Nevada Independent | Jana Sayson and Riley Snyder

It’s about to become a little less risky for electric car owners to make the lengthy desert drive between Las Vegas and Southern California.

On Thursday, state lawmakers joined with officials from the Governor’s Office of Energy and NV Energy to open a new electric car charging station in Jean, Nevada — a tiny outpost south of Las Vegas best known for its many casinos and the largest Chevron station in the world.