Access to Public Near-Home Charging Among Electric Vehicles Without Home Charging

This map displays quarter-mile hexagons that show concentrations of electric vehicles (EVs) estimated to lack home charging and near-home public charging demand from EVs without home charging and without near-home public charging in 2024. Additional layers can be toggled on and off to view locations of low-income or disadvantaged communities, urban or rural areas, and federally recognized tribal lands*.While EVs without home charging may access charging in a variety of ways, CEC staff analyzed two scenarios for near-home public charging:Public Level 2 or direct-current (DC) fast charging within two miles of households, defined as neighborhood charging, that can be used for short-duration charging. Two miles is estimated to be conveniently located within the neighborhood for drivers to charge for short durations at a public Level 2 or DC fast charger, potentially while running errands or doing other activities.Public Level 2 charging within an eighth of a mile of households, defined as walking-distance charging, that can be used for long-duration charging such as overnight charging. An eighth of a mile is estimated to be within walking distance for most drivers to comfortably walk back home and leave their EV parked and charging at a public Level 2 for several houses, including overnight.While the above scenarios are used for this assessment, staff note that the availability of near-home public charging is subject to many variables, including, but not limited to existing land use, zoning, and local permitting.Two utilization options for public charging capacity are available:Under the high utilization option, a public Level 2 charger that is located within an eighth of a mile of households (walking distance) can adequately serve 5 EVs without home charging - 3 EVs overnight on separate nights and 2 EVs during the day. A public DC fast charger that is located within 2 miles of households (within the neighborhood) can adequately serve 30 EVs without home charging, all during the day since DC fast chargers would not be used for long-duration charging, such as overnight charging.Under the the low utilization option, a public Level 2 charger that is located within walking distance of households can adequately serve 3 EVs without home charging - 2 EVs overnight on separate nights and 1 EV during the day. A public DC fast charger that is located within 2 miles of households can adequately serve 20 EVs without home charging during the day.Navigate Layers, Legends, and Basemaps The default map layer shows public near-home market demand from EVs in 2024 estimated to lack home charging and public Level 2 or DC fast charging within 2 miles of home (high utilization option). To view additional layers, click on the Layers icon, which can be found in the left sidebar menu. All layers can be turned on and off. To turn a layer on or off, click on the eye icon to the right of the layer name.  To view market demand for other options, including low public charging utilization or demand for walking-distance near-home public charging, turn off the default layer and turn on a different market demand layer. To view concentrations of EVs without home charging in 2024 and in a 100% hypothetical EV future, turn off the market demand layers and turn on the 2024 EVs without Home Charging or the EVs in a 100% EV Future without Home Charging layer. Turn on the Low-income or Disadvantaged Community, Urban or Rural, or Federally Recognized Tribal Lands layer to see how these communities overlap with model estimates of market demand and EVs without home charging.  Click on the Legend icon, which can be found in the left sidebar menu, to see legends for the layers turned on.  Click on the Basemap icon to change the map backdrop. Identify Potential Sites Turn on layers of interest. If the goal is to see whether sites are within a low-income or disadvantaged community and how many EVs without public near-home charging and home charging are within 2 miles of sites, turn on the Low-income or Disadvantaged Community layer and Market demand for public nearby charging among 2024 EVs without home charging (high or low utilization option) layer. Alternatively, if the goal is to see whether sites are within an urban or rural area and how many EVs without public near-home Level 2 charging and home charging are within an 1/8th of a mile of sites, turn on the Urban or Rural layer and Market demand for public Level 2 walking distance charging among 2024 EVs without home charging (high or low utilization option) layer. Click on the magnifying glass on the bottom right of the map, type in an address, and press enter to see if the site is within the layers of interest. Results are based off model estimates from the SB 1000 assessment. See the 2025 SB 1000 Staff Report for a full description of data sources and methodology.*The CEC purchased property and parcel boundary data from CoreLogic, Incorporated that includes information on parcel location, ownership, tax assessment, and property characteristics. This data was used to estimate home charging barriers and likeliness of not having a home charger. In general, tribal lands are exempt from local and state taxation, including property taxes. Therefore, property data to assess barriers to having a home charger may be sparse in federally recognized tribal lands. CoreLogic, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries retain all ownership rights in the data, which end user agree is proprietary to CoreLogic. All Rights Reserved. The data is provided AS IS; end user assumes all risk on any use or reliance on the data.