Despite political setbacks—including the rollback of federal EV incentives and tariffs on EV makers—U.S. EV charging is surging. Analytics firm Paren projects a historic rollout of around 16,700 new public DC fast chargers in 2025, a 20% jump over 2024. A big reason: Electrify America is expanding its network by about 30% this year, reports IEEE Spectrum.
Rachel Moses, Electrify America’s senior director of sales and marketing, explains they’ve shifted focus from early highway corridor setups to large-format urban charging hubs. One recent deployment in Santa Monica offers 20 hyper-fast chargers, each capable of adding roughly 20 miles of range per minute. Another metro-area site in San Francisco features amenities such as bathrooms and security, addressing EV owners who lack home charging options.
Reliability has improved dramatically. Outdated equipment has largely been phased out, yielding a 75% drop in service calls and achieving 97% uptime with next-gen chargers. The network now uses remote diagnostics and better field engineering to stay operational.
On standards, Electrify America is adapting to the rise of Tesla’s NACS connector (SAE J3400). While most automakers are transitioning to NACS, Electrify is being cautious; it’s piloting NACS support but won’t abandon its CCS base, which handled 16 million charging sessions in 2024 and delivered 600 GWh of energy, a 65% growth over 2023.
They also opened a technology development lab in Northern Virginia to test various connectors, payment methods, and the Plug-and-Charge system enabled by ISO 15118.
Even as EV incentives fade and market fluctuations loom, Electrify America reports 50% year-over-year growth in charging sessions in 2024, with similar growth expected in 2025. Moses remains confident in the long-term momentum of electric mobility.