Public EV Charging
Charging at the County's EV Charging Stations
About County-supplied Charging Stations:
- Charging Price: $0.1746/kilowatt-hour
- Dwell Fee: $3/hour, not exceeding $25
- Charging parking spots are for EVs only. Exception: The first two charging spaces closest to the front door of Central Library are available to any vehicle for up to 15 minutes for library book drop-off.
- Cost of charging is included in parking fee, if required. (No additional pay for parking.)
- All County-owned public charging stations are Level 2 chargers.
- Need help? EVCharging@arlingtonva.us
To date, 51 charging ports have been installed in Arlington by the County. Residents can read more about the chargers, view the latest Board Meeting on the EV Rate Ordinance, or read the Board Report.
View below for the breakdown of location, number of EV charging ports and year installed.
*Parking payment is no longer included in the charging transaction. If parking fees apply, they should be paid through ParkMobile.
ChargePoint has announced a new service fee that applies to charging sessions at ChargePoint charging stations. This fee is established and collected by ChargePoint and is separate from the County’s pricing for use of its publicly available charging stations. The County is not a party to this fee and does not have the ability to modify or waive it.
For additional information, please visit ChargePoint’s Service Fee FAQ.
To submit questions or feedback directly to ChargePoint, please visit ChargePoint Support.
Types of Charging
You will be able to find different levels of chargers around town.
- Level 2 Chargers: Commonly used for home, workplace and public charging. For reference, these can charge a light-duty vehicle from empty in 4-10 hours.
- Level 3 Chargers: Also known as Direct Current Fast Charging (DCFC), this equipment is commonly used as a public charger. For reference, it can charge a light-duty vehicle from empty to 80% in under an hour.
Watch the below video on rapid charging.
How to Find EV Charging
To locate EV charging stations, there are two comprehensive maps that include most chargers in the United States. First, the U.S. Department of Energy’s web-only Alternative Fueling Station Locator includes basic information on EV charging stations as well as fueling locations for other alternative fuels. Second, Plugshare is a crowd-sourced web- and app-based platform that includes greater filtering capability and user feedback on charging stations. The Plugshare map below can be used to quickly identify publicly-available chargers located in the County and in the region.
County-owned Public EV Charging Dashboard
The County tracks usage information at the County-owned EV charging stations and makes this information available to the public via the dashboard below. The dashboard is updated bi-annually. Click through the dashboard to see how the County's chargers are being used over time and across the different locations.
Click on the image below to view dashboard.
