Report Ranks States by EV Charging Outlets

West Virginia has 230 registered electric vehicles (EVs) and 243 places to charge them. That’s just one surprising finding from a new study examining the number of charging points as compared to the number of registered vehicles in each state.

The study comes from Zutobi, a company that provides driver’s education and training materials.

Zutobi explains, “The U.S. is a vast country, with each state playing by its own rules to a certain extent and, with EVs relying heavily on a network of charging stations to operate effectively, there’s still a long way to go before the country is really ready for a large rollout of electric vehicles.”

Big Rollout of EVs Coming

But that vast rollout is coming. Our numbers show that, by the end of 2021, there will be more than 100 different EV models for sale in the U.S., with at least one from nearly every automaker.

Zutobi examined the number of charging points in each state compared to both the current number of registered EVs and then against the total number of registered cars. That first figure helps tell you how easy it is to charge an EV in each state today. The second, however, suggests how ready each state is for an influx of new EVs.

Considering chargers per 100,000 total vehicles, Vermont is in the best shape, followed by California, and a tie between Massachusetts and Utah. Louisiana, Alaska, and Alabama have the most work to do.

By chargers per 1,000 EVs, however, no one can touch the Mountain State. Wyoming, however, comes close, with 168 chargers and 170 EVs…so, even in a worst-case scenario, the line isn’t long.

The numbers:

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