TROY, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 25, 2025--
Amid growing uncertainty surrounding the expansion of public charging infrastructure, home charging continues to be a boon for electric vehicle (EV) 1 owners, despite declines in satisfaction among owners of both Level 2 2 charging segments, according to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Home Charging Study,℠ released today. Overall satisfaction among owners of Level 2 portable charging stations is 714 (on a 1,000-point scale) and 733 for Level 2 permanently mounted home chargers, 21 and 11 points lower, respectively, than a year ago. Owner satisfaction with Level 1 portable chargers remains constant at 581.
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“While home charging remains the pinnacle of convenience when it comes to EVs, there are some pain points felt by owners across all three charging segments,” said Brent Gruber, executive director of the EV practice at J.D. Power. “Chief among them are charging speeds, cord length and the cost of charging. Energy prices are still on the rise in much of the country, and this has negative effects on the industry. Furthermore, because charging speed has tremendous influence on customer satisfaction, home charging stakeholders should particularly focus on ensuring charging speeds are optimized to meet customer needs.”
Following are some key findings of the 2025 study:
Study Ranking
While the study examines the home charging experience of EV owners across all three charger segments, only the Level 2 permanently mounted charging station segment is award eligible this year.
Tesla ranks highest among Level 2 permanently mounted charging stations for a fifth consecutive year, with a score of 776. Emporia (763) ranks second and Wallbox (756) ranks third.
The U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Home Charging Study, now in its fifth year, is driven by a collaboration with PlugShare, the leading EV driver app maker and research firm. This study sets the standard for benchmarking satisfaction with the critical attributes that affect the total or overall EV home charging experience for both battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).
Satisfaction is measured across eight factors: fairness of retail price; cord length; size of charger; ease of winding/storing cable; cost of charging; charging speed; ease of use; and reliability. These factors provide a comprehensive assessment of the owner experience and charger performance. Respondents include 10,472 owners of 2019-2025 model year BEVs and PHEVs. The study was fielded from November 2024 through January 2025.
For more information about the U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Home Charging Study, visit
https://www.jdpower.com/business/automotive/electric-vehicle-experience-evx-home-charging-study.
See the online press release at http://www.jdpower.com/pr-id/2025026.
About PlugShare
Based in El Segundo, Calif., PlugShare maintains the most comprehensive census of EV infrastructure in the world. They make the PlugShare app for iOS, Android and the Web, the most popular EV driver app globally, in use by most drivers in North America and over seven million EV drivers worldwide. PlugShare also provides sophisticated data tools, reports, custom consulting and comprehensive research on EVs for automakers, utilities, charging networks, government and the rest of the EV industry. It operates the world’s largest EV driver survey research panel, PlugInsights, now with over 150,000 members.
About J.D. Power
J.D. Power is a global leader in automotive data and analytics, and provides industry intelligence, consumer insights and advisory solutions to the automotive industry and selected non-automotive industries. J.D. Power leverages its extensive proprietary datasets and software capabilities combined with advanced analytics and artificial intelligence tools to help its clients optimize business performance.
J.D. Power was founded in 1968 and has offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. To learn more about the company's business offerings, visit JDPower.com/business. The J.D. Power auto-shopping tool can be found at JDPower.com.
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J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Home Charging Study
