Alternative Fueling Station Locations in the United States and Canada

Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center provides a snapshot of fueling station locations for compressed natural gas, ethanol, propane, biodiesel, electric vehicle charging, hydrogen, and liquefied natural gas. The dataset covers the United States and Canada and was current as of July 29, 2021.

Use Cases

• Map the geographic distribution of electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen fueling points across states and provinces.
• Analyze the relative availability of different fuel types like compressed natural gas (CNG), ethanol (E85), and biodiesel (B20 and above) by region.
• Identify areas with high concentrations of specific alternative fuel stations, such as liquefied natural gas (LNG) or propane/liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), for infrastructure planning.

Strengths

• Covers seven distinct alternative fuel types, including electric vehicle charging, hydrogen, and compressed natural gas.
• Includes geographic coverage for both the United States and Canada.
• Maintained by the authoritative Department of Energy Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC).

Limitations

• Data is a snapshot from July 2021 and may not reflect current station availability or new installations.
• Specific data dimensions like row count, column count, and individual station attributes are unknown from the provided input.
• Potential for geographic bias in station coverage based on regional adoption rates of alternative fuels.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC).

Collection Method

Maintained via the AFDC website for public station location and count information.

Time Range

Snapshot as of July 29, 2021.

Freshness

Snapshot as of July 29, 2021; metadata last updated May 21, 2024.

Geography

United States and Canada.