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- 08 Oct
Number of electric vehicle charging station hits 20,000 across the US
According to Recargo, a software and services company providing guidance to drivers and industry supporting the adoption and growth of plug-in car technology, the number of electric vehicle charging stations in the US has grown from under 2000 stations in 2011 to over 20,000 stations in 2013.
These charging stations fall into several categories. There are 11,720 stations that can add about 25 to 30 miles of range in 60 minutes. There are about 368 stations that can add about 50-60 miles of range in 20 minutes.
One of the ways Recargo makes its money is by collecting data on the electric car industry. Recargo projects there will be 170,000 electric vehicles on the US roads by the end of 2013, including both 100% electric vehicles and plug in hybrids. According to Recargo, the average salary of the electric car owner is above $200,000.
Recargo provides an app called PlugShare that shows public charging spots across the US. The app has been downloaded 200,000 times.
What does all this mean to the retail fuels manager? It should serve as a wake up call that the US is seeing a transformation of the electric vehicle and the electric charging station into the mainstream, especially in California, the state with the highest number of electric car charging stations in the US.
While the electric charge may or may not be the high margin fuels alternative, certainly in-store sales and food opportunities abound with the charging times the electric vehicle customer is accustomed to.
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