Publication: Utility Dive
The California State Senate on Monday voted 38-0 to pass an electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure bill, which would give the California Energy Commission (CEC) authority to issue statewide assessments of infrastructure needs.
A.B. 2127 seeks to promote better planning for EV infrastructure build-out across all vehicle classes. The bill, introduced by Assemblymember Phil Ting, D, would help meet Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown's goal of 5 million zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) on the road by 2030.
Ting had also introduced a bill to create a sustained rebate program for EV customers. However, that bill, A.B. 1184, was significantly amended last Wednesday and re-purposed to carry an autonomous vehicles riding tax in San Francisco.