Some decent news on EV charging

Despite Trump’s efforts to kill anything that’s not disastrous for the climate.

Last year brought a torrent of bad news for the U.S. electric vehicle industry. The Trump administration pushed Republicans in Congress to cancel Biden-era EV tax credits and revoke states’ rights to set clean-car mandates. The White House moved to weaken vehicle fuel-economy standards. And it froze billions of dollars in federal EV-charging grants — although legal challenges have since unlocked $5 billion of that money.

Despite the upheaval, U.S. public charging networks had a growth spurt last year, according to a report released (Jan. 28) by data analytics firm Paren. And the new chargers are working more reliably and being used more heavily than ever — a sign the country is matching charging supply to demand.

The nation’s public fast-charging network expanded by 30% over the course of 2025, adding 18,041 ports, according to Paren. That’s up from the 13,970 fast-charging ports deployed in 2024, and way up from the 5,313 installed in 2021. - Canary Media