Man drives to 10 local EV charging points to see if they all are actually working
Published on Feb 23, 2026 at 11:23 AM (UTC+4)
by Molly Davidson
Last updated on Feb 23, 2026 at 1:40 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Mason Jones
An EV owner decided to test the 10 nearest rapid charging points in his area to see if they actually worked.
The last time he tried this, the results weren’t pretty.
This time, the numbers told a very different story.
And if you’re thinking about switching to electric, it’s the kind of update you’ll want to hear.
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The EV charging reliability test
Three years ago, the creator behind the YouTube channel Electric Vehicle Man checked the 10 closest rapid EV chargers to his home and discovered that six of them didn’t work – a 60 percent failure rate.
About a year later, he ran the same test again and saw some progress, with the failure rate dropping to four out of 10.
Now, just over two years on from that second attempt, he’s repeated the experiment once more.
The plan was simple: visit the 10 nearest rapid EV charging sites and plug in for at least five minutes at each one to confirm it was genuinely working.
If a charger was officially marked as faulty on the network provider’s own app or website, he counted it as a failure without even driving there.
That’s because, realistically, no driver would knowingly head to a charger flagged as broken.
Right from the start, there was one confirmed fault.
After that, though, things improved.
Four of the first five physical sites he visited were working without issue.
He then arrived at a brand-new multi-charger hub – eight rapid units in one location, similar in layout to a Tesla Supercharger site, but open to other EVs.
All of them were operational.
By the end of the test, the result was a stark difference to years past: nine out of the 10 nearest rapid chargers were working.
The only one that failed was an older unit that’s been in the area for years.
Compared to that original six-out-of-10 failure rate, the shift is hard to ignore.
EV charging reliability in his area has improved dramatically.
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The new issue with charging ports
While reliability has improved, another issue is creeping in.
Accessibility.
A charger can be working perfectly, but if it’s already in use, drivers are still stuck waiting.
That’s why multi-stall sites are a game-changer.
Even if one unit is down, several others are likely available, making the location far more usable than a single rapid charger tucked in a parking lot.
He also pointed out that rapid chargers aren’t how most EV owners fuel day to day.
Home charging – or slower, cheaper destination chargers at workplaces and shopping centers – is the real backbone of ownership.
For drivers in apartments or terrace housing without home chargers, though, public infrastructure becomes critical.
So yes, the reliability stats are finally moving in the right direction.
But as more EVs hit the road, the bigger question may not be ‘does it work?’
It might be ‘is it free when I get there?’
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With roles at TEXT Journal, Bowen Street Press, Onya Magazine, and Swine Magazine on her CV, Molly joined Supercar Blondie in June 2025 as a Junior Content Writer. Having experience across copyediting, proofreading, reference checking, and production, she brings accuracy, clarity, and audience focus to her stories spanning automotive, tech, and lifestyle news.
