Study Finds that 21% of Public Chargers for Electric Cars are Unusable

A study by, found that more than half of all electric vehicle charging stations were inaccessible to drivers in 2022. J.D. J.D..

Based on data collected in the first half 2022 and a survey with more than 11,500 drivers. 20% of drivers did not charge their cars at the closest EV charging station. The number rose slightly to 21% in the second half of the year. Kelley Blue Book.

J.D. Power notes “public charger operability and maintenance” Please remain calm “key issue” Consumers have been complaining about the charging stations. 72% of EV drivers said that the stations were out of service.

Another 12% stated that there was too much waiting, while 10% blamed payment processing errors. Daily CallerBrent Gruber, J.D. Global Automotive’s executive director, was interviewed by. Power.

Kelley Blue Book also listed reasons for unsuccessful charges such as software problems and vandalized chargers.

Two days after the last report was published, President Biden seemed to address the issue via Twitter. He stated that the government would rely on Elon Musk’s Tesla charging network as a supplement to the existing stations.

“In building our EV charging network, we have to ensure that as many chargers work for as many drivers as possible. To that end, Elon Musk will open a big part of Tesla ‘s network up to all drivers. That’s a big deal, and it’ll make a big difference,” Biden said.

Tesla CEO replied: “Thank you, Tesla is happy to support other EVs via our Supercharger network.”

Biden promised to build 500,000 charging stations across the country by 2030. However, according to BloombergThat’s 10 times more than what the nation currently has. California would also require more than 1,000,000 charging points to be able supply the 5 million emission-free cars it wants to see on the road by 2030.

The Zero Emission Transportation Association estimates that $30 billion is needed over the next 10 years for home charging rebates and grants for state, local and tribal governments. ZETA is a reinterpretation of the popular climate goals of 100% electric cars by 2030 and a zero emissions pledge by 2050. Many European car manufacturers have already achieved this. We are in agreement.

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