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This California County is the State's Worst EV Charging Desert
Season 2024
Episode 15
California is attempting to fight air pollution and climate change by phasing out gas-powered cars and electrifying vehicles — but in the state's remote Imperial Valley, the rural and low-income community struggles for access to EV chargers. CalMatters' Alejandro Lazo reports on a new multi-million-dollar effort to install free charging stations throughout the vast region.
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