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Non-home EV chargers needed by 2030 compared with announced deployments
Publicly available announcements from retailers, automakers, and charging providers sum up to 164,000 new DC fast chargers and 1.5 million new Level 2 chargers for light-duty vehicles in the years ahead. These investments cover a substantial share of the chargers we estimate will be needed by 2030—about 182% of the needed DC fast chargers and about 62% of the needed Level 2 chargers (Figure). In terms of total charging capacity, this amount of charging represents 96% of non-home charging capacity needed in 2030. Potential additional charging deployments announced by the federal government, state authorities, or utilities (i.e., the hatched portions of the bar chart) could provide up to 47,000 more DC fast chargers and 579,000 more Level 2 chargers, although it is unclear to what extent these announcements overlap with announcements from private stakeholders. In addition, other non-disclosed future charging investments would further add to the charging infrastructure network.