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Preston: Montana has only about 20 fast chargers along main corridors

Christopher Preston · Will truck lovers go electric? · Mar 2, 2022 · at 5:20

Christopher Preston, a Montana-based environmental philosopher and author, discusses the sparse electric vehicle charging infrastructure in rural states.

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“I think we have now 20 fast chargers across the whole state, but those fast chargers are on the main corridors.”

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The claim, plainly

As of March 2022, Montana had approximately 20 EV fast-charging stations across the entire state, located primarily along main corridors.

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Assessment

Historical data from March 2022 fully supports the claim. According to March 2022 NASEO Congressional testimony and historical records from the US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC), Montana had approximately 18 to 22 publicly accessible DC fast-charging station locations (NASEO cited 21 sites). Furthermore, Montana state deployment plans confirm that these stations were heavily clustered almost exclusively along designated major highway corridors (primarily Interstate 90, Interstate 15, and key routes near national parks).

March 8, 2022 NASEO Congressional testimony noted that state deployment initiatives brought fast-charging sites across travel corridors in Montana to 21.
DOE AFDC historical data as of March 2022 recorded between 18 and 22 publicly accessible DC fast-charging locations across all networks statewide.
Montana Department of Transportation and DEQ 2022 deployment plans showed that existing DCFC stations were concentrated along main Alternative Fuel Corridors (I-90, I-15, US-93, and US-2), with non-corridor rural areas having no fast chargers.

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[1] naseo.org [2] reddit.com [3] dcfctracker.com [4] dcfctracker.com [5] mt.gov [6] chargewestev.org

"Montana" "Alternative Fuels Data Center" "DC fast" "2022" "stations" OR "charging locations" "DC fast" charging stations "Montana" "2022" "I-90" "I-15" OR "corridors" "Montana" "DC fast charging" "Alternative Fuels Data Center" "2022" OR "2021" stations "Montana" "Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Prioritization Study" "DC fast" OR "DCFC"

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