LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) — The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved a 1.4-billion-U.S.-dollar investment to accelerates progress on the state’s electric vehicle (EV) charging and hydrogen refueling goals, while the outlook of EV sales in the United States was shadowed by President-elect Donald Trump.
“These investments will help deploy infrastructure for light, medium, and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) across California, expanding the most extensive charging and hydrogen refueling network in the country,” the CEC said in a statement on Wednesday.
The plan to bolster emissions-free transportation in the Golden State included installation of almost 17,000 new EV charging stations and hydrogen refueling infrastructure.
The funds will be distributed to projects over the next four years with at least 50 percent targeted to benefit priority populations, like the residents facing multiple sources of pollution and communities that do not have resources to invest in low-carbon solutions.
California has had about 152,000 public and shared private chargers installed so far, and expects that number to reach 250,000 “in the next few years,” the CEC said, adding another half million private home chargers were also installed in the state.
Approval of the investment plan “reaffirms California’s commitment to funding zero-emission refueling infrastructure,” said Patty Monahan, the CEC’s lead commissioner for transportation. “The plan prioritizes clean air benefits in low-income and disadvantaged communities that need it the most.”
California Governor Gavin Newsom also issued a statement Wednesday, saying “with this investment, and the help of the private sector, we’re building a bigger, better vehicle charging network that ensures Californians can reliably and affordably get where they’re going.”
According to Newsom’s office, 26 percent of all new cars sold in California in the third quarter of 2024 were ZEVs and total 2.1 million ZEVs has been sold in the state to date while 30 percent of new ZEVs sold in the country are sold in California.
EV sales accounted for almost 9 percent of U.S. light-duty vehicle sales in the third quarter of this year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Dec. 4.
However, dealers aren’t feeling optimistic about the sale of electric vehicles, according to Cox’s “Q4 2024 Dealer Sentiment Index” released on Wednesday which is based on wide-reaching surveys of dealers after the U.S. presidential election in November.
“The outlook for EV sales in the coming months fell further, with a majority of dealers suggesting sales would decline in the next quarter. There is concern policies by the new administration are not going to help an already fragile business,” according to Cox.
Trump indicated that he wanted to do away with the EV tax credit, which is one of the federal purchase incentives boosting the EVs sales in the country.
In California, Newsom said that if Trump eliminated the purchase incentive then the state would propose creating a new version of its Clean Vehicle Rebate Program, which was phased out in 2023 but helped fund more than 594,000 vehicle purchases and leases.
- #Ocpp1.6j Platform,Ul2594 50a Ev Charger,Wcs Ev Charger Factory,Ocpp1.6json Ev Charger,China Ocpp1.6j Platform,China Ev Charger Ul2594,Ocpp1.6j Ev Charger 22kw,Ocpp1.6j Platform Service,Ocpp1.6j Ev Charger 7.2kw
#Ev charger,Ev charging,Ev charging station,Ev charger station,Ev charger on whatsapp,Ev charging on whatsapp,Ev charger station on whatsapp,Ev charging on whatsapp,European Ev charge point
Post time: Dec-13-2024