Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Jan. 6 announced that there are now over 10,000 commercial electric vehicle charging stations throughout Los Angeles, meeting Los Angeles’ goal two years ahead of schedule and giving L.A. the most charging stations of any city in the United States.

“The clean transportation revolution is not a distant vision for the future – it’s a reality happening on our streets right now,” Garcetti said. “By meeting our most ambitious EV charging goals, we are making it clear: no pandemic can hit the brakes on our campaign to combat the climate crisis, and a healthier, stronger, more equitable and sustainable Los Angeles will be powered by clean energy.” 

With 11,045 commercial charging stations on local streets, the city has now surpassed its goal to help install 10,000 EV charging stations two years early. L.A. is now ahead of schedule to meet future targets of 25,000 commercial charging stations by 2025 and 28,000 by 2028.

Installed with the support of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, 10,779 of the total EV charging stations are commercial Level-2 stations, while 266 are DC fast chargers, which can provide 80% battery charge to light-duty vehicles in 30 minutes and can support medium and heavy-duty EV charging, such as electric buses.

L.A.’s extensive charging network provides expanded options for the city’s growing EV community, currently estimated at nearly 63,000 EVs. The deployment of charging infrastructure is instrumental in meeting the L.A. Green New Deal goals of 80% electric and zero-emission vehicles in the city by 2036 and 100% by 2045, with 100% of city and transit fleets electrified by 2028.

A large portion of charging stations were directly funded by the LADWP Commercial EV Charging Station Rebate Program. The program currently offers rebates to help offset the cost of equipment installation, up to $4,000 per Level-2 charging station (or up to $5,000 if located in a disadvantaged community), up to $75,000 per DCFC, and up to $125,000 per charging station for medium- and heavy-duty EVs.

As of Jan. 1, LADWP has issued 8,157 rebates, with over 60% going toward multi-unit dwellings.