Near-Home Public Charging Demand From Electric Vehicles Without Home Charging

<div>This map displays quarter-mile hexagons that show concentrations of public charging market demand from electric vehicles (EVs) estimated to lack home charging and nearby public charging within 2 miles. 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*.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Results are based off model estimates from the SB 1000 assessment. See the 2026 SB 1000 Staff Report for a full description of data sources and methodology.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>While EVs without home charging may access charging in a variety of ways, this map shows market demand for two types of near-home public charging:</div><div><ul><li><u>Nearby charging</u>: Public Level 2 or direct-current (DC) fast charging within two miles of households that can be used for short-duration charging.&nbsp;</li><li><u>Walking-distance charging</u>: Public Level 2 charging within an eighth of a mile of households that can be used for long-duration charging such as overnight charging.&nbsp;</li></ul><div>While the above scenarios are used for this assessment, staff note that the availability of near-home public charging is subject to many variables, potentially including existing land use, zoning, and local permitting.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Two utilization options for public charging capacity are available:</div></div><div><ul><li>Under the<u> high utilization option</u>, 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 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.</li><li>Under the <u>low utilization option</u>, a public Level 2 charger located within an eighth of a mile 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 located within 2 miles of households can adequately serve 20 EVs without home charging during the day.</li></ul><div><div><strong>Navigate Layers, Legends, and Basemaps&nbsp;</strong></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The default map layer shows market demand for public nearby charging from EVs in 2024. EVs contribute to market demand if they are estimated to lack home charging and do not have sufficient existing public Level 2 or DC fast charging within 2 miles of home (in the 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>To view market demand for other utilization options or demand for other types of charging, turn off the default layer and turn on a different market demand layer. To view concentrations of 2024 EVs without home charging and EVs in a 100% EV future without home charging, turn off the <i><strong>Public Nearby (2-miles) Charging Demand From EVs Without Home Charging</strong></i> layer and turn on the <i><strong>2024 EVs Without Home Charging</strong> </i>or the <i><strong>EVs in a 100% EV Future Without Home Charging</strong></i> layer.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Zoom into the map to view public charging station locations as of March 2025 and click on the stations to view additional charger information.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Turn on the <i><strong>Low-income or Disadvantaged Community</strong></i>, <i><strong>Urban or Rural</strong></i>, or <i><strong>Federally Recognized Tribal Lands </strong></i>layer to see how these communities overlap with model estimates of market demand and EVs without home charging.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Click on the Legend icon, which can be found in the left sidebar menu, to see legends for the layers turned on.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Click on the Basemap icon to change the map backdrop.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Identify Potential Sites&nbsp;</strong></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>If the goal is to see market demand for public nearby charging within low-income or disadvantaged community areas, turn on the <i><strong>Low-income or Disadvantaged Community</strong></i> layer and <i><strong>Public Nearby (2-miles) Charging Demand From EVs Without Home Charging (high or low utilization option)</strong></i> layer.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Alternatively, if the goal is to see market demand for public walking-distance charging within an urban or rural area, turn on the<i><strong> Urban or Rural</strong></i> layer and <i><strong>Public Walking-Distance (1/8th mile) Level 2 Charging Demand From EVs Without Home Charging (high or low utilization option) </strong></i>layer.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>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.&nbsp;</div></div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>*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.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style='font-size:small;'>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.</span></div>

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Organization: California Energy Commission