Why Driving Electric Makes More Sense Than Ever

Posted 09/17/2025

According to Plug In America’s comprehensive new 2025 EV Driver Survey, Americans are growing more confident with electric vehicles. This annual survey measures factors such as range anxiety, technology, and sentiment about EV chargers themselves. Here are some of the highlights.

Range Confidence is Growing

According to the data, 2025 is the year that range confidence has officially replaced range anxiety!

The survey found that worries about EVs decreased after becoming EV drivers. In fact, researchers noticed that "consumer concern drops after an EV experience in every category—with the exception of public charging reliability." Plug In America attributes this drop in initial concern about driving EVs to continued education and awareness about EVs and satisfaction with them once people have driven one for a while.

Concerns about access to home charging decrease from 21.8% to just 4.4% after getting an EV.
Concerns about battery life decrease from 26.7% to 19.0% after getting an EV.
Concerns about battery range decrease from 48.1% to 22.8%.
Concerns about home charging setup or wiring costs decrease from 20.4% to 4.7%.
Concerns about vehicle reliability decrease from 18.5% to 12.7%.

The only category where driver concern does not drop after a period of ownership is public charging reliability.

This is where commercial EV charging hosts can play a crucial role in enabling EV adoption and helping drivers feel more confident buying or leasing an EV.

Notably, almost 30% of EV driver respondents said they did not have concerns in any of the categories, including public charging reliability.

EV Drivers Are Not Returning to Gas Cars

A whopping 92% of EV drivers said their next vehicle is likely or very likely to also be an EV, up from 89% in 2024. Once drivers have experienced the thrill of EV performance and the ease of fueling, most are convinced to permanently make the switch to an electric vehicle future.

Even drivers who don’t have access to home charging said they’d still stick with EVs. Almost 84% of respondents without home charging access said it is either likely or very likely their next vehicle will be an EV. This is compared to 92.2% of those who do have access to home charging.

Recent Adopters Love EV Performance

Performance was rated highly among recent EV adopters. In fact, just over 54% of respondents said that performance is a crucial element for them when it comes to purchasing an EV. This is up from 48% of respondents who said the same thing last year. Clean air and cost savings were also rated highly as factors in drivers deciding to purchase an EV, especially among early adopters of the technology.

Charging Gets Easier, Smarter, and More Reliable

Drivers’ public charging experience has improved since last year, according to the survey. While 35% of drivers polled were concerned about public charging availability and reliability, this number has decreased from last year's 40%.

As more businesses start offering EV charging as an amenity, drivers’ concerns with public charging will continue to decrease. Blink is doing its part to support EV reliability with our Blink-Owned business model for high-traffic locations and our Blink Care preventative maintenance program, which supports Host-Owned models.

How do EV drivers charge?

About 82% of the survey’s respondents said they use commercial Direct Current Fast Chargers (DCFCs), while 73% of respondents said they use Level 2 public chargers.
Over 94% of respondents surveyed said they have access to EV charging at home, where they primarily charge. However, 267 drivers in the survey did not have access to home charging.
Of the drivers who did not have access to home charging, just under half use DCFCs at least once per week, while about 40% of them use work chargers at least weekly.
Of those who lack home charging, 88% reported using a public DCFC, while 83% say they use Level 2 public chargers. About 48% of those without home charging said they use a workplace charger.

This speaks to the importance of workplaces offering EV charging as an employee benefit for those who do not have access to charging at home.

Between DCFCs and Level 2 public charging stations, DCFCs are more commonly used, which the researchers said may come down to availability.

65% percent of total respondents said that there is a public, compatible DCFC within five miles of their home (in 2024, 57% of respondents said the same). This number is expected to rise as more businesses and communities add public charging.
27% of respondents said there are no DCFCs within five miles of their home.
3% said there are DCFCs within five miles of their home that are unfortunately incompatible with their vehicle.
Only 24% of respondents said there is a public Level 2 charger within walking distance from their home.
Unfortunately, 67% of respondents said there are no Level 2 charging stations within walking distance from where they live.

Roaming partnerships = seamless charging anywhere

While the Plug In America survey did not mention EV roaming, Blink is excited at the prospect of roaming making charging for both private EV drivers and fleet drivers alike smoother across all platforms. This week, we announced that the Series 7, Series 8, and Series 9 chargers had achieved OCPP 2.0.1 certification, which enables interoperability between charging networks and hardware.

An EV driver standing at a Blink Series 8 EV charging station views the Blink Mobile App

EV roaming works similarly to cell phone roaming, where your phone will work on the network of a cell service provider even if you don’t have an account with that cell provider. With EV roaming, you can use apps and radio frequency identity (RFID) cards from one EV charging company to locate, use, and pay for charging from charging stations belonging to a different company. Learn more about how EV roaming works.

Blink has signed multiple roaming agreements with other EV charging providers. What does this mean? EV drivers can use select third-party applications to find or use public Blink charging stations, and Blink members can use the Blink Charging app to find and use non-Blink chargers, even if you’re not a member of that other charging network. All this is possible because Blink has integrated other charging networks with the Blink Network.

Thanks to EV roaming, charging your car is easier and more convenient.

Drivers Want Charging to Meet Convenience

Aside from inoperable charging stations, EV driver concerns also included a lack of amenities available at charging stations and not having enough chargers at each location.

Businesses with nearby amenities have a clear motive to install EV charging. As L2 chargers can charge an EV between 25 to 65 miles per hour depending on the charger and vehicle, and DC fast chargers are able to deliver a full charge in less than an hour, EV drivers are looking for public charging stations* that fit into their lifestyles. Drivers want to be able to shop, use the bathroom, work out, or run errands while they charge their vehicles. This makes perfect sense, as most drivers don’t want to sit in the car for an hour.

Still, as mentioned previously, concerns with public charging have dropped from last year’s survey. Plug In America’s researchers attribute this change to investments in public charging infrastructure. As more governments and businesses install EV charging stations, EV drivers can have more range confidence and EV charger confidence, knowing that they are more likely to find the right charger in the right place at the right time.

*Drivers with access to home chargers typically charge overnight, and drivers with access to workplace chargers typically charge during work.

Choosing Electric Is Choosing Better

Whether it’s cleaner air, cost savings, or enhanced vehicle performance, choosing an electric vehicle is choosing a better future for yourself and for the planet. With public charging options becoming increasingly reliable and EV roaming simplifying the use of any charging station without the need for a new account or app, it’s no surprise that over 90% of EV owners plan to stick with an EV for future automotive purchases.

Learn more about taking the steps to join the EV world.

Do you drive electric? Download the Blink Charging app today to start charging with Blink.

Are you a business or government that wants to attract more EV drivers to your property or community? Contact Blink Charging today to speak with an EV charging expert.