"Even as electric vehicle sales slump, the U.S. fast-charging network grew over 30 percent last year, a new report shows."
"For years, EV drivers in America had plenty of complaints about fast-charging their electric cars. Many chargers were broken or glitchy; at the same time, drivers had to juggle several different smartphone apps and find chargers that matched the particular charging port on their car.
But now, even as EV sales are slumping, deployment of fast chargers is booming. According to a report released Wednesday by the charging data company Paren, the fast-charging network increased more than 30 percent in 2025, with over 18,000 new ports installed. (Like a gas station with multiple pumps, each charging station can have multiple ports for cars to plug in.) The country now has over 13,200 public fast-charging stations dotting the country — with more than 3,300 of those stations installed just last year.
“It’s all helping build this momentum,” said Bill Ferro, co-founder and chief technology officer of Paren. “You got this big snowball that’s rolling downhill, and it just keeps getting bigger and bigger.”
It’s a far cry from a few years ago, when gaps in the charging network prevented drivers in some areas from confidently taking road trips."
Shannon Osaka reports for the Washington Post January 28, 2026.
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