One in 5 EV chargers don't work, Harvard study finds

Nearly 1 in 5 charging stations in the United States are considered faulty, and electric vehicle drivers are struggling with pricing models and finding stations in “charging deserts,” a new study outlines.

A study from Harvard University released last week outlines the various hurdles EV drivers face with charging infrastructure across the country. The research goes beyond outlining “range anxiety” (the fear that the vehicle won’t have enough power to reach its destination or find a station) and details further problems that drivers have, including regularly broken and malfunctioning chargers, erratic and non-transparent pricing, and non-accessible charging stations that are far away.