California Electric Vehicles That Require No Drivers Licensee. By model year 2030, the rules require the vehicle to maintain at least 80% of electric range for 10 years or 150,000 miles. California now has more than 73,000 electric charging stations, and will need at least 1.2 million chargers by 2030 to support the ballooning number of evs.
(phased in from 70% for 2026 through. At present, you can only drive golf carts and electric scooters without a license.
Any riders who are at least 12 but don’t have a car driver’s license would be required to complete an online course, pass a written test, and get a state id to legally.
California laws also require operators aged 16 and 17 to have a provisional license when riding an electric motorcycle.
When two license plates are issued by the department for use upon a vehicle, they shall be attached to the vehicle for which they were issued, one in the front.
(phased in from 70% for 2026 through.
