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EV Charging Ports by Metro, 2026
Written by Ross D. Blankenship, Managing PrincipalUpdated October 202678 metros in the table, 41,452 public Level 2 ports and 8,192 public DC fast ports in all. Los Angeles has the most Level 2 ports (7,929) and Huntington the fewest (7); the median is 150. For DC fast, San Diego leads with 710 and Lewiston has 2; the median is 43.
42 of 78 rows show an open commercial EV or fleet charger program, from the serving utility or the state. Waymo serves riders through Uber, and May Mobility runs autonomous rides on Lyft; Waymo (through Uber) and Tesla Robotaxi serve riders; Waymo plans Baltimore service; the city is on its "Up next" list; Waymo plans Boston service; the city is on its "Up next" list; Waymo plans Charlotte service; the city is on its "Up next" list; Waymo plans Chicago service; the city is on its "Up next" list; Waymo, Tesla Robotaxi and Avride (on Uber) serve riders; Waymo serves riders; Waymo announced service in Detroit on Nov. 3, 2025; Waymo and Tesla Robotaxi serve riders; Waymo and Zoox serve riders; Waymo serves riders; Waymo and Tesla Robotaxi serve riders; Waymo plans Minneapolis service; the city is on its "Up next" list; Waymo serves riders; Waymo announced New Orleans service (Nov. 20, 2025); testing with drivers since July 2026; Waymo plans New York service; the city is on its "Up next" list; Waymo plans Philadelphia service; the city is on its "Up next" list; Waymo serves riders; Waymo plans Pittsburgh service; the city is on its "Up next" list; Waymo plans Portland service; the city is on its "Up next" list; Waymo serves riders; Waymo plans Seattle service; the city is on its "Up next" list; Waymo manual-driving tests since Dec. 2025; no rider service announced; Waymo plans Washington service; the city is on its "Up next" list. Anchorage, Baton Rouge, Bismarck, Boise, Bridgeport, Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Charleston, SC, Charleston, WV, Chesapeake, Columbia, Columbus, Cranston, Des Moines, Dover, Fargo, Fayetteville, Grand Rapids, Gulfport, Hilo, Honolulu, Huntington, Huntsville, Indianapolis, Jackson, Jersey City, Juneau, Kansas City, Lewiston, Lexington, Lincoln, Little Rock, Louisville, Madison, Manchester, Milwaukee, Mobile, Nashua, Newark, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Overland Park, Portland, ME, Providence, Rapid City, Salt Lake City, Sioux Falls, South Burlington, Stamford, Tulsa, Virginia Beach, Wichita and Wilmington had no announced robotaxi service on the date pulled; nearby, HB 217 (human safety operator) passed the House in 2026, not law, Waymo announced New Orleans (Nov. 20, 2025), nearest rider service is Waymo in Denver, about 529 miles southwest, the nearest is Waymo in Las Vegas, about 512 miles away, nearest testing is Waymo in St. Louis, about 240 miles south, Waymo lists Charlotte, 172 miles north, among coming cities, nearest planned city on Waymo's list is Charlotte, 221 miles, self-driving cars not yet permitted in Virginia (WIRED, May 2026), Waymo lists Charlotte, 81 miles north, among coming cities, Waymo lists Pittsburgh, about 162 miles away, as up next, Waymo is testing in Boston (Feb. 5, 2026), Iowa lawmakers debated driverless rules in Feb. 2026, nearest tracked market is Minneapolis (planned or testing), about 216 miles southeast, Waymo has announced Detroit, about 136 miles east (May Mobility ran an on-demand pilot here in 2021), Waymo announced New Orleans (Nov. 20, 2025), 58 miles west, HDOT testing rules (HAR 19-150) in effect since 2022, nearest planned city on Waymo's list is Charlotte, 238 miles, Waymo opened Nashville to all riders (June 25, 2026), Waymo lists Chicago, about 164 miles away, as up next, Waymo announced New Orleans (Nov. 20, 2025), 157 miles south, Waymo has a New York City test permit (Aug. 22, 2025), Waymo is testing in St. Louis, about 235 miles east, nearest is Waymo in Nashville, about 180 miles southwest, nearest rider service is Waymo in Denver, about 440 miles west, nearest is Waymo in Nashville, about 150 miles south, nearest tracked market is Minneapolis (planned or testing), about 230 miles northwest, Waymo has announced Detroit, about 251 miles east, Tesla Robotaxi reported in Dallas, about 190 miles south, nearest testing is Waymo in St. Louis, about 355 miles southeast, nearest testing is Waymo in St. Louis, about 240 miles east, nearest rider service is Waymo in Denver, about 310 miles south, the nearest is Waymo in Las Vegas, about 362 miles away, nearest tracked market is Minneapolis (planned or testing), about 198 miles northeast, Tesla Robotaxi reported in Dallas, about 236 miles south, nearest is Tesla Robotaxi in Dallas, about 340 miles south and Waymo plans Philadelphia service (Dec. 3, 2025).
