ChargePoint data shows charging infrastructure gap

ChargePoint has reported that charging sessions on its network increased 34% in 2025 while new charging ports grew by 16%, suggesting electric vehicle infrastructure is not keeping pace with driver demand. The charging network operator said more than one million EV drivers now use ChargePoint on a monthly basis.

The company added 190,000 charging ports to its network in 2025 but said utilisation growth still outpaced new port installation by almost 20 percentage points. ChargePoint manages approximately 375,000 public and private ports directly and provides access to more than 900,000 additional roaming ports.

Vehicles identified as plug-in hybrids in the ChargePoint app account for 16% of all commercial AC charging sessions on the platform. The company said nearly 60% of the 19.3 billion electric miles it has enabled over 18 years occurred in the most recent two years.

Rick Wilmer, Chief Executive of ChargePoint, said: “New EV sales are no longer the primary benchmark for charger demand, it is the total number of EVs on the road. Those installing chargers in 2026 should see accelerated ROI because of this utilisation pressure.”

ChargePoint estimates its network has helped drivers avoid 714 million gallons of petrol, saving more than US$2bn in fuel costs and 4.5 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions since 2007.

Source: ChargePoint