevada, which tied for third, and Connecticut. Several more-rural states had the lowest scores, with Alaska, Arkansas, and Idaho at the bottom.
Vastness of U.S. Presents Challenges
The report pointed out that the vastness of the U.S. “presents ongoing challenges in bridging the gap between urban and rural electric infrastructure, although overcoming this is not impossible.”
Robert Fisher, Principal at SBD Automotive, said that typically, the building of the EV network begins with the “basic need” of going from point A to point B, then you increase the density.