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High Power is Now the Default 62% of new non-Tesla DCFC ports opened in Q2 2026 are 250 kW or higher — up from 39% a year ago. The sub-150 kW share has fallen to 19% from 33% over the same period. High power isn't a segment anymore; it's the default new build for non-Tesla operators. The 150 to 249 kW "mid-band" isn't holding steady — it's eased to 18%, as operators increasingly skip past it toward ultra-fast. The remaining sub-150 kW builds (623 ports) aren't a step back from high power — they reflect targeted urban and fleet-adjacent siting, where vehicle capability, not charger capability, is the binding constraint. 🔗 Explore the full report. https://lnkd.in/gEUC3_Jf 👉 See how your network's power mix compares — book time with our team. https://lnkd.in/gxNGJpAv 

Non-Tesla Networks Keep Building Bigger Sites Canada's non-Tesla operators averaged 3.2 ports per new station in Q2 2026 — easing from Q1's 3.9 high, but still well above the 2.4 seen a year earlier. Tesla, meanwhile, opened new sites at 16.3 ports per station — a 5x gap versus non-Tesla. That gap doesn't reverse Tesla's broader multi-quarter trend toward smaller new sites (16.0 → 14.9 → 13.1 → 12.0 over the prior four quarters). The bigger story holds: non-Tesla operators are steadily standardizing on larger, multi-port sites. 🔗 See the full breakdown of site density trends by network and province.  www.paren.app/reports 👉 Book a call with our team to discuss your network's growth strategy. https://lnkd.in/gxNGJpAv    #EVCharging #ChargingInfrastructure #DCFastCharging #EV

Tesla's share of new EV charging ports just dropped below 50% for the first time ever. Q2 2026 marked a pivotal moment: Tesla deployed 27% of all new ports, while competitors collectively captured the majority. Walmart (8.4%), ChargePoint (7.6%), and Red E (7.2%) are building aggressively—but it's the long-tail effect that's most striking: networks outside the top 10 captured 27.8% of Q2's growth. What does this mean? The charging landscape is finally maturing. It's no longer about Tesla vs. everyone else—it's about a fragmented ecosystem where CPOs are competing on reliability, location strategy, and price. 🔗 Read the full Q2 2026 report to dive deeper into market consolidation trends, reliability benchmarks, and pricing dynamics. https://lnkd.in/gEUC3_Jf 👉 Book a meeting with our team to discuss what this shift means for your network strategy. https://lnkd.in/gxNGJpAv    #EVCharging #ChargingInfrastructure #DCFastCharging #EV

Today, we released Paren's Q2 2026 State of the Canadian Fast EV Charging Industry Report. Canada's fast-charging build stayed on a higher-capacity path this quarter, even as utilization cooled as new ports outpaced demand. The report analyzes public DC fast charging across infrastructure deployment, utilization, reliability, and pricing, using Paren's real-time coverage of more than 90% of Canadian DCFC ports. This edition also features an industry perspective from Scott Sharabura, President at Sharabura EV Infrastructure Advisors, on how Canada's independent auto-policy path is shaping the next wave of charging investment. A few highlights from the Q2 2026 data 👇 ⚡ +390 new DC fast-charging ports deployed Across 99 new stations, up 30 percent year over year and well above Q2 2025's total of 300 ports. 🔌 Monthly sessions held near 1 million June settled at approximately 1.05 million sessions across 7,884 ports, with sessions per port near 133. 📊 Utilization eased to 9.5 percent Down from 11.3 percent in Q1, as the port base grew faster than demand could fill it — most notably in Québec. 💲 Pricing remained stable (approximately $0.50/kWh national average) Provincial dispersion persists, from $0.42 in British Columbia to $0.67 in Alberta, driven by energy costs and market structure. 🛠 Reliability held steady (91.2) Up from a restated 90.3 in Q1, with British Columbia and Ontario both recovering back above 90. ▶️ Watch the on-demand webinar Hear Paren Chief Data Officer Bill Ferro and CEO Florent Breton walk through key Q2 trends. https://lnkd.in/g--x-Td9 👉 Download the full report: www.paren.app/reports Want to go deeper? Chat with Brandon Terrazas and Hayden Brown: https://lnkd.in/gxNGJpAv #EVCharging #EVPricing #ElectricVehicles #EnergyTransition

