The Midwest and it's unforgivable lack of charging stations

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I’ve been loving my Kia EV6 for 4 months now, but I’m frustrated by the lack of non-Tesla high-speed charging stations in my Midwest area. It’s limiting where I can travel, like visiting family members in a city of 256,000 with no fast chargers nearby. Even shorter trips are challenging without proper charging options. While I can charge at home for daily use, I feel stranded when planning longer journeys.

Is anyone else experiencing similar challenges?

How do you cope with limited charging infrastructure outside major cities?

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This is the same issue the infrastructure plan is trying to address. All states have submitted plans for NEVI and you can find them with a click of a button on Google search.

Also, am not sure which state you are but EA has plans to build out more infra from Minnesota across the northern interstates.

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Let me remind you brother that each state had its plans approved. If I remember well, the goal is to have fast charging on major US corridors every 25-50 miles but as was mentioned, this plan is still a few years from being realized.

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I am currently in the Midwest and I am amazed at how much charging is around me.

It turns out that the Midwest is a pretty big area and both our experiences can be true.

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Where is this place in the Midwest that can’t be road-tripped to/from? I am wondering if it is North Dakota or South Dakota.

I am a native of the Midwest and I have done road trips to almost every corner except the Dakotas. I have done approximately 30,000 miles of road trips this year alone. It is actually a relief that the Dakotas will be covered with chargers probably this year.

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I am from Wisconsin and I feel your pain. I warn you that don’t ever dare to drive north of Milwaukee for any considerable distance. Your ass will be stranded.

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You are wrong because someone can stop and charge at Bergstrom Chevrolet in Appleton, and that single charge should get you to Wausau or even Escanaba.

The bad side of that it is just a single 50 kW charger, and so a lot of EV owners rely on it right now. Hopefully, EA opens their new station in Green Bay shortly.

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The EV lovers can now breathe because this is a temporary problem. In the next 2-3 years most of these fast charger black holes in the United States should be filled.

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I totally understand you. There ain’t any level 3 charging stations in this rural area of Maryland for almost two hours. Level 2s are prevalent, yet

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You will surely encounter similar circumstances in the west and southwest. In my town of about 100,000 people, there are no DCFCs in the vicinity. The nearest one is sixty miles distant. Considering how little interest there is in EVs around here, I suppose I can’t blame them. Those who do possess one charge it at home.

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I am a North Dakotan EV owner. It is bad, but it won’t be bad for very long. Utilizing the A Better Route Planner app has been beneficial for me. We don’t have much charger redundancy, so it is still a bit of a gamble up here, but I jhave been able to complete several respectable round trips without experiencing too much concern.