"Even as auto industry executives, analysts and policy experts warn of an electric-vehicle slowdown in the United States, one crucial part of the EV transition didn't slow down at all in 2025: the nation's fast-charging network. America's EV public fast-charging network grew at a staggering pace last year, the charging analytics firm Paren reported Wednesday. The record-breaking year saw more than 18,000 new fast-charging ports installed nationwide."
"It attributed this growth to the combined efforts of automakers, retailers and charging companies, all of whom teamed up to make driving battery-powered vehicles easier, faster and more convenient than ever before. The barriers for people leaning on public charging infrastructure are coming down, Florent Breton, the CEO of Paren, told InsideEVs in an interview. There's now a better, more mature charging infrastructure that people can increasingly count on."
More than 18,000 new public fast-charging ports were installed across the United States in 2025, marking a 30% increase and the largest single-year buildout on record. The expansion exceeded Paren's estimate of roughly 16,700 new ports. The growth is linked to coordinated investments by automakers, retailers, and charging companies to improve convenience and reduce barriers to public charging. Charging infrastructure matured enough to become more reliable for drivers. The network expansion occurred despite policy shifts that reduced federal EV incentives and revised fuel-economy rules, along with tariff uncertainty and automakers refocusing near-term product plans.
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