US EV Charger Area Monitor

Monitor EV charging stations by US state, city, or ZIP code. The actor returns station coverage, network, connector mix, public/private access type, access rules, visible pricing text, parsed price signals, and operational status fields from the Alternative Fuels Data Center station dataset.

Use it to build recurring EV charging coverage snapshots for fleet planning, charging app data QA, site host benchmarking, and regional infrastructure research. Schedule it daily, weekly, or before route reviews to see what charging options exist in an operating area and which records carry pricing, access, or reliability warnings.

Why Use This Actor?

Fleet and site teams rarely need a raw map pin dump. They need a repeatable area report that can be exported, compared, monitored, and joined with internal routing or site data.

Need	Basic map search	US EV Charger Area Monitor
Area input	Manual map panning	State, city, or ZIP input
Repeatability	Hard to automate	Schedule as an Apify run
Pricing	Often hidden in UI	Exports public pricing text and parsed signals
Status	Visual only	Normalized status and warning fields
BI use	Manual copy	JSON, CSV, Excel, API
Monitoring	No run history	Append to datasets across runs

Use Cases

Fleet route and depot planning

Find public charging stations in a state, city, or ZIP territory before assigning EV routes. Compare connector coverage, DC fast availability, access restrictions, and pricing visibility.

Charging reliability monitoring

Schedule recurring runs for target areas and track records marked as temporarily unavailable, restricted, stale, planned, or missing port counts. Use the output as an early warning layer for operational reviews.

Charging app data QA

Compare a charging app's local station coverage against public AFDC records. The actor gives stable station IDs, network labels, connector fields, and source timestamps for reconciliation.

Site host and network benchmarking

Monitor which charging networks appear in a region, what connector mix they expose, and whether pricing is visible enough for drivers and fleet planners.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
states	Array	required	One or more US state or territory abbreviations, such as CA, TX, NY, or FL
city	String	optional	Narrow results to one city inside the selected state
zipCodes	Array	optional	Narrow results to one or more ZIP codes
maxStations	Number	250	Maximum station rows to return across the run
includePlannedStations	Boolean	false	Include planned stations in addition to existing and temporarily unavailable stations
accessTypes	Array	public	Include public stations, private stations, or both
connectorTypes	Array	optional	Filter to connector types such as J1772, TESLA, J1772COMBO, or CHADEMO
datasetId	String	optional	Existing Apify dataset ID to append results to
runId	String	optional	Parent run ID copied into every output row

Example city run:

{
  "states": ["CA"],
  "city": "Los Angeles",
  "maxStations": 250,
  "accessTypes": ["public"],
  "includePlannedStations": false
}

Example statewide DC fast run:

{
  "states": ["TX"],
  "connectorTypes": ["J1772COMBO", "TESLA"],
  "maxStations": 2000
}

Output

The actor returns one row per station observation.

Field	Description
areaLabel	Requested area such as Los Angeles, CA or TX
stationId	AFDC station identifier
stationName	Public station name
network	EV charging network when provided
sourceUrl	AFDC station detail URL
status	Normalized source status
availabilitySignal	Operational signal derived from status and access
pricingText	Visible public EV pricing text
priceAmount	First parsed simple price amount when detected
priceCurrency	Parsed or inferred currency
priceUnit	Parsed unit such as kWh, hour, session, or parking
pricingConfidence	missing, low, medium, or high
address, city, state, zip	Location fields
latitude, longitude	Station coordinates from the public record
accessType	Normalized public or private value
access, accessHours, restrictedAccess	Public access fields
connectorTypes	Connector type list
level1Ports, level2Ports, dcFastPorts, totalPorts	Port counts from public fields
lastConfirmedAt, updatedAt, observedAt	Source and run timestamps
warnings	Compact warnings for missing or ambiguous fields

Example row:

{
  "areaLabel": "Los Angeles, CA",
  "stationId": 1523,
  "stationName": "City Hall Garage",
  "network": "ChargePoint Network",
  "sourceUrl": "https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/electricity-locations#/station/1523",
  "status": "Available",
  "availabilitySignal": "operational_public_record",
  "pricingText": "$0.35 per kWh",
  "priceAmount": 0.35,
  "priceCurrency": "USD",
  "priceUnit": "kWh",
  "pricingConfidence": "medium",
  "city": "Los Angeles",
  "state": "CA",
  "zip": "90012",
  "accessType": "public",
  "connectorTypes": ["J1772COMBO"],
  "level2Ports": 0,
  "dcFastPorts": 4,
  "totalPorts": 4,
  "observedAt": "2026-05-31T10:00:00.000Z",
  "warnings": []
}

API

Run from scripts, scheduled jobs, or monitoring pipelines with your Apify API token.

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/trovevault~us-ev-charger-area-monitor/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"states":["CA"],"city":"Los Angeles","maxStations":250}'

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('trovevault~us-ev-charger-area-monitor').call({
    states: ['CA'],
    city: 'Los Angeles',
    maxStations: 250,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();

Data Semantics

This actor reports station records observed during the run. It does not guarantee live plug-by-plug occupancy. Fields such as status, pricingText, accessType, lastConfirmedAt, and updatedAt come from AFDC station data. Use observedAt to compare runs over time.

Pricing is intentionally conservative. pricingText is the source text. priceAmount, priceCurrency, and priceUnit are parsed only when the text contains a simple recognizable pattern. Ambiguous pricing keeps the original text and adds a warning rather than pretending exact structure.

Troubleshooting

No stations returned Check the state abbreviation, remove the city or ZIP filter, and raise maxStations.

Pricing is null Many station records do not publish pricing. Use pricingText, pricingConfidence, and warnings to separate missing pricing from parsed pricing.

The status is not live occupancy The actor exposes public station status records, not real-time connector occupancy. Treat the output as an area monitoring and reliability signal, not a live navigation feed.

Too many rows Lower maxStations, add a city, or add ZIP codes for depot-level monitoring.

Limitations

The v1 actor is US-first. It is built on public AFDC station data and does not claim worldwide coverage, private app-only data, or guaranteed real-time availability. Future versions can add network-specific adapters, route corridors, or global registry coverage when those sources provide reliable station-level fields.