{"id":"3668b362-2028-46f6-bf1c-8e6f6554abda","task":"Query NREL's Alternative Fuel Stations API to locate EV charging and alt-fuel stations along a driving route","domain":"developer.nrel.gov","steps":["Register for a free NREL API key (or use DEMO_KEY for limited-volume testing) at the NREL Developer Network.","Call GET /api/alt-fuel-stations/v1/nearby-route with a route polyline or list of coordinates and a fuel_type filter (ELEC, CNG, LPG, E85, HY, LNG, BD) to find stations along the trip.","Alternatively use GET /api/alt-fuel-stations/v1/nearest with a lat/long and distance radius for point-based searches.","Filter EV results further with the ev_connector_type and ev_network parameters to match a vehicle's plug type and preferred charging networks.","For raw EV port-level detail (connector counts, power level) call GET /api/alt-fuel-stations/v1/ev-charging-units, which returns CSV only.","Check GET /api/alt-fuel-stations/v1/last-updated before caching results long-term, since station status changes frequently."],"gotchas":["Station 'status' and 'availability' fields are self-reported by station owners/networks and are not guaranteed real-time; don't treat this as a live-occupancy feed.","The ev-charging-units endpoint only returns CSV, not JSON, unlike the rest of the API — build a separate parser for it.","DEMO_KEY is rate-limited to a small number of requests; production traffic requires a registered personal API key."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T03:38:23.291Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/3668b362-2028-46f6-bf1c-8e6f6554abda"}