But California a leader in EVs says that isnt too much of a problem for its residents.
There are now 105,000 public or shared private electric charging stations in California and 500,000 at-home chargers.
California has also approved a$1.9 billion investment planto help deploy 40,000 additional EV chargers across the state.
Agreements between major automakers and Tesla are set to massively expand access to electric vehicle charging across North America.Photo: Mario Tama (Getty Images)
California had already put $1.8 billion into efforts to improve its zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure.
Alack of easy access to chargingis one of the most commonly cited obstacles to growing EV sales.
Everyone fromFord Motor Co.s CEOto the U.S. secretary of energy has run into issues finding an electric charger.
More than 1.84 million ZEVs have been sold in California to date, according to the governors office.
More than a third of all ZEVs sold in the U.S. are sold in California.
Ford was the first major automaker to sign a deal with Tesla.
Those stations will be compatible with Teslas NACS and the Combined Charging System (CCS).
This article originally appeared onQuartz.
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