Birmingham ranks second among major U.S. cities that are least friendly for electric vehicles.

iSeeCars looked at the number of both Level 2 and Level 3 chargers, otherwise known as DC fast chargers, in areas around the U.S. The evaluation looked at the Tesla and non-Tesla networks separately, gauging how many residents each EV charging station would potentially serve.

Currently, according to the analysis, EVs made up 6.4% of the market at the end of 2022, with roughly 146,000 charging stations throughout the country, or one for every 2,280 residents.

The friendliest metro sector, the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose area, has 14,083 chargers, or one for every 465 residents. The worst community statistically is St. Louis, which has 473 chargers – one for every 5,787 residents.

Birmingham is in second place, with 296 chargers, or one for every 5,691 residents. But in a ranking of the least EV-friendly metro areas by total chargers (excluding the Tesla network), Birmingham ranked first, with 189 chargers.

Half of the cities on the “friendliest” list are in California, while three of those on the unfriendliest ranking are located in Texas.

Alabama ranks sixth among the unfriendliest states to electric vehicles, with 847 chargers. Mississippi is at the top of the list, with 317 chargers.

Alabama was also tenth on the unfriendliest list for fast chargers, and sixth on the list of least EV-friendly states by total chargers, excluding the Tesla Network.