Electric cars already beat gas on cost. The missing charging network is what holds them back.
EV drivers save an average of 9 cents per mile, with electric vehicles costing roughly 5 cents per mile compared to 14 cents per mile for gas compact SUVs. Annual charging costs average $741, versus $1,926 for gasoline, while maintenance and repair expenses run about 40% lower. Gasoline infrastructure still shapes the transportation system, keeping families tied to higher fuel costs and communities exposed to avoidable pollution. The missing piece is the infrastructure that makes fast charging profitable for operators and affordable for drivers. Kinetix provides that missing piece: low-cost energy storage that turns fast EV charging into a scalable, reliable, and profitable network.
Battery prices have collapsed, making EVs viable at every scale.
Battery pack costs fell 20% in 2024 alone to $115 per kilowatt-hour, the largest annual decline since 2017. Some packs fell below $100 per kilowatt-hour for the first time, with forecasts pointing toward $80 per kilowatt-hour and lower, helping unlock cost parity with internal combustion vehicles. A record 1.2 million new electric vehicles were sold in the first three quarters of 2025, with market share reaching nearly 12% in the third quarter. More than 155 EV models are now available across cars, trucks, SUVs, and vans. The vehicle side of the transition is no longer the central constraint. The remaining bottleneck is charging infrastructure. Without abundant, affordable charging, even the best EVs cannot replace gasoline vehicles at the pace the economics justify.
Gasoline vehicles still dominate because the infrastructure around them is everywhere.
Full-year 2025 EV market share reached 7.8% of all new light-duty vehicle sales, making it the second-best year on record, but still only a fraction of the overall market. Heavy-duty vehicles remain almost entirely fossil-powered. Supply chains, fueling networks, consumer habits, and logistics systems are still optimized for gasoline and diesel. There are 6.5 million EVs on the road, representing just 2.25% of vehicles in operation. Meanwhile, the country needs more than one million additional public chargers to meet projected 2030 demand, while only 218,000 public charging outlets currently exist. Until charging becomes fast, affordable, and available wherever drivers need it, the transition will remain slower than the economics should allow.
Transportation pollution imposes enormous and avoidable costs on the families living closest to roads.
Transportation is the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, responsible for 28% to 29% of total emissions and roughly two-fifths of fossil-fuel combustion emissions. Families living near highways, freight corridors, ports, warehouses, and dense urban roads breathe exhaust containing nitrogen oxides, ultrafine particulates, and black carbon. Children living within 200 meters of major roads face higher asthma risk and reduced lung function. Exposure to PM2.5 from vehicle emissions increases the risk of respiratory disease by 24%, according to research published in Environmental Health Perspectives. Healthcare costs rise as communities pay the price for continued dependence on gasoline and diesel. Electrification offers a path out, but only if charging infrastructure can scale fast enough to make electric transportation practical for everyone.
Kinetix makes fast EV charging profitable at low cost.
Today, a typical fast-charging station can lose $40,000 to $50,000 per year without subsidies, largely because of demand charges that exceed $15 per kilowatt for more than a quarter of commercial customers. Utilization rates have climbed to 15% to 18%, but profitability generally requires 20% or higher. Kinetix changes the economics. Its system stores energy when electricity prices and demand charges are low, then releases power instantly when vehicles arrive. At projected capital costs of $63 per kilowatt-hour, a fraction of conventional storage alternatives, Kinetix enables charging operators to run profitable stations while keeping prices affordable for drivers. For the family spending $1,926 a year on gasoline, affordable fast charging is what makes the switch possible.
Kinetix works with today’s grid instead of waiting for a massive rebuild.
Kinetix integrates directly with existing charging equipment and electrical infrastructure. It charges during off-peak periods or idle time, then discharges rapidly when drivers need power. Well-implemented demand management strategies can reduce total energy costs by 20% to 40% at typical charging locations. Kinetix storage goes further, reducing demand charges by up to 70% and enabling fast charging even at sites with limited grid capacity. This makes distributed fast charging viable across the country, including in communities where grid constraints, transformer limits, or expensive upgrade requirements would otherwise prevent deployment.
Charging stations become grid assets that generate value for the surrounding community.
Grid-connected Kinetix systems lower operating costs for site owners while providing valuable services to utilities, including voltage support, resource adequacy, and deferred transmission and distribution upgrades. Instead of acting only as new electrical loads, charging stations become flexible infrastructure that supports the grid around them. Operators gain revenue beyond vehicle charging. Utilities gain distributed grid support. Families and businesses on the same circuit benefit from infrastructure that improves local reliability. The charging station becomes more than a place to refuel; it becomes a community energy asset.
Affordable charging delivers clean air where communities need it.
Every kilowatt-hour delivered to an EV replaces gasoline or diesel burned in neighborhoods, along highways, and near freight routes. The children living within 200 meters of major roads and the families breathing exhaust in dense urban corridors are among the first to benefit as tailpipe emissions decline. Respiratory illnesses fall. Pollution-related hospitalizations and chronic conditions decrease. Healthcare costs come down over time as communities are exposed to less exhaust. Each new charging station compounds these benefits, turning transportation electrification into a public health investment that improves outcomes first in the places most affected by vehicle pollution.
Long-term price stability gives drivers and fleet operators confidence to go electric.
Kinetix systems are designed to operate profitably for decades while supporting low, predictable charging prices. That stability matters. Families without home charging can buy EVs with confidence because affordable public charging is nearby. Trucking companies can invest in electric semis knowing reliable fast charging exists along their routes. Delivery fleets can electrify depots without being exposed to unpredictable demand charges. With federal EV tax credits having expired in September 2025, charging economics matter more than ever. Drivers and fleet operators need confidence that the savings from electric transportation will remain durable even as policy incentives change.
EV charging stations catalyze local economic growth.
Research published in Nature Communications analyzing more than 4,000 charging stations and 140,000 businesses found that adding a single EV charger increased nearby annual spending by up to 3.2%, generating millions in local economic activity. Businesses cluster around charging stations to serve drivers while they stop: restaurants, cafés, retail, and services follow the traffic. Land once dismissed as highway-adjacent becomes valuable commercial space. Communities that were once passed by become places where drivers stop, spend, and return. Affordable charging does not just support transportation; it creates new local economic activity around clean mobility.
Kinetix’s mission is to make clean energy affordable for everyone, everywhere, day and night.
For transportation, that means turning EV charging from an infrastructure bottleneck into a profitable community asset. Kinetix makes fast charging affordable to build, profitable to operate, and reliable for drivers. As every gasoline mile is replaced by a mile powered by electricity, pollution declines, transportation costs fall, and the savings on fuel and healthcare stay local. Economic activity grows around clean transportation hubs as businesses follow the traffic that charging stations attract. Communities stop bearing the health costs of gasoline infrastructure and start capturing the value of electric mobility instead. With Kinetix, fast charging can scale everywhere. Electric transportation can deliver its full economic, health, and climate benefits.