"EV Deserts: County Economic Groups Show EV Charger Divide Across US States" - Article

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Electric vehicle “charging deserts,” places where electric-vehicle recharging stations and the number of charge ports are in short supply, stretch across states, largely divided by economic and racial lines, according to new analysis by Bumper.com.

Looking at a range of fiscal and societal factors, our Distressed County Index shows that the top fifth of US counties account for nearly one-third (32.60%) of all EV charge ports in the country. The bottom fifth of US counties have access to less than 20% of EV charging stations and charge ports.

The divide becomes even more pronounced when we analyze the data by income: More than seven out of every 10 EV charge ports are in the richest US counties.

Our analysis also shows that nearly 95.6% of EV chargers are in counties with majority white populations, compared to 4% in counties with predominantly black populations. Measured by income groups, the top fifth of US counties for EV charging stations are 80% white and 6.7% black; the bottom fifth is about 70% white and 18% black.

Of the 3,143 counties and county equivalents in the US, 63.50% (1,997 counties) have public EV charging stations. The remaining 1,146 US counties (36.50%) currently do not.
https://www.bumper.com/analysis/ev-...-ranking/#access-to-free-ev-charging-stations

 

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I find the "desert" argument far more persuasive when applied to something like places that sell nutritious food or provide medical care than to public DC charging stations. I would think that far more EV owners have L2 chargers at home than they do operating theaters or farms.