California Approves $95.2 Million for Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure

California has approved a $95.2 million investment to further expand infrastructure for electric and other zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) across the state.

The funding, approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC), will support charging and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure for light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. The investment forms part of the state’s Clean Transportation Program, which has supported the development of ZEV infrastructure since 2008.

A significant share of the new funding will go directly towards EV charging. $48 million has been allocated to light-duty charging infrastructure, covering both DC fast charging and residential charging. A further $30.2 million will support infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles, including freight operations, public fleets, school buses and port applications.

In addition, $15 million will be directed towards hydrogen refuelling infrastructure, while $2 million is reserved for ZEV workforce training and development.

The investment comes as California continues to expand its charging network. The state currently has 216,445 publicly accessible and shared EV charging ports, and earlier in 2026 passed the milestone of 20,000 DC fast chargers. Residential charging infrastructure is also growing, with an estimated 800,000 chargers now installed across California.

The Clean Transportation Program has already contributed to the installation or planned deployment of more than 52,000 EV chargers since 2009. It has also funded more than 40 zero-emission vehicle manufacturing projects, hydrogen refuelling infrastructure and over 30 workforce training initiatives.

The programme also places an emphasis on improving access to clean transportation infrastructure in underserved areas. At least half of its funding must benefit low-income and disadvantaged communities, with more than 62% of programme and supplemental funding having reached such projects as of March 2026.

The latest allocation is intended to help California keep pace with increasing demand for charging and refuelling infrastructure as the number of zero-emission vehicles continues to grow.

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