2025 On Pace for Record Year

Through the month of July, 2025 is shaping up to be a record year, with north of 16,500 new DC fast-charging (DCFC) ports opening. In our recent Q2 State of the Industry (SOTI) Report, I had in fact forecasted that the US would hit 16,700 new ports and based on the January through July new ports, the US is on pace for 16,555.

The number of new DCFC ports opened in July (1,261) was well below the monthly highs of the year so far in June (1,576) and May (1,447), but was higher than the YTD average of 1,259.

It is important to not place too much importance on any single month as DCFC deployments can vary widely. The trailing 3-month average for May through July reached a phenomenal 1,428 new ports.

Tesla continues to lap the field. Six of the top 15 companies are backed by automakers. As Mercedes-Benz HPC and IONNA really start to scale in the coming months, we expect both to consistently rank in the top 3 to 5 on our leaderboard.

By Loren McDonald, Chief Analyst — Paren