Volume 2 - Issue 2, March - April 2026

Whereas electric vehicles have a 91% retention rate, produce less air and noise pollution, and are potentially safer than gasoline cars with embedded AI solutions, their adoption rate in the USA slowed, contrary to global trends. When making a purchase decision, customers of gasoline and electric vehicles use incompatible metrics, with the EV privately owned and publicly accessed charging infrastructure being a key parameter. Even though public stations are a necessity for long journeys, up to 80% of charging in the USA is attributed to residential ports. Level 2 charging could solve the “charging anxiety” and create a competitive advantage for EVs. By applying a quantitative analysis of 48,053 ports in metro areas where 30 million people reside, it was determined that 58% of chargers are installed in parking spaces of singlefamily houses and multi-unit apartments, with the former constituting 96% of a residential charging network. A direct correlation between the public charging stations and the type of housing was determined. The EV adoption rate in the USA is rather proportionate to the installed residential chargers and not the publicly accessible charging infrastructure.

Pavel Tolkunov,"The Role of Residential Chargers in the EV Transition in the USA: A Quantitative Analysis of a Charging Infrastructure" International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Educational Development, V2(2): Page(1559-1564) Mar-Apr 2026. ISSN: 3107-6513. www.ijamred.com. Published by Scientific and Academic Research Publishing.