Public port counts show how much charging a metro already has and how much of it is fast. A lot owner deciding whether to add chargers can see the gap, the utility to call, and whether a driverless fleet operator has said it is coming.
The data
78 rows. More cities are added as their Wins Parking pages go live.
Method
How were the ports counted?
Port counts come from the U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center, through its alt-fuel-stations API (now served from developer.nlr.gov). We pulled every public, open electric station in the state and kept the stations whose street address is in the city, then summed the Level 2 and DC fast ports. The API's city filter returned no stations for some cities in testing, so we filter by address after a statewide pull instead. New York City's stations are listed under borough and neighborhood names, so for New York we kept the stations whose ZIP code is in one of the five boroughs.
Counts are public ports only. Private workplace, fleet and residential chargers are not in the AFDC public set and are not counted. Tesla Supercharger ports open to all drivers are counted as DC fast.
A station is one site; a port is one plug that can charge one vehicle at a time. A station with four Level 2 posts and two plugs on each counts as one station and eight ports. Ports are the better measure of capacity, so the summary leads with them and the table gives both.
Method
How were the utility, program and robotaxi columns filled?
The utility is the electric company that serves most commercial customers in the city, from the utility's own service-territory page. The program column says whether that utility publishes a commercial, multifamily or fleet charger program, and links it. The robotaxi column names an operator only when the operator itself announced service in that city, and links the operator's announcement with its date. Press coverage alone does not count.
Using the data
How should you read the table?
Sort by Level 2 or DC fast ports to rank metros, or filter by region. A high Level 2 count with few DC fast ports means drivers can top up while parked but not refill quickly; that is the gap a fast charger on a busy lot fills. Port counts change weekly as stations open and close, so every row shows the date it was pulled, and a monthly job re-pulls the counts and emails a report.
The federal 30C credit for business charging equipment cannot be claimed for property placed in service after June 30, 2026, per the IRS Form 8911 instructions, so utility programs now carry most of the incentive weight. The program column is the place to start.
Using the data
Why track robotaxi announcements next to charger counts?
Driverless fleets charge between trips, and they charge in depots: fenced lots with fast chargers, cleaning bays and room to stage cars. An operator's announcement that it is coming to a metro is the earliest public sign that depot space and high-power service will be in demand there. We list only the operator's own announcement, with its date, because press reports of tests and rumors do not tell an owner when demand will arrive.
Using the data
Can you reuse this data?
Yes, under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Credit Wins Parking and link this page. The CSV has every column in the table. To report a new robotaxi announcement or a utility program we missed, send the link to reserve@winsparking.com.
About the author
Ross D. Blankenship
Managing Principal
Ross D. Blankenship is Managing Principal of Wins Parking. He has filed 20 U.S. patent applications on autonomous vehicle parking and charging, EV charging hubs and drone safety, all patent pending. He holds a JD from Washington University School of Law and a BA from Cornell University, and is the author of five books on AI and property.
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