Fasts Company: “Electric vehicles are clearly the future, but their mass adoption is somewhat hindered by infrastructure rollout—namely, the charging stations that drivers need to keep them powered, especially on long cross-country trips. But data compiled from geographic information systems firm Esri shows that some areas of the United States are doing better than others when it comes to charging stations. Using data from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center, Esri has made an interactive map that shows the charging stations along major U.S. interstate routes that are over 1,000 miles long. You can zoom around the map and click on a charging station to see details about it, including its hours and when it was installed. But one of the most striking things about the interactive map is just how barren some states are when it comes to finding places to charge up. Esri compiled a list of the states with the most and fewest charging stations, and the differences are striking…”

See also Esri Animated Maps: Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and U.S. Interstates, 2022 via YouTube – “Fewer than one percent of the cars currently registered in the U.S. are electric, but the number is expected to grow by orders of magnitude by 2030. Full-scale adoption will require a vigorous and exhaustive network of charging stations. To get a big-picture sense of the current state of this network, we imagined a series of cross-country drives on the nation’s interstate highway system. We found that with the right amount of planning, it’s possible to traverse the country without spending a dime on gas, though in certain states drivers will encounter significant gaps. For a deeper look at the EV charging network in an interactive map, visit: https://links.esri.com/EVChargingStat