US electric vehicle charging networks were still racing to catch up to demand when the Iran attack and surging gas prices reignited EV interest.
Some 605 public, high-speed EV fueling stations switched on in the first quarter, a 34% increase over the year-earlier period, according to Bloomberg News analysis of federal data. The country now has nearly 13,500 places to quickly add electrons to a car or truck, 25% more than it did a year ago.