Governor Gavin Newsom announced California now has 178,549 public and shared private EV chargers, meaning there are 48% more chargers than the amount of gasoline nozzles in the state.
According to The California Energy Commission (CEC), there are approximately 120,000 gas nozzles compared to the 178,000 public and private chargers.
Over 162,000 are Level 2 chargers and nearly 17,000 are fast chargers. The CEC also estimates that over 700,000 Level 2 chargers are installed in single-family homes.
California is the leader in zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure initiatives and allocates billions of dollars to meeting transportation needs. As more EVs come online, consumers are responding to the state’s efforts to bolster its EV charging network.
The state has approved a $1.4 billion investment plan to expand the most extensive charging and hydrogen network in the country. It will fund projects like the Fast Charge California Project, which is a part of the California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP), America’s largest EV charging incentive initiative. The project will also award $55 million to businesses and publicly available locations to install EV fast-charging stations.
“The California EV driver experience is getting better by the day. The state continues to invest in EV infrastructure, with particular emphasis in hard-to-reach areas, making these vehicles an easy choice for new car buyers,” said CEC Chair David Hochschild, in a statement.
California is also working to improve its data collection practices to better understand where chargers are most needed and track the state’s progress in meeting EV charger goals. The updated charger totals are a product of the CEC’s efforts to improve data collection by using additional sources to track operational changes.
Of the 73,537 chargers added to the data set in 2024, nearly 38,000 new chargers were installed that same year. The remaining 35,554 chargers were installed before 2024 and identified through new data sources.
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