California’s electric vehicle industry is at a crossroads.
Protect jobs and cut costs - support clean transportation investments in the state budget.
Attacks from the federal government threaten electric vehicle (EV) investment and growth, putting California’s EV industry at risk. Now a major economic pillar, the state’s EV economy requires steady market signals to support private sector investments, jobs, savings, and health.
Companies, business organizations and clean air advocates are calling on California’s 2026 legislature to protect funding for EV programs and support stronger policies that give the state’s EV industry the market certainty it needs to thrive.
Catalyze private EV investment.
There are now 67 EV manufacturing facilities in the state, and nearly $12 billion in EV investments have already been announced.
Cut pollution while growing the economy.
California cut climate pollution more than 20% over the last two decades plus growing GDP more than 80% in that same time period.
Protect and grow good jobs across the state.
California’s EV sector has the fastest-growing workforce in its clean energy industry. EV jobs here pay some of the highest industry salaries in the country.
EVs save people money.
Without head gaskets to replace, oil to change, or smog checks, EVs cost half as much to maintain. Getting more EVs on the grid saves everyone money.
Investing in EVs cuts healthcare costs.
Eighty percent of Californians are concerned about healthcare costs. Cutting tailpipe exhaust can protect lung health, preventing dangerous asthma attacks and expensive emergency room visits.
EVs save lives.
California cities top the American Lung Association’s nationwide most polluted lists each year. In high-traffic “diesel death zones,” people’s lives are being cut short. EVs can eliminate these threats.
