EV Charger Data Helps Decide Locations

Charging networks, research firms and automakers use data to fill charging gaps as EV sales climb.

Automotive News – As the Biden administration, automakers, local governments and others pledge to install hundreds of thousands of electric vehicle chargers across the U.S., identifying the best locations is critical to expanding EV adoption and charging access.

“In the past, deciding where to place charging was kind of just throwing darts at the wall,” said Arcady Sosinov, CEO of FreeWire Technologies, which provides a tool that helps customers choose charging station locations.

Adding chargers requires more than plopping the equipment down in a public garage. Installing the necessary infrastructure is costly and complicated. Most companies consider numerous factors when selecting sites