Shreveport has ranked on a list documenting the best and worst electric vehicle-friendly metro areas, but how does Ratchet City compare to other American cities? And how does the state of Louisiana compare to other states?

When attempting to transition from internal combustion engines to electrified vehicles (EV), those who do not have access to charging stations become concerned about the wisdom of making an electric car purchase. And in a world where access to electric chargers controls the number of electric cars dealerships can sell to the public, Shreveport ranks poorly.

But there’s good news for Shreveport, too. America’s vehicle charging infrastructure grew by nearly 25% in the past year, and Shreveport’s vehicle charging infrastructure grew by a more significant percentage than the rest of the nation.

With 131 public EV chargers in Shreveport, while the state has only 702 public chargers, Shreveport ranks better than Louisiana.Louisiana is ranked 49th out of 50 states on the list of EV-friendly metro areas. The only state that is less EV-friendly is Mississippi.Shreveport isn’t exactly EV-friendly, though. The city remains number 193 on a list of 210 metro areas measured for EV-friendliness.

But there’s good news for Shreveport.

In 2022, the city had less than 100 chargers. Forty additional chargers were installed in 2023.

There is currently one public EV charger for every 6244 people in Shreveport, which is a better ranking than the state of Louisiana, which achieved one charger per 6515 people in 2023.

Incidentally, the national average in 2023 was one public EV charger for every 1848 people. This marks a massive increase over the 2022 statistics of one public EV charger for every 2277 Americans.

San Franciso, Oakland, and San Jose were the most EV-friendly metro areas in the nation in 2023.

Vermont was also deemed the most EV-friendly state, with one charger for every 695 residents.

Los Angeles, CA, boasts more than 21000 chargers, while Atlanta, GA, has a little more than 4000.

Some American cities boosted the number of EV chargers by as much as 33.6% in 2023, while others (such as Oklahoma City, OK, only increased their EV charging infrastructure by 9.8%.

Shreveport, however, can be proud of its 44% increase in EV charging infrastructure in 2023.