The huge growth in charging ports indicates the increasing number of zero-emission vehicles on California roads. But the milestone also comes as the Trump administration has moved to deprioritize shifting away from gasoline-powered cars.
  • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world
    10·
    13 days ago

    In 2024, California boasted 178,500 total EV ports compared to around 120,000 estimated gas nozzles, according to the California Energy Commission.

    More than 700,000 Level 2 chargers are installed across the state in single-family homes, according to state estimates.

    • GreyEyedGhost
      2·
      12 days ago

      Those are pretty nice numbers. I was going to post that, given the time difference for refueling, you would need a lot more chargers than gas pumps for an equivalent number of vehicles, but they’re already there.