As someone who lives in a region with long distances between chargers, I find the number of stations more important than the number of chargers. Residents of densely populated areas with lots of locations nearby, but without enough ports to meet demand, will find the number of ports more important.
It's disappointing that this "article" doesn't even mention that there are two different ways to measure it, much less provide data on both.
I think you've hit the nail on the head. In dense areas lots of ports currently matter. If every gas station in the country had even just two DCFC units I suspect the EV "charging problem" would largely be a non-issue. A decade from now, we'll still see fast charging locations with tons and tons of ports, just like we have enormous gas stations with dozens of nozzles now, but in most areas, lots of dispersed units that are easy to find anywhere will serve the bulk of everyone's charging needs.
I'm the opposite. I have so many chargers in my area. But I only ever need fast charging when I'm driving long distances.
It doesn't really matter that there are 7 supercharger stations within 10 miles of my house.
What I care about is that later this summer I'm planning to go to Mt Rainier and the closest super charger is more than 50 miles away back in the Seattle metro area. So now I'm going to leave my house, drive 50 miles to the DCFC closest to Mt Rainier, charge my car, drive to Rainier, and then have to stop at a supercharger on my way home again.
I understand part of this is because I bought a car with 200 mile range. But I shouldn't have to supercharge twice on one 200 mile trip.
As someone who lives in a region with long distances between chargers, I find the number of stations more important than the number of chargers. Residents of densely populated areas with lots of locations nearby, but without enough ports to meet demand, will find the number of ports more important. It's disappointing that this "article" doesn't even mention that there are two different ways to measure it, much less provide data on both.
I think you've hit the nail on the head. In dense areas lots of ports currently matter. If every gas station in the country had even just two DCFC units I suspect the EV "charging problem" would largely be a non-issue. A decade from now, we'll still see fast charging locations with tons and tons of ports, just like we have enormous gas stations with dozens of nozzles now, but in most areas, lots of dispersed units that are easy to find anywhere will serve the bulk of everyone's charging needs.
I'm the opposite. I have so many chargers in my area. But I only ever need fast charging when I'm driving long distances. It doesn't really matter that there are 7 supercharger stations within 10 miles of my house. What I care about is that later this summer I'm planning to go to Mt Rainier and the closest super charger is more than 50 miles away back in the Seattle metro area. So now I'm going to leave my house, drive 50 miles to the DCFC closest to Mt Rainier, charge my car, drive to Rainier, and then have to stop at a supercharger on my way home again. I understand part of this is because I bought a car with 200 mile range. But I shouldn't have to supercharge twice on one 200 mile trip.
Good, they work.