Electrify Your Drive

• View list of federal, state, and local EV incentives and rebates.  
• Visit the California Resource Board's Drive Clean California's website for a comprehensive and interactive incentives search.

Let us guide and support you when navigating the transition from a fossil fuel vehicle to an EV. Our EV webpages include information on choosing and comparing vehicles and installing charging equipment. Rebates for installing EV charging equipment are available for schools, non-profits and multi-family properties.  If installing EV charging infrastructure requires these properties to upgrade electric service capacity, CPAU offers Transformer Upgrade Rebates, which are also available for single-family homes. 

For general EV or EV charger questions, contact Utilities Program Services at (650) 329-2241. 
For permit related questions, contact Development Services at (650) 329-3496. 
For utility service upgrade questions, contact Utilities Electrical Engineering at (650) 566-4500. 

100+ City-owned Chargers Available Overnight Without Overstay Fees

Starting August 1, 2021 the City will be removing a $2 per hour overstay fee at our City-owned charging stations to allow for overnight (5pm - 8am) parking. With this change, the City is attempting to make it easier to drive electric by providing more convenient access to charging for residents and members of the public who may not have access to charging at home. The current $0.23 per kWh charge will remain in effect, but after your car is fully charged, there will no longer be an overstay fee. 

Click on a pin to learn more about the EV Charging Stations available in Palo Alto and the surrounding regions.

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Use the Electric for All EV finder to search over 60 different models of EVs. You can filter your search by cost, vehicle type, and size and compare up to three cars side by side to find your ideal match.

Utilize the “Search for Incentives” tool to see what EV incentives are available to you. You can search tax credits, rebates, charging station incentives, and more.

Starting August 1, 2021 the City will be removing a $2 per hour overstay fee at our City-owned charging stations to allow for overnight (5pm - 8am) parking. With this change, the City is attempting to make it easier to drive electric by providing more convenient access to charging for residents and members of the public who may not have access to charging at home. The current $0.23 per kWh charge will remain in effect, but after your car is fully charged, there will no longer be an overstay fee. 

Publicly Accessible City-owned EV Chargers as of August 2021:

CPAU is now offering a rebate of up to $80,000 for the installation of EV Chargers at eligible sites, including schools, and multifamily properties.

To learn more, visit our EV Chargers for Organizations page.

The City of Palo Alto is participating in a CALeVIP (California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project), investing up to $2 million to install hundreds of electric charging stations over the next three years.

Visit the CALeVIP webpage to learn more about the program.