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EVs in North Carolina

Registration counts as of 2026-05-08. National rank: #15 of 51 (50 states + DC).

Total EVs + PHEVs
119,300
BEVs
91,000
PHEVs
28,300
% of US
2.0%

Public charging in North Carolina

Charging sites
1,742
Stations
1,956
Ports
6,298
Browse 1,742 North Carolina chargers →

Charger-to-EV ratio in North Carolina

How well the charging build-out is keeping pace with EV adoption. Lower numbers = more chargers per EV (better).

EVs per port
21.5
EVs per L2 port
39
EVs per DCFC port
47.9
BEVs per DCFC port
36.5

Numbers reflect publicly-accessible charging only (private/workplace/fleet sites excluded). Port counts are individual L2 or DCFC ports — a site with 8 DCFC ports contributes 8, not 1. EV count is BEV+PHEV combined; BEV-only is shown separately. Registration data is the latest annual AFDC/Experian snapshot. Compare all states →

Top North Carolina cities by public charger count

  • Charlotte — 211 sites
  • Raleigh — 146 sites
  • Durham — 94 sites
  • Asheville — 73 sites
  • Cary — 56 sites
  • Greensboro — 46 sites
  • Morrisville — 45 sites
  • Chapel Hill — 33 sites
  • Concord — 31 sites
  • Wilmington — 31 sites
  • Winston-Salem — 26 sites
  • Gastonia — 25 sites

How North Carolina compares

A top-15 EV market with 119,300 registered vehicles.

Data sources

  • AFDC vehicle registrations (Experian Information Solutions, via US DOE AFDC) — state-level BEV/PHEV counts. Refreshed annually. (afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/registration)