Overcoming roadblocks to California’s public EV charging infrastructure
February 2024
Author(s)
Publisher
The Bill Lane Center for the American West, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
Key Takeaways
- Difficulties in connecting charging sites to the grid pose the biggest delays in bringing publicly accessible EV charging stations online.
- Permitting delays still occur in some local jurisdictions despite new streamlining measures.
- Planning code updates may be needed to facilitate approvals of EV charging stations as the primary use of a site.
- Standardized reporting of permit turnaround times is needed to track the effectiveness of EV charging station streamlining legislation.