Today, we released Paren's Q2 2026 State of the U.S. Fast EV Charging Industry Report. The data shows a market rebounding off Q1's seasonal low, with deployment picking back up and demand climbing right alongside it. The report analyzes public DC fast charging across infrastructure deployment, utilization, reliability, and pricing, using Paren's real-time coverage of more than 99 percent of U.S. DCFC ports. This edition also features an industry perspective from Loren McDonald, CEO and Chief Analyst at Chargeonomics and former Chief Analyst at Paren, on the mixed signals in Q2's data for charge point operators. A few highlights from the Q2 2026 data 👇 ⚡ +4,382 new DC fast-charging ports deployed Across 806 new stations, rebounding from Q1's 3,521 ports but still below Q2 2025's 4,865. 🔌 Approximately 46 million fast-charging sessions June alone topped 16 million sessions for the quarter's high, with sessions per port climbing to 224.7. 📊 Utilization held steady at 15.8 percent Essentially flat versus 15.6 percent in Q1, as drivers filled new capacity about as fast as it was built. 💲 Pricing remained stable ($0.538/kWh national average) Hawaii stayed the most expensive market at $0.856; Plains states like Nebraska ($0.428) stayed the cheapest. 🛠 Reliability stayed strong, clustering in the low-to-mid 90s Only three geographies — Oklahoma, Vermont, and Arkansas — fell below a 90 reliability score, down from eight a year ago. ▶️ Watch the on-demand webinar Hear Paren Chief Data Officer Bill Ferro and CEO Florent Breton walk through key Q2 trends. https://lnkd.in/gnzbwU4f 👉 Download the full report: www.paren.app/reports Want to go deeper? Chat with Brandon Terrazas and Hayden Brown: https://lnkd.in/gxNGJpAv #EVCharging #EVPricing #ElectricVehicles #EnergyTransition

⚡ Who's building the most EV fast-charging ports in Canada right now?   Here's the Q1 2026 leaderboard by new DCFC ports deployed 👇   1. Tesla — 84 ports (12.6% share) 2. Filgo — 84 ports (12.6%) 3. BC Hydro — 78 ports (11.7%) 4. ChargeLab — 63 ports (9.4%) 5. Mercedes-Benz HPC — 56 ports (8.4%) 6. Flo — 48 ports (7.2%) 7. On the Run — 48 ports (7.2%) 8. Circuit Électrique — 45 ports (6.7%) 9. Hypercharge — 34 ports (5.1%) 10. ChargePoint — 30 ports (4.5%)   Tesla is no longer dominant. In 2025, it held 26.6% of new deployments — in Q1 2026, that's down to 12.6%, now tied with Filgo.   The "Other Networks" long tail grew to 14.7% of Q1 additions (vs. 8.7% in 2025) — more operators, more distributed growth.   And names like ChargeLab, Mercedes-Benz HPC, and Hypercharge — largely absent from the top 10 in the 2025 leaderboard — are now capturing meaningful share.   Canada is following the same path of fragmentation as the US, just on a different timeline.   👉 Download the full report: www.paren.app/reports Want to go deeper? Chat with Brandon Terrazas and Hayden Brown: https://lnkd.in/gxNGJpAv #EVCharging #Canada #CanadianEV #ChargingNetworks

