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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
M.k. Wildeman

Fast chargers are expanding quickly, but American EV drivers still fear running out of juice

Climate EVs Range Anxiety - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

For most Americans, there’s less reason than ever to worry about finding chargers to fuel up an electric vehicle. But charging worries remain a top hesitation for potential buyers, second only to sticker shock.

Those concerns linger even as fast chargers multiply. More than 12,000 have been added within a mile of U.S. highways and interstates just this year, an Associated Press analysis of data from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory shows. That’s about a fifth of quick-charging ports now in operation.

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