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Palo Alto, CA to require new homes to have EV wiring
« on: September 25, 2013, 09:49:53 AM »
According to news reports this morning, the city of Palo Alto, CA, passed an ordinance requiring all new homes in the town to be built with wiring that can accommodate Level 2 chargers in the garage.  Apparently electric vehicles of all types are very popular in the city and the city council wanted to make it easy for new home owners to own and charge EVs in the future.  However, there apparently was some hand-wringing about electric vehicles reducing gas tax revenues that would go to building and maintaining roads before the ordinance was finally approved. 
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Re: Palo Alto, CA to require new homes to have EV wiring
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2013, 09:52:58 PM »
If I have to pay $1 million for the same $300K home here in Colorado, it better comes with a charger and maybe 10 Empluses.  :P