Observed arrival · 2026-09-17
ChargerGrade asks the useful EV question: what if the charger fails?
An EV charging resilience index that compares U.S. fast-charging stations by fallback options, redundancy, access, connector coverage, and data freshness.
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ChargerGrade builds its index from a September 16, 2026 snapshot of the federal Alternative Fuels Data Center, combining station details with nearby-site and network information. The inspection covers seven signals, including fast-port count, connector coverage, access hours, fallback distance, alternative networks, and record freshness. Its homepage reports 71,804 DC fast ports across 10,711 sites, a median resilience grade of B, and a typical fallback distance of 0.7 miles. Scores estimate fallback strength rather than measured charger uptime.
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