Getting EV Ready in Los Angeles County

 

Key Facts

• Over 200 publicly-accessible charging stations in Los Angeles County.
• UCLA Luskin Center forecasts that in the six-county Southern California region, we will have anywhere between 716,904 and 1,264,314 plug-in electric vehicles.

Find Your Utility

• Southern California Edison
• Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
• Azusa Light and Water
• Burbank Water and Power
• Glendale Water and Power
• Pasadena Water and Power
• City of Vernon Light and Power

Find Financing & Incentives

• Incentive Search
• PEV Collaborative: Incentives for Plug-In Electric Vehicles Users or Consumers

Find a Charger

• Department of Energy – Station Locator

Policy Changes

• PEV Collaborative: Streamlining the Permitting and Inspection Process for Plug-In Electric Vehicle Home Charger Installations
• PEV Collaborative:  Accessibility and Signage for Plug-In Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
• PEV Collaborative: Overview of Existing California Policies and Additional Recommendations
• Senate Bill 209 (Corbett):  Provides that governing documents regarding a “common interest development” are not allowed to prohibit or restrict the installation of an electric vehicle charging station.
• Example: City of Los Angeles Electric Vehicle Supply Wiring Code (for EV readiness) 99.04.106.6. Electric Vehicle Supply Wiring.

Collateral Materials

• Getting EV Ready, by LAEDC e-Mobility Task Force
• PEV Collaborative: PEV Readiness Toolkit
• PEV Collaborative: Communication Guides
  • “How do PEVs Benefit California”
  • “What are the Benefits of Driving a PEV? What cars are Available?”
  • “PEV Charging: Where and When?”
  • “Fuel Costs: PEVs Vs. Gasoline Cars?”
  • “How Do Communities Become PEV Ready?”
  • “Workplace Charging: Why and How?”
  • “PEV Batteries: Safety, Recycling and Re-Use?”
• Ready Set Charge California: A Guide to EV-Ready Communities

Research

• UCLA Luskin Center: Southern California PEV Atlas
• Southern California PEV Readiness Plan

Other Helpful Information

• Hawaii EV Ready
• Ready Set Charge California

Additional Resource Groups

• California PEV Collaborative
• Plug-in Electric Vehicle Resource Center
• UCLA Luskin Center