For electric cars to gain widespread adoption, all communities must have charging stations, especially in low income and majority Black and brown areas. While people in these neighborhoods are less likely to be able to afford the upfront costs of EVs, they are also more likely to live with the poor air quality from nearby highways. California enacted AB2127 in 2018 which requires the California Energy Commission to assess charging station access in relation to census tract data every two years but different agencies have a different definition of equity or no shared metrics to know if it has been achieved.