AB 2127 EV Charging Infrastructure Needs – Convenient Fast Charging Scenario
Assembly Bill 2127 requires the California Energy Commission to prepare statewide assessments of the charging infrastructure needed to support the state’s zero-emission vehicle goals through 2030. Executive Order N-79-20 updated the requirement. This dashboard uses data from Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Projection Tool (EVI-Pro 3) model results created for the AB 2127 Second Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Assessment (Assembly Bill 2127 Second Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Assessment: Assessing Charging Needs to Support Zero-Emission Vehicles in 2030 and 2035), published in March 2024.
This dashboard shows the needs of DCFC and Level 2 charging infrastructure at the county level under a higher-DCFC scenario of the AB 2127 Second Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure assessment. This analysis is intended to inform funding allocation decisions based on a metric- ratio between the current and the projected number of chargers. This dashboard shows the amount of charging infrastructure needed if the market and driver preferences reflect more shift more charging to public fast charging ports. This dashboard uses a Ratio (Current L2 + Current DCFC) / (Needed L2 + Needed DCFC) to measure existing charging infrastructure relative to the projected future demands. (2027 - 2035). In the dashboard, this ratio is visualized through a choropleth map that shows geographic variations in coverage and the bar chart highlights county-level charger demand.
The projected numbers are based on the second AB 2127 report and are subject to change over time. The third staff report is scheduled for release by August 2025, followed by the Commission report in January 2026. The dashboards will be updated biennially as new editions of the AB 2127 report are published.
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Charger: The system within an Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) that charges one EV. A charging port may have several connectors but can provide power to charge only one EV through one connector at a time. Also referred to as a charging port.
Level 2 (L2) Chargers: Use alternating current (AC) at 208 to 240 volts, with a charge power of up to 19.2 kW, with about 32 miles range added per hour at 9.6 kW. These chargers can be located at homes, workplaces, and public locations.
DC Fast Chargers: Use direct current (DC) at 480 volts to recharge an all-battery electric vehicle to 90 percent capacity in about 30 minutes, though the time required depends on the size of the vehicle battery and the power level of the charger. All of these are located at public locations.
Convenient Fast Charging Scenario: These scenarios adjust the assumptions of the charging infrastructure model to allow us to explore the impact of specific changes to PEV charging priorities or policy on the number and type of chargers that will be needed.
The dashboard uses data from the following Alternative Future scenarios:
- Convenient Fast Charging Model: An alternative future scenario in which people without charging access at home use DCFC as a first choice, and some home charging shifts to DCFC.
- High Home Access: An alternative future scenario in which 76% of drivers are assumed to be able to charge at home (as opposed to 66% in the primary scenario).
- Low Home Access: An alternative future scenario in which 56% of drivers are assumed to be able to charge at home (as opposed to 66% in the primary scenario).
- Low Work Access: An alternative future scenario in which 40% of drivers are assumed to be able to charge at work (as opposed to 50% in the primary scenario).
- More Free Public L2: An alternative future scenario in which 40% of drivers are assumed to utilize free charging at public L2 locations (as opposed to 20% in the primary scenario).
- Solar Priority: An alternative future scenario in which charging preferences are adjusted to move as much charging as possible to the daytime.
Data last updated: December 10, 2024
Data Collection Information:
The dashboard uses data from the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Projection Tool (EVI-Pro 3) model that projects the number of Level 2, and DCFC chargers needed to enable electrified intraregional (that are under 100 miles) travel for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less. The modeling results will be updated biennially.
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