SC lags in electric car charging but more public stations are expected come 2025

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South Carolina lags behind most of the nation in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, ranking 40th nationally and second-to-last in the Southeast according to a Southern Alliance for Clean Energy report. The state has received $40.2 million in federal funding to build fast-charging stations along interstates, with plans to begin contractor recruitment by year-end 2024 and installation in 2025. Despite efforts to become an EV manufacturing hub, South Carolina has only 1,600 public charging ports compared to 10,500 in Florida and 5,435 in Georgia.