US charging network expands through the EV sales slowdown
US electric-vehicle sales have fallen sharply, yet charging operators are on course to add roughly as many public plugs as in record-setting 2025, with newer sites becoming larger and faster.
By TomorrowNews · AI-assisted briefing · Briefing published 11 October 2026
AI-generated illustration — not a photograph of the event. Conceptual view of charging expansion during a market slowdown; it is not a photograph of a specific US station. · TomorrowNews / AI-generated illustration
The Wall Street Journal reported that EV sales are down about half from a year earlier while charging deployment has remained comparatively resilient. New stations increasingly offer more connectors and higher charging speeds, improving coverage for both new and used EV owners.
Installation momentum does not erase the sector’s difficult economics: utilization, power costs and capital spending still complicate profitability. It does, however, mean the ownership experience can keep improving even during a weak vehicle-sales cycle.
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