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On May 28, the California Energy Commission announced $55.2 million in new funding through the California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project. The funding is to be used for expanding public EV fast charging infrastructure in California. Over 201,000 public EV chargers are operating in California, but most are Level 2 chargers, not fast chargers. More fast chargers are needed to support longer trips. Home chargers and Level 2 chargers may be adequate for most short trips, but not for long road trips.
Bailey Muller, Senior Manager for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure at the Center for Sustainable Energy, answered some questions about the new fast charger funding for CleanTechnica.
About how many new fast chargers will be installed?
With $55 million in incentives and rebate amounts of $55,000 per port, this incentive project would allow for up to 1,000 direct current charging ports installed across the two application periods.
