We've come a long way since the days of sitting on a 25kW Bosch unit at the back of some Chevy dealership, slowly watching the 5% bars tick up and hoping the next location is more powerful/convenient/has more than one stall.

But has DC fast-charging hardware expanded where it's needed? And what does the future hold for power levels, new manufacturers and models, and matching the right hardware with an appropriate location?

In the 62nd episode of Coast-to-Coast EV's, hosts Eric, Walter, and Steve, are joined by Rangeway CEO Zak Winnick -- aka @CurrentHeading / formerly @WyldWattage -- to unpack all things hardware, through the lens of the US and Canadian DCFC landscape.

The crew look at how hardware breaks out by network, region, and site type, as well as zooming in on key manufacturers and models that have defined EV travel in North America, for better or worse!

This is an enlightening exploration of DCFC hardware data and, more importantly, gives all you EV nerds the opportunity to praise or pan the charger OEMs you encounter most often.

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DC fast-charging deployments continue to set records, with almost 16,000 distinct locations across the US and Canada for EV drivers to choose from as we approach mid-2026.

But how many of those would you actually want to charge with?

Listings show that almost one-quarter of those locations are at auto dealers, which is an immediate no for many EV drivers (years of low power, blocked chargers, and extortionate pricing tend to grind you down). Then strip out low-power sites, workplace chargers, or other less appealing options, and the numbers get much smaller.

In edition 61 of Coast-to-Coast EVs WisconsEV's -- http://youtube.com/@WisconsEV -- Jay Williams returns to the show to discuss the kind of places we want to charge, as Eric, Walter, and Steve, also answer the question for our respective regions: DCFC is expanding, but is it in the right places?

We unpack how the fast-charging landscape in the US and Canada breaks out by category, identify regional differences, get opinions and insights from viewers across the continent, and then assess where we need DCFC to accelerate next.

More metro area charging hubs? Medium-powered options at your favorite grocery store? 24kW units at visitor centers for all National Parks? The latest DCFC hardware at big box stores across the US?

Check out this episode to break out where fast charging is most common across the US and Canada, and what we need to see next to energize the type of sites where EV drivers want to, rather than have to, charge.

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