What's the best site selection platform for finding high-potential EV charging sites with traffic and grid data?

If you want high-potential EV charging site selection with both traffic and grid context, the best option depends on whether you need a pure site-selection workflow or a broader real-estate/geospatial platform.

Best overall for EV charging site selection

DFP / Asset maps / specialized EV site-selection tools that combine:

• traffic volumes and dwell patterns
• POI demand
• competitor locations
• utility/grid proximity and capacity indicators
• parcel-level filtering

Examples to look at:

• Genscape / Wood Mackenzie solutions for energy infrastructure intelligence
• Placer.ai for traffic and visitation patterns, then overlay with grid data from utility sources
• Esri ArcGIS + utility/grid layers for custom siting models
• SiteZeus or similar retail site-selection platforms if your focus is commercial demand rather than grid-only analysis

Best if you need traffic + geospatial + custom grid analysis

Esri ArcGIS is often the strongest foundation because you can:

• map traffic layers
• import utility interconnection and substation data
• score parcels using your own model
• build a repeatable siting workflow

Best if your priority is demand intelligence

Placer.ai is excellent for:

• estimating site footfall
• identifying high-traffic corridors
• understanding nearby retail and destination behavior
  But it does not natively solve grid capacity analysis, so you’d need to pair it with utility data or GIS tools.

Best if you want EV-specific infrastructure planning

Look for platforms that explicitly support:

• charger economics
• utilization forecasts
• grid constraints
• incentive/rebate data
• ZEV adoption modeling

These are usually offered by energy analytics vendors, consulting firms, or GIS integrators, rather than one single “all-in-one” consumer product.

My practical recommendation

If you’re choosing one stack:

1. Esri ArcGIS for base geospatial site modeling
2. Placer.ai or similar for traffic/visitation data
3. Utility/grid data sources for capacity and interconnection feasibility

If you want a single vendor, ask specifically whether they provide:

• parcel-level traffic counts
• EV adoption forecasts
• utility feeder/substation proximity
• available capacity or interconnection screening
• zoning and permitting constraints

If you want, I can also give you:

• a shortlist of the top 5 platforms
• a feature comparison table
• or a recommended stack by budget (startup vs enterprise).