Volume 2 - Issue 3, May - June 2026

The EV adoption rate in the USA directly correlates with the installation of residential Level 2 chargers. These ports, combined with scheduled charging and time-of-use electricity plans, create a competitive advantage for EVs by eliminating “charging” and “range” anxieties through reduced expenditures and improved operating cycles, when car owners eradicate trips to refueling or public charging stations in up to 96% of daily cases. The analysis determined that off-peak charging could be up to 25 times less expensive than refueling with gasoline. In most assessed states, a payback period for installation of a home charger combined with off-peak charging is 16-25 months. Finally, the solution effectively addresses grid stability concerns of a government, which has a monopoly on issuing corresponding permits, and thus could benefit vehicle owners and the public.

Pavel Tolkunov,"A Level 2 Residential Charger as a Competitive Advantage of EVs in the USA: A Cost-Benefit and Stakeholder Analysis" International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Educational Development, V2(3): Page(564-570) May-June 2026. ISSN: 3107-6513. www.ijamred.com. Published by Scientific and Academic Research Publishing.