{"slug":"ev-charging","title":"Electric Vehicle Charging Stations","description":"Through a nationwide network of local coalitions, Clean Cities provides project assistance to help stakeholders in the public and private sectors deploy alternative and renewable fuels, idle-reduction measures, fuel economy improvements, and emerging transportation technologies. Maintained by the Department of Energy.","publisher":"opendata.maryland.gov","organization_title":"State of Maryland","landing_page":"https://opendata.maryland.gov/api/views/cr24-zxhq/rows.csv?accessType=DOWNLOAD","file_count":4,"use_cases":[{"title":"Identify charging infrastructure gaps","example":"A fleet operator planning a Baltimore-to-Pittsburgh corridor route finds only 2 DC fast chargers in a 90-mile stretch of western Maryland, creating a range anxiety bottleneck.","how":"Filter by fuel type (DC Fast) and plot stations along planned routes. Gaps longer than the fleet's effective range per charge indicate infrastructure risk.","risk":true},{"title":"Verify station access before deployment","example":"A mobility app lists a dealership charger as publicly available, but the access type field shows it's restricted to customers only, making it unreliable for route planning.","how":"Check the access type and groups with access fields. Private or restricted stations should be excluded from public-facing routing tools.","risk":true},{"title":"Score commercial real estate for EV readiness","example":"A retail REIT evaluating a shopping center location finds 8 Level 2 chargers within a half-mile radius, suggesting the area already attracts EV drivers.","how":"Geocode the target address and count stations within a configurable radius. Density of existing chargers indicates EV traffic patterns useful for site selection.","risk":false},{"title":"Analyze network operator market share","example":"An EV infrastructure investor finds that ChargePoint operates 62% of Maryland's Level 2 stations but only 18% of DC fast chargers, revealing a gap in the fast-charging market.","how":"Group stations by network operator and fuel type. Calculate market share percentages to identify dominant players and underserved segments.","risk":false}],"enrichment":{"jurisdiction_names":["United States"],"jurisdiction_levels":["federal"],"date_range":{},"date_descriptions":[],"cluster_name":"Electric Vehicle Charging Stations","has_geo_fields":true,"has_contact_fields":true,"has_temporal_fields":false,"has_financial_fields":false,"has_business_data":true,"resource_version_url":"https://opendata.maryland.gov/api/views/cr24-zxhq/rows.csv?accessType=DOWNLOAD"},"schema_count":1,"schemas":[{"columns":["city","state","website","zip_code","phone_number","business_name","street_address","business_name_2"],"column_mapping":null,"sample_rows":[]}]}