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Free API offers real-time data for 95,000+ US EV charging stations

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ChargingNear.me has launched a free MCP server and OpenAPI specification for over 95,000 US electric vehicle charging stations. This service aims to provide developers and AI assistants with accurate, up-to-date information on charging station availability and details, addressing issues of stale or unreliable data. The platform syncs daily from the U.S. Department of Energy's NREL database and cross-references data from Open Charge Map, Google Places, and TomTom, with each station entry including a verification date. AI

IMPACT Provides developers and AI assistants with reliable, real-time data for EV charging station location and status.

RANK_REASON Launch of a free API and server for EV charging station data, aimed at developers and AI assistants.

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Free API offers real-time data for 95,000+ US EV charging stations

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Wins Parking ·

    A free MCP server and API for 95,000+ US EV charging stations

    <p>68% of EV drivers hit a broken charger in a single year (Plug In America survey). Most charger data an AI assistant can reach is stale, scraped or undated.</p> <p><a href="https://chargingnear.me" rel="noopener noreferrer">ChargingNear.me</a> covers 95,724 US charging stations…

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