2026

Los Angeles Times | "Blackouts, savings, bypassing the pump: Readers share their real-world EV experience"


The Los Angeles Times quoted Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about electric vehicle chargers.

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The Los Angeles Times quoted Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about electric vehicle chargers.

"People in L.A.’s lower-income communities have a harder time accessing EV chargers, according to a 2025 UCLA study. 

'EV chargers aren’t just missing in disadvantaged communities — they’re also more likely to be broken. That’s a double barrier for people who can’t charge at home,' said Dr. Yifang Zhu, one of the study’s researchers."

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