California has surpassed 150,000 public and shared private chargers installed statewide, including 137,648 Level 2 chargers and 14,708 fast chargers. This announcement comes just weeks after California posted its second highest ever market share in zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales.

In addition to the public network, the state estimates that more than 500,000 private home chargers are installed statewide.

No other state comes close to California's ZEV infrastructure efforts, dedicating billions to support clean transportation goals. The state is also expected to receive more than $380 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for building out chargers.

This year, the California Energy Commission has approved more than $1 billion in funding for EV charging and hydrogen refueling projects for cars, trucks, and buses. The projects range from deploying chargers in underserved communities to rapid expansion along important the state's busiest corridors. Highlights include:

• $3 million to install at least 40 fast chargers across 10 sites in Southern California to meet demands from transportation network company fleets and the public.

• $5 million to install Level 2 and fast chargers, bus charging ports, solar photovoltaic equipment and battery storage at a destination multi-use park and future Olympic venue in Los Angeles.

• $7 million to build at least 653 Level 2 chargers near the University of California San Diego.

• $9.5 million to improve and maintain hydrogen refueling stations statewide.

• $12 million for EV charging at apartments and townhouse complexes.

• $24 million to support medium- and heavy-duty (MDHD) zero-emission vehicle charging or hydrogen refueling infrastructure along important state highway and interstate corridors.

• $30 million to increase in-state manufacturing of ZEVs and related equipment.

• $33 million to accelerate the successful commercial deployment of MDHD charging at ports and business centers.

• $268 million for MDHD electric charging and hydrogen refueling infrastructure incentives.

• $390 million for electric school bus charging.

The announcement of updated charger totals is the result of improved data collection by the CEC through the use of additional data sources to track operational chargers. Of the 48,000 chargers added to the data set since the end of last year, 24,202 new chargers were installed in the first half of 2024. The remaining 23,142 chargers were installed before 2024 and identified through new data sources.