The rapid growth in electric vehicle (EV) sales in the United States has created an urgent demand for robust EV charging infrastructure. The demand for EV charging infrastructure is driven by the need to ensure the benefits of EVs are fully realized. The EV industry has reached a critical tipping point at which the widescale commercialization of EVs is showing signs of receding until confidence grows in the availability and maturity of the publicly available EV charging infrastructure. This was identified as a key challenge facing the sector in our April 2024 report “Driving Change: Scaling Up EVs in the U.S.“