EV Charging Stations in Chicago, Illinois

While many U.S. states outrank Illinois in total installed public charging stations, the Chicago area ranks fifth in the total number of charging stations for cities. Like many leading cities for EV charging, 2019 was the best year for Chicago with the addition of 325 new charging stations, beating the previous best year of 303 in 2018.

Currently, as of March 2020, the Chicagoland area serves up 1,645 public charging stations with many different charging networks being represented, including Blink Charging Company, ChargePoint, Electrify America, EVgo, Tesla and others. A 110 charging stations in the Chicago area are free and 87 new charging stations have been added in the last 90 days.