Data report · 2024

The State of EV Charging in California

SpotCharge tracks 13,532 public EV charging locations across California, spanning 16,336 stations and 74,289 ports. 3,002 locations offer DC fast charging and 10,852 offer Level 2 (AC), with the fastest stations rated up to 1200 kW. ChargePoint is the most common network in the state.

Charging infrastructure

Public locations
13,532
Stations
16,336
Ports
74,289
DC fast locations
3,002
Level 2 locations
10,852
Fastest
1200 kW
Avg DC fast
216.4 kW
Avg Level 2
8.3 kW

EV adoption in California

As of 2024, California had 1,981,000 plug-in vehicles registered — 1,533,900 fully battery-electric (77%) and 447,100 plug-in hybrid (23%). That ranks California #1 nationally and represents about 32.9% of all US plug-in registrations.

Battery-electric
1,533,900
Plug-in hybrid
447,100
National rank
#1
Share of US EVs
32.9%

Supply vs. demand in California

Across 61,035 publicly-listed ports in California (35,126 Level 2 and 25,746 DC fast), that works out to roughly 32.5 EVs per public port and 59.6 BEVs per DC fast port.

EVs per public port
32.5
BEVs per DC fast port
59.6
DC fast ports
25,746

California's public charging is keeping pace with adoption — but registrations keep climbing. Listing your stations here helps drivers discover charging close to where they already shop, dine, and stay.

Top networks by charger count in California

Ranked by number of charging stations listed in our directory.

ChargePoint6,303Tesla1,682EVgo1,185Blink888Tesla Destination574

Top EVs registered in California

Cumulative registered plug-in vehicles, per California Energy Commission (CEC) ZEV statistics dashboard, in partnership with the California DMV. Numbers approximated from the Q1 2025 cumulative population view. (Q1 2025).

By brand

  1. 1.Tesla875,000
  2. 2.Toyota115,000
  3. 3.Chevrolet75,000
  4. 4.Ford70,000
  5. 5.BMW55,000
  6. 6.Hyundai50,000
  7. 7.Kia45,000
  8. 8.Nissan40,000
  9. 9.Volkswagen30,000
  10. 10.Volvo25,000

By model

  1. 1.Tesla Model Y470,000
  2. 2.Tesla Model 3340,000
  3. 3.Toyota Prius Prime58,000
  4. 4.Toyota RAV4 Prime52,000
  5. 5.Tesla Model S50,000
  6. 6.Chevrolet Bolt EV42,000
  7. 7.Ford Mustang Mach-E38,000
  8. 8.Tesla Model X30,000
  9. 9.Hyundai Ioniq 528,000
  10. 10.Tesla Cybertruck12,000

Where the charging is

Methodology & sources

Charging-infrastructure counts are SpotCharge directory aggregates compiled from OpenChargeMap, the US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC), and OpenStreetMap, covering publicly-listed stations in California.

EV registration figures are 2024 data from AFDC (data from Experian Information Solutions). Numbers reflect publicly-accessible charging only (private/workplace/fleet sites excluded). Port counts are individual L2 or DCFC ports — a site with 8 DCFC ports contributes 8, not 1. EV count is BEV+PHEV combined; BEV-only is shown separately. Registration data is the latest annual AFDC/Experian snapshot.

Data updates continuously as sources refresh. Browse all 13,532 California charging locations →