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CALIFORNIA NOW HAS 1 EV FAST CHARGING STATION FOR EVERY 5 GAS STATIONS

Michelle Lewis | Apr 29 2024 - 10:47 am PT
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Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) announced on Saturday that there is now one EV fast
charging station for every five gas stations in California.

California has led the US in the number of EVs and EV charging stations every
year since 2016, according to the US Energy Information Administration in
December.



According to the governor’s office, 105,000 public or shared private EV
chargers have been installed throughout California, on top of over 500,000 home
EV chargers. Newsom flagged this stat in a tweet when he also highlighted that
Tesla Superchargers are now open to non-Tesla EVs:



There are over 10,000 public DC fast chargers in California.

The number of gas stations vs. EV charging stations is not a like-for-like
comparison because fueling up with gas is faster than DC fast charging… so far.
But EVs can charge at home, meaning that DC fast chargers are used less.

In February, California approved a $1.9 billion plan to deploy 40,000 more
public EV chargers statewide – and that’s in addition to the $1.8 billion it’s
already invested in EV charging infrastructure.




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Great news. Let’s hope they’re well spread to where drivers need them.



The key to defeating range anxiety is not 200 kWh batteries, but a charger every
50km with enough stalls so there’s no risk of having to queue.

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More than 1.84 million EVs have been sold in California to date, and 34% of new
ZEVs sold in the US are sold in California, according to the Veloz EV Market
Report. The state ranks fourth in EV sales behind China, the US, and Germany.

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Michelle Lewis is a writer and editor on Electrek and an editor on DroneDJ,
9to5Mac, and 9to5Google. She lives in White River Junction, Vermont. She has
previously worked for Fast Company, the Guardian, News Deeply, Time, and others.
Message Michelle on Twitter or at michelle@9to5mac.com. Check out her personal
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