⚡ Gas prices were volatile in Q1 2026. EV fast-charging prices were not.   The national average held at $0.53/kWh — identical to Q4 2025.   Here's what we're seeing by state 👇   • Hawaii: $0.87/kWh (the outlier — nearly double the national average) • California: $0.60/kWh • Northeast: ~$0.60–$0.65/kWh • Most of the South/Midwest: $0.45–$0.52/kWh • Iowa ($0.44/kWh) and Nebraska ($0.43/kWh) are the lowest in the country   One market that moved: Florida jumped +14% year over year after Florida Power & Light lost the incentive funding that was subsidizing charging costs. Sites went from $0.30 → $0.45/kWh on January 1.   On pricing models — fixed per-kWh still dominates (77% of stations), but time-of-use pricing is growing in high-demand states. CA, VA, NV, and TX all show 28–43% TOU adoption. Lower-utilization markets remain fixed.   Price sophistication follows demand — not network size.   👉 Download the full report: www.paren.app/reports Want to go deeper? Chat with Brandon Terrazas and Hayden Brown: https://lnkd.in/gxNGJpAv #EVCharging #EVPricing #ElectricVehicles #EnergyTransition

⚡Canada’s average EV fast-charging price is $0.48/kWh. But that national average doesn’t tell the full story. In Q1 2026, fast-charging prices ranged from $0.40/kWh in British Columbia to $0.70/kWh in Alberta, reflecting very different provincial pricing environments. A few things stood out 👇 • British Columbia ($0.40) and Québec ($0.46): regulated, utility-backed markets help keep prices lower — and utilization higher. • Alberta ($0.70) and Saskatchewan ($0.67): among the highest prices and lowest utilization, both with a heavier reliance on time-based pricing. • Québec stands apart: 77.1% of stations use power-based pricing, driven by utility-led deployment — unlike every other province. No single pricing model dominates nationally: • Fixed (kWh): 39.0% of stations • Time (min): 30.0% • Power: 27.5% • Time-of-Use (kWh): 3.4% Canada’s pricing market remains highly localized. Different provinces rely on different pricing models — from fixed per-kWh pricing in British Columbia, to heavier time-based pricing in Alberta, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, to Québec’s power-based model — shaping what drivers pay across the country.   👉 Download the full report: https://lnkd.in/gEUC3_Jf Want to go deeper? Chat with Hayden Brown: https://lnkd.in/gNHa3G6g   #EVCharging #Canada #CanadianEV #EVPricing

⚡ The US fast-charging utilization average is 15.6%. That number hides a lot.   Here’s the state-level spread in Q1 2026 👇   • DC: 37.2% • Hawaii: 25.1% • California: 22.2% • Maryland: 21.4% • South Dakota: 2.8% • North Dakota: 2.7% • Montana: 2.6% • Alaska: 2.5%   That's a 10–15x gap between top and bottom markets — and it's barely changed year over year.   The pattern is clear: high-utilization markets are facing a very different set of challenges than low-utilization markets. Some regions are managing demand concentration and reliability pressure. Others are still in an earlier buildout phase, where infrastructure is ahead of demand. National averages tell you where the industry is. Local data tells you where the opportunity is. 👉 Download the full report: https://lnkd.in/gEUC3_Jf Want to go deeper? Chat with Hayden Brown: https://lnkd.in/gNHa3G6g    #EVCharging #EVData #EV #ChargingInfrastructure

⚡ Canada’s EV fast-charging utilization average is 11.3%. But that national number doesn’t tell the full story. Here’s where utilization actually stands by province in Q1 2026 👇 • Ontario: 13.9% • British Columbia: 13.2% • Québec: 10.7% • Alberta: 5.2% • Manitoba: 4.7% • New Brunswick: 4.3% • Nova Scotia: 3.6% • Saskatchewan: 2.4% • Yukon: 2.0% At the metro level, the spread gets even wider. Among the 10 metros ranked in the report, Vancouver leads at 26.7%, followed by Toronto at 23.1%, while Edmonton sits at the low end at 7.6%. Vancouver’s utilization stands out — but so does the broader pattern. High-utilization markets like British Columbia are beginning to show early reliability pressure, while lower-utilization provinces like Alberta and Saskatchewan remain highly reliable but have some of the highest prices in the country. Some regions are showing signs of demand concentration. Others are still in an earlier buildout phase, where utilization has yet to catch up with infrastructure growth. 👉 Download the full report: https://lnkd.in/gEUC3_Jf Want to go deeper? Chat with Brandon Terrazas and Hayden Brown: https://lnkd.in/gxNGJpAv #EVCharging #Canada #CanadianEV #EVData