There are 178,549 public and shared private electric vehicle chargers installed statewide with more to come
Sacramento, Calif.—Governor Gavin Newsom announced last week that California reached 178,549 public and shared private electric vehicle (EV) chargers installed statewide.
In a milestone for the state, California now has 48% more public and shared private EV chargers than the number of gasoline nozzles. The California Energy Commission (CEC) estimates there are about 120,000 gas nozzles in the state, compared to 178,000 public and shared private chargers.
Out of the more than 178,000 EV chargers installed in the state, over 162,000 are Level 2 chargers, and nearly 17,000 are fast chargers. In addition to the public network, the CEC estimates that more than 700,000 Level 2 chargers are installed statewide in single-family homes.
California has approved a $1.4 billion investment plan to expand the most extensive charging and hydrogen network in the country. The investment plan funds projects such as the Fast Charge California Project, which is a part of the California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP), the nation’s largest EV charging incentive initiative. This project will award $55 million to install EV fast-charging stations at businesses and publicly accessible locations across the state.
Comments are closed.