Data report · 2024

The State of EV Charging in California

SpotCharge tracks 12,950 public EV charging locations across California, spanning 14,989 stations and 67,808 ports. 2,874 locations offer DC fast charging and 10,376 offer Level 2 (AC), with the fastest stations rated up to 400 kW. ChargePoint Network is the most common network in the state.

Charging infrastructure

Public locations
12,950
Stations
14,989
Ports
67,808
DC fast locations
2,874
Level 2 locations
10,376
Fastest
400 kW
Avg DC fast
142.4 kW
Avg Level 2
7.5 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 55,049 publicly-listed ports in California (31,353 Level 2 and 23,573 DC fast), that works out to roughly 36 EVs per public port and 65.1 BEVs per DC fast port.

EVs per public port
36
BEVs per DC fast port
65.1
DC fast ports
23,573

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.

ChargePoint Network5,620Non-Networked1,384eVgo Network1,146Tesla (Tesla-only charging)980Blink Network538

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

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.

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