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/EVChargingStations. To learn more about where the data came from and how to create animated maps like this one, visit: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/bff8036074824dcabdf9531b6ee82f4a.

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