I can't really vouch for it, but since I installed a Chargepoint Flex at home I needed to sign up for Chargepoint and it looks like their network in MA is pretty good. EA's network around Boston is embarrassingly thin. I'll actually be amazed if I ever charge at one of the EA stations, since all of them are at least 20 miles out of my way, and in Boston that's like an hour.

 

I'm in Boston and the EA at Assembly Row is 3 miles away... There's also a new one in Adam's Village, in Boston. There are an additional 3 EAs along Rt 128, 7 mile radius from the center of Boston.

So you must not be in Boston but at least 27 miles away. Which is basically California.

 

Use PlugShare to find CCS fast chargers. Looks like NYPA runs some of its own.

 

I found the following site to be very useful. Lists all the available fueling/charging stations

Alternative Fuels Data Center: Alternative Fueling Station Locator (energy.gov)

 

apart from EA, they all seem overpriced and too slow to me (and EA is overpriced at retail but at least fast). In the 10 weeks, I've learned that part of it is just a question of how much balance you leave on all of these various charging systems since you need an app for each. Just try not to leave too much stranded all around the place. Chargepoint seems decent (and shows me home and travel energy used in one app since I have their charger at home). Use plugshare so you can see all brands and charging speeds in one app (well mostly everything and it's not perfect info). Then I just add apps as I encounter each new charger I need - I tend to pick based on location primarily and brand follows. Also, see ABRP for planning. Using google maps in the car and supplemented by plugshare seems to work best, then ABRP too (from whatever I planned when not in the car). Google maps doesn't seem to show everything that's in plugshare even for brands it does have, not sure why, so I just double check the other apps if I"m planning any long drive.

 

Other national brands that I've seen are EV-GO, and Chargepoint.

EV-GO outside of CA tend to be 5 year old 50KW chargers though. They are bringing out new ones because of a partnership with GM so it is possible over time we'll see at least 100 if not 250s from them. We have a few here in NC, they're all priced at 'time' based not KW based thanks to anti-EV charging laws in my state. State requires you to register as a power provider to be able to sell electricity by the KW.

Chargepoint usually has 62.5kw, and you usually find them in smaller towns that were given a grant. We have a couple on the NC coast where EA is completely missing.

 

I have accounts set up for EV-GO and CHARGE POINT.
i don't have any of the discount plans set that incur monthly charges with them. EV-GO is a fallback and CHARGE POINT is the only fast charger mid way on a trip I make monthly that's beyond the one charge range. ..I use it twice a month. Not enough to benefit form the discount plans.

EA is my go to fast charger...but I still have a level 2 charger at home and use it often because the closest EA charger take me 15 - 20 minutes to get to because of traffic and stoplights. It's only 4 miles. But that means it takes me as long to drive there and back as it does to charge. So unless I am over near one for other business I don